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6. No, he was declaring loudly that he is "NOT a Keynes".

Reply to coalition_unwilling (Reply #5)

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 11:46 AM

Jun 2012

But he's not really a Smith either, is he? Smith had rather progressive ideas on taxation, at least as compared to Ron Paul or any of the current crop of Republicans and Libertarians. (I'm assuming you mean Adam Smith).

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Since Nixon said "We're all Keynesians now," you might wanna see a quote from John Maynard Keynes... [View all] Bozita Jun 2012 OP

Those same people would screw up any economic system. Gregorian Jun 2012 #1

I'd be willing to bet that conservatives rbixby Jun 2012 #2

I heard Ron Paul quote this line (negatively) in his speech to the TX Republican Convention Schema Thing Jun 2012 #3

Bwa-ha-ha! Paul wins the 'Malapropism of the Week Award' - I'm still coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #5

No, he was declaring loudly that he is "NOT a Keynes". Schema Thing Jun 2012 #6

K&R tk2kewl Jun 2012 #4