The Loyal Opposition

henry quirk · 04-13-2017, 10:14 AM

"You protect you in both cases."

Difference is: in the first, when some one else is doin' the defending, that some one is usually the one settin' up the paremeters. In the second, you decide. Now, mebbe the other guy has your best interests in mind, mebbe he doesn't. Always, though, you'll have your best interests in mind.

I simply think you're a better defender of you than the other guy can ever be.

Or, you're supposed to be.

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"With regulation, it's easier to do so,"

Easier is not always preferable.

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"and you have a mechanism of redress if they cheat you anyways."

Even in an unregulated world you have the option for redress...just have to be willing and able to get dirty, is all.

And really, that's what it's about, isn't it?

Some folks can get dirty, but too many can't or won't (so nobody gets to).

Reminds me of a private back-n-forth I had with Lamp way back, he favoring regulations (of a sort), me advocating for a d.i.y. approach, with my own experiences to back that approach up.

He didn't talk to me much after that.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-13-2017, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Griff

I haven't been following this but when the Republicans ~~monetize~~ privatize Social Security would everyone be effected? The new privatizations, as in education, have been less about saving money for taxpayers and more about channeling tax dollars up the income ladder, trickle up economics if you will.

I agree, it's Reagan's trickle UP plan, redux.

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Originally Posted by henry quirk

He didn't talk to me much after that.

So it was you, I thought it was me.

Flint · 04-13-2017, 11:21 AM

Nice plan, henry, you just roll up your shirtsleeves and give the guy running your 401k a fat lip?

Turns out we don't need any laws, about anything at all!

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Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Nice plan, henry, you just roll up your shirtsleeves and give the guy running your 401k a fat lip? Turns out we don't need any laws, about anything at all! __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio** Last edited by Flint; 04-13-2017 at 11:27 AM.

04-13-2017, 10:14 AM	#1
henry quirk maskless: yesterday, today, tomorrow Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,162	"You protect you in both cases." Difference is: in the first, when some one else is doin' the defending, that some one is usually the one settin' up the paremeters. In the second, you decide. Now, mebbe the other guy has your best interests in mind, mebbe he doesn't. Always, though, you'll have your best interests in mind. I simply think you're a better defender of you than the other guy can ever be. Or, you're supposed to be. # "With regulation, it's easier to do so," Easier is not always preferable. # "and you have a mechanism of redress if they cheat you anyways." Even in an unregulated world you have the option for redress...just have to be willing and able to get dirty, is all. And really, that's what it's about, isn't it? Some folks can get dirty, but too many can't or won't (so nobody gets to). Reminds me of a private back-n-forth I had with Lamp way back, he favoring regulations (of a sort), me advocating for a d.i.y. approach, with my own experiences to back that approach up. He didn't talk to me much after that.

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