... VALUE isn't the same as demand. Because you need a new
window, demand for windows has gone up. Because you gave the
window-fixer some money that he wouldn't have otherwise had, he can
now go out and buy something with it that he otherwise would not have,
and a third nebulous party has more money to spend, etc etc.


Kubez wrote:
But as demand for windows and window-installers goes up, so does the PRICE
of windows and window installers, which then brings demand back down.

Really? Break one window and a new glass/glazing company opens up in
town? Maybe right across the street from you, huh?

Basically, you want to play games below the sophomore level.

Rarely works in the real world, and rapidly becomes unsatisfying as an
"intellectual game" for anybody with a tad more larnin'.


Milton Friedman is the LAST economist one should cite when advocating
increased government expenditures as a means to stimulate the economy.
Well, maybe other than his son ;-)

Why, because in his dotage he has veered into fascist politics?
Actually, Dr. Friedman has said a number of things that go strongly
against Bush/Cheney policies, but they tend to tiptoe around that.



As a libertarian who defines taxation as the intersection of slavery and
theft, ANY labor devoted to that cause - ESPECIALLY the countless hours
wasted deciphering the byzantine obfuscation known as the IRS Code - is
considered without benefit.


So in other words, you're comfortable ignoring reality because of your
dogma? Maybe you can get a seat with the Hate-Clinton Circle Jerk bunch.
You'd have to dumb down your talk a bit, but your attitude would fit
right in.

DSK