The Oldiesfreak Deluge of Absurdity, Ignorance, and Bad Posts III

[King]

Only people who don't know how money works thinks the budget should be balanced.

In fact, theoretically, the budget never has to be balanced if the deficit is brought within the rate of inflation and thus the debt contained to a fixed percentage of GDP.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Only people who don't know how money works thinks the budget should be balanced.

In fact, theoretically, the budget never has to be balanced if the deficit is brought within the rate of inflation and thus the debt contained to a fixed percentage of GDP.

It’s not so much the literal balancing of the budget as much as Lief's general revulsion at fiscal constraint.

[Lief 🗽]

I have a general revulsion towards fiscal constraint? Who knew.

I do have a general revulsion towards using a problem that does not exist to take food and shelter and healthcare away from poor people. That's true.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Only people who don't know how money works thinks the budget should be balanced.

In fact, theoretically, the budget never has to be balanced if the deficit is brought within the rate of inflation and thus the debt contained to a fixed percentage of GDP.

Inflation and GDP growth are not the same thing.

[Leftbehind]

CDU, enthusiastically.

This. The CDU dominance of Germany ensured the development of a healthy social market economy rather than falling into the nationalization trap like the Brits did, leading to a massive neoliberal backlash [1] under Thatcher.

[1] It is true Germany like other countries was affected by neoliberalism during its high tide in the 1990s and 2000s but it was far milder than most and at this point the CDU has fully abandoned it on a domestic level.

[TNF]

CDU, enthusiastically.

This. The CDU dominance of Germany ensured the development of a healthy social market economy rather than falling into the nationalization trap like the Brits did, leading to a massive neoliberal backlash [1] under Thatcher.

[1] It is true Germany like other countries was affected by neoliberalism during its high tide in the 1990s and 2000s but it was far milder than most and at this point the CDU has fully abandoned it on a domestic level.

lmao

[minionofmidas]

Only people who don't know how money works thinks the budget should be balanced.

Nyes: Only people who haven't the slightest clue think the budget must be balanced every year, or even that committing that might conceivably be not harmful*. OTOH understanding that a permanently unbalanced budget is a bad thing is perfectly correct. That requires using boom years to tax companies HARD, though.


*These clueless halfwits are a supermajority not just of all strains of the right but also of the respectable centre-left, of course.

RR is right about the 90s actually, but nowt else. We're reaping the benefits of that at current.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Even if South Park is left wing 49% of the time and right wing 51% of the time, that still makes it a right wing TV show and far to the left of most TV shows. Why on Earth would I watch right leaning filth when I can watch left wing propaganda like Family Guy or The Daily Show?

[TNF]

Death to Chicago-style pizza.

Literally the worst post ever.

[Badger]

But you know, pots somehow cool. It only alters your mind. I know a guy who I once went to school with who was smoking pot and ran over somebody. But that's not that big of a deal, I guess .

Let's ban alcohol then.

How about legalize everything?

Including smothering libertarians with pillows?

But aren't Libertarians heartless elites who want to throw bricks at poors?

Krazen's a Libertarian now?

Who said krazen is an elite?

Just ask him.

[Badger]

It seems I am quickly approaching parity of good posts to bad posts on this forum. O_o

Not quite sure what you meant here, but just to reiterate ftr: your screed on slavery sucked from top to bottom.

[courts]

Death to Chicago-style pizza.

Literally the worst post ever.

you like deep dish? i would have figured you for more of a new york guy, ironically enough

[traininthedistance]

Death to Chicago-style pizza.

Literally the worst post ever.

The only thing even remotely arguable about Scott's post is granting that... whatever it is... the unearned indulgence of the name "pizza".  Like I said, "misnamed tomato casserole" is the best title it deserves.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

What about a nice gluten-free LA-style pizza with low-fat part-skim cheese, no-sugar-added sauce, and a single basil leaf baked on the top?

[Sopranos Republican]

What about a nice gluten-free LA-style pizza with low-fat part-skim cheese, no-sugar-added sauce, and a single basil leaf baked on the top?

Your city makes the entire nation of Italy cry.

[traininthedistance]

What about a nice gluten-free LA-style pizza with low-fat part-skim cheese, no-sugar-added sauce, and a single basil leaf baked on the top?

Good sauce doesn't need sugar, and fresh basil leaves are always welcome, even if you have to be stingy with them.

But... gluten-free?  For pizza??!?

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

It seems I am quickly approaching parity of good posts to bad posts on this forum. O_o

They weren't bad posts.  Absurd maybe, owing to some of your presuppositions that don't hold together real well, but still an interesting way of looking at the question.

[bgwah]

Gluten-free crust is actually really good.

[President Tyrion]

Gluten-free crust is actually really good.

[courts]

What about a nice gluten-free LA-style pizza with low-fat part-skim cheese, no-sugar-added sauce, and a single basil leaf baked on the top?

that sounds pretty rad

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Doesn't seem to have any redeeming features.

Doesn't seem to have any redeeming features.

FTFY

sorry, couldn't resist the cheap shot

FS, although nothing really stands out there.

Honestly, I think it's a pretty boring state.

These posts are all about the state that's home to Dude Fest.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Doesn't seem to have any redeeming features.

Doesn't seem to have any redeeming features.

FTFY

sorry, couldn't resist the cheap shot

FS, although nothing really stands out there.

Honestly, I think it's a pretty boring state.

These posts are all about the state that's home to Dude Fest.

Dudefest sounds like a convention of gay surfers.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

But it's not. It's this.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

But it's not. It's this.

I've been on this forum long enough to know what Dudefest is.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

I mean sure he's talking to krazen, but .... really??

Who is this fellow and does he collect not one, not two, not three, but four forms of welfare?

Its a meme called "Scumbag Steve." Ah, I forgot you weren't very savvy when it comes to pop/meme culture. I suppose that tends to happen when you live in a neat little bubble. Anyway, the meme is often used to call out hypocrites.

In real life, its sounds like he goes to school and works. Of course, ill-informed people like you would very much like to label him otherwise based on superficial criteria.