Recent content by inquisitor_11

Jadiell- thats half the problem.... that economists are intent on keeping non-economists out of the debate, and the majority of people that are iin the debate, generally only have an undergraduate knowledge of economics... which is a major issue given the pedigogy of mainstream economics!

aye, that he certainly is

hehehe well we didnt seem to do much better with wee Johnny!

yep all we're hearing here is that its an ego based power struggle. From your perspective, whats it all about theFijian?

man my spelling was a shocker in that last post

will making changes to domestic water usuage is the right thing to be doing, as always so much of what affects us is in many ways 'out of our hands'... or at the leats out of our scope of responsibility. Domestic water usuage makes up something less than 10% (maybe 4-6?) of usuage in Australia...

Ummm... no... its not.... nor is the 'electric money system' even slightly descriptive or accurate of any existing financial systems... let alone really relevant to a thread about the functioning of central banks.

Whilst the US's behaviour is problematic... and definately depends on where you stand- its a lot more nuanced than you seem to give credit for. As exo and bill pointed out currency is the smallest component of all money supplies, and ever since the 70s the US hasnt had control over the...

Its not so much how the accounting is done which is the issue.... rather what are the functional results going to be for the US and the rest of the world.

Stranger- are you talking about debts owned by the US federal government? Or are you talking about the net liabilities of the private sector and consumers? Each of those is a very different kettle of fish...

Googled..... im just an observer but you really need to pull your head in on this one mate.

Yay! Its good to stuble across a thread like this on christian forums! I'd like to think that my own motivation comes from how much the gospel calls us to have integrity before God and justice towards each other with who we use our resources.... though im sure my motivations are far less noble...

lol sorry... xians is shorthand for christian- kinda like xmas/christmas. dunno if that clarifys things any!?

Is it just me or are those the kids of stories that we need to hear these days? well... probably not just these days but all the time..! hope you dont mind a closet-christian-pacifist-hyprocrite-hedonist barging in on an anabaptist convo...

Ja und nein. There certainly is... its just that there is a profusion of different approaches. Ze germans especially like coming up with this sort of business (hermenuetics). Like youve already seem to be saying- at the end of the day EVERYONE interprets EVERYTHING they experience, its simply...