Comments on: Thinking Transcendentally http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/09/thinking_transc.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:02:27 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Frank http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/09/thinking_transc.html/comment-page-1#comment-46999 Frank Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:28:50 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2008/09/thinking-transcendentally.html#comment-46999 Excellent points here. If this is a prelude to a new Great Society array of things like Medicare, Medicaid, Head Start, etc., it looks a lot better than if it's merely one more episode of crony capitalism. I've heard softer versions of the transcendental argument--namely that a well-functioning credit market is akin to "primary goods" that all people need. I can see that type of infrastructural rationale. Excellent points here. If this is a prelude to a new Great Society array of things like Medicare, Medicaid, Head Start, etc., it looks a lot better than if it’s merely one more episode of crony capitalism.

I’ve heard softer versions of the transcendental argument–namely that a well-functioning credit market is akin to “primary goods” that all people need. I can see that type of infrastructural rationale.

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