Comments on: Are Politicians Talking Down the Economy? http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/10/are_politicians.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:22:46 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Mike Guttentag http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/10/are_politicians.html/comment-page-1#comment-46743 Mike Guttentag Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:14:23 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2008/10/are-politicians-talking-down-the-economy.html#comment-46743 Nate. Thanks. The article captured my sentiments to a tee. Nate. Thanks. The article captured my sentiments to a tee.

]]> By: Nate Oman http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/10/are_politicians.html/comment-page-1#comment-46742 Nate Oman Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:56:07 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2008/10/are-politicians-talking-down-the-economy.html#comment-46742 Dave: Your point is well-taken. Certainly, campaigning politicians have a set of perverse incentives when it comes to economic confidence. What is striking about this crisis is that office holders -- who have a slightly different set of incentives -- have also be remarkably glum. The Economist's Buttonwood collumn from last week had <a href="http://www.economist.com/research/articlesBySubject/interstitial.cfm?subjectid=2512631&storyid=12342657" rel="nofollow">nice discussion</a> of the issue as well. Dave: Your point is well-taken. Certainly, campaigning politicians have a set of perverse incentives when it comes to economic confidence. What is striking about this crisis is that office holders — who have a slightly different set of incentives — have also be remarkably glum. The Economist’s Buttonwood collumn from last week had nice discussion of the issue as well.

]]> By: Richard Thomas http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/10/are_politicians.html/comment-page-1#comment-46741 Richard Thomas Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:11:32 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2008/10/are-politicians-talking-down-the-economy.html#comment-46741 Anyone looking for insight on the flaws and the solution (major overhaul) to the fix the system can find them on http://coinage.me It goes into detail how the summary information needed to actually manage a fiat currency system is not available and therefore cannot be properly managed. Furthermore our information system systems are not designed correctly to support such a system the data is all disparate. The is referenced by one of Obama’s advisors and can be read at the Obama link below. http://tinyurl.com/52bczy Anyone looking for insight on the flaws and the solution (major overhaul) to the fix the system can find them on http://coinage.me

It goes into detail how the summary information needed to actually manage a fiat currency system is not available and therefore cannot be properly managed.

Furthermore our information system systems are not designed correctly to support such a system the data is all disparate.

The is referenced by one of Obama’s advisors and can be read at the Obama link below.

http://tinyurl.com/52bczy

]]> By: Richard Thomas http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/10/are_politicians.html/comment-page-1#comment-46740 Richard Thomas Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:59:29 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2008/10/are-politicians-talking-down-the-economy.html#comment-46740 Anyone looking for insight on the flaws and the solution (major overhaul) to the fix the system can find them on http://coinage.me It goes into detail how the summary information needed to actually manage a fiat currency system is not available and therefore cannot be properly managed. Furthermore our information system systems are not designed correctly to support such a system the data is all disparate. The is referenced by one of Obama’s advisors and can be read at the Obama link below. http://tinyurl.com/52bczy Anyone looking for insight on the flaws and the solution (major overhaul) to the fix the system can find them on http://coinage.me

It goes into detail how the summary information needed to actually manage a fiat currency system is not available and therefore cannot be properly managed.

Furthermore our information system systems are not designed correctly to support such a system the data is all disparate.

The is referenced by one of Obama’s advisors and can be read at the Obama link below.

http://tinyurl.com/52bczy

]]> By: dave hoffman http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/10/are_politicians.html/comment-page-1#comment-46739 dave hoffman Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:45:34 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2008/10/are-politicians-talking-down-the-economy.html#comment-46739 Well, Mike, it's an interesting point, but from everything I understand about the context of Paulson's statements, we really were (are?) on a precipice, and some kind of government intervention was an emergent necessity. Also, not sure what Paulson personally gains from talking down the economy (contra politicians facing election in 20 odd days). Well, Mike, it’s an interesting point, but from everything I understand about the context of Paulson’s statements, we really were (are?) on a precipice, and some kind of government intervention was an emergent necessity. Also, not sure what Paulson personally gains from talking down the economy (contra politicians facing election in 20 odd days).

]]> By: Mike Guttentag http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/10/are_politicians.html/comment-page-1#comment-46738 Mike Guttentag Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:37:05 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2008/10/are-politicians-talking-down-the-economy.html#comment-46738 I thought it was downright weird to see the Secretary of the Treasury telling everybody how awful things are in the economy just to get the bailout legislation passed. I thought it was downright weird to see the Secretary of the Treasury telling everybody how awful things are in the economy just to get the bailout legislation passed.

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