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Old May 16th 09, 03:30 AM posted to alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,rec.radio.shortwave,alt.news-media,alt.religion.christian,alt.politics.economics
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Default Friedman Predicts the Destruction of the Dollar

Clave wrote:
"Gary Forbis" wrote in message
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On May 15, 5:47 pm, "Clave"
wrote:
wrote in message

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These new emerging findings are blowing common economic thought out of
the water. People are not rational and do not pursue their best
interests. They can be and are manipulated against their own economic
interests.

Case in point, poor people who vote Republican.


I don't consider that a free lunch. The poor pay
heavily for their acts in voting Republican.
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Maybe they see long term, rather than your short term view that got us
here. Everyone gets a house, who cares who pays.... right.


His point was that it's the people paying attention to and manipulating the
predictably irrational who are in line for the free lunch.

Jim