Comments on: The Invisible Hand At Work: Report Shows That 50% of Banks Profits Are Lifted Straight Outta Your Pocket http://exiledonline.com/the-invisible-hand-at-work-report-shows-that-50-of-banks-profits-are-lifted-straight-outta-your-pocket/ All the news not fit to print: Gary Brecher the War Nerd, Mark Ames, Yasha Levine, Eileen Jones and the rest of Team eXiled Fri, 25 May 2012 20:50:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Plamen Petkov http://exiledonline.com/the-invisible-hand-at-work-report-shows-that-50-of-banks-profits-are-lifted-straight-outta-your-pocket/comment-page-1/#comment-16602 Plamen Petkov Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:48:43 +0000 http://exiledonline.com/?p=14257#comment-16602 Yeah. One time several years ago I tried to have a conversation with a USA guy calling himself "libertarian" about Ayn Rand and Libertarianism in general. We were talking about competition and I mentioned that yes competition is a great thing as agreed by libertarians. But he shocked me when he quickly replied "too much competition was a bad thing". Right then and there I knew he was a total bullshitter. I ended the conversation and left. There is NO such thing as 'free market" in USA. Anyone who believes such fairy tales probably believes USA is in Iraq/Afghanistan to spread "freedom and democracy" and USA was attacked by Ali Queda and Bin Alladin because they hated their freedoms. P.S. FBI has NEVER indicted Bin Alladin on official charges of attacking USA on 9-11. Wonder why? Yeah. One time several years ago I tried to have a conversation with a USA guy calling himself “libertarian” about Ayn Rand and Libertarianism in general. We were talking about competition and I mentioned that yes competition is a great thing as agreed by libertarians. But he shocked me when he quickly replied “too much competition was a bad thing”. Right then and there I knew he was a total bullshitter. I ended the conversation and left. There is NO such thing as ‘free market” in USA. Anyone who believes such fairy tales probably believes USA is in Iraq/Afghanistan to spread “freedom and democracy” and USA was attacked by Ali Queda and Bin Alladin because they hated their freedoms.

P.S. FBI has NEVER indicted Bin Alladin on official charges of attacking USA on 9-11. Wonder why?

]]> By: badnewswade http://exiledonline.com/the-invisible-hand-at-work-report-shows-that-50-of-banks-profits-are-lifted-straight-outta-your-pocket/comment-page-1/#comment-16601 badnewswade Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:16:33 +0000 http://exiledonline.com/?p=14257#comment-16601 We're definitely in a new StaMoKap era now, aren't we? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_monopoly_capitalism We’re definitely in a new StaMoKap era now, aren’t we?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_monopoly_capitalism

]]> By: horhey http://exiledonline.com/the-invisible-hand-at-work-report-shows-that-50-of-banks-profits-are-lifted-straight-outta-your-pocket/comment-page-1/#comment-16599 horhey Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:15:08 +0000 http://exiledonline.com/?p=14257#comment-16599 Capitalism, socialism, it all comes down to who has a gun pointed at my head. I'd rather it be nobody, regardless of the system. Capitalism, socialism, it all comes down to who has a gun pointed at my head. I’d rather it be nobody, regardless of the system.

]]> By: m http://exiledonline.com/the-invisible-hand-at-work-report-shows-that-50-of-banks-profits-are-lifted-straight-outta-your-pocket/comment-page-1/#comment-16589 m Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:13:02 +0000 http://exiledonline.com/?p=14257#comment-16589 "Libertarianism might be reprehensible but we can all agree it’s at least marginally better than the government outright HELPING the super-rich steal your money." that's not quite correct. libertarianism is the bullshit-ideology that the reality of capitalism is covered up and - indirectly - legitimated with. that's its sole function. the capitalist state has always been and always will be a state of the capitalist class, it cannot be otherwise. “Libertarianism might be reprehensible but we can all agree it’s at least marginally better than the government outright HELPING the super-rich steal your money.”

that’s not quite correct. libertarianism is the bullshit-ideology that the reality of capitalism is covered up and – indirectly – legitimated with. that’s its sole function.
the capitalist state has always been and always will be a state of the capitalist class, it cannot be otherwise.

]]> By: TK http://exiledonline.com/the-invisible-hand-at-work-report-shows-that-50-of-banks-profits-are-lifted-straight-outta-your-pocket/comment-page-1/#comment-16588 TK Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:39:17 +0000 http://exiledonline.com/?p=14257#comment-16588 To be fair, this is the exact opposite of the invisible hand. It is the government's hand literally reaching into your pocket and taking money and giving it to the rich. That's even worse than the invisible hand. Libertarianism might be reprehensible but we can all agree it's at least marginally better than the government outright HELPING the super-rich steal your money. To be fair, this is the exact opposite of the invisible hand. It is the government’s hand literally reaching into your pocket and taking money and giving it to the rich. That’s even worse than the invisible hand. Libertarianism might be reprehensible but we can all agree it’s at least marginally better than the government outright HELPING the super-rich steal your money.

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