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Forum: Politics 08-16-2007, 10:20 PM
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Posted By ianlippert
Re: maybe this can help...

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going to watch so you think you can dance. ttyl



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I hear that! Somethings are just more important than the long term economic consequences of modern monetary theory!...
Forum: Politics 08-14-2007, 02:57 PM
Replies: 240
Views: 869
Posted By ianlippert
Re: The Federal Reserve: Love it or Hate it

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There's a related thread in EDF. (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=11635308&an=0&page=0#Post11635308)

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I think our thread is much better...
Forum: Politics 08-14-2007, 02:51 PM
Replies: 240
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Posted By ianlippert
Re: The Federal Reserve: Love it or Hate it

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in short, yes. by managing the business cycle, the amplitude of that cycle can be reduced. "overproduction" though is a bit tricky. i'd rather say "production in excess of some limit where...
Forum: Politics 08-14-2007, 12:59 PM
Replies: 240
Views: 869
Posted By ianlippert
Re: The Federal Reserve: Love it or Hate it

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can you critique my posts on shocks, evolution of monetary control, finance (probably not needed here since this wasn't a debate so much as a teaching endeavor), and the last 2 that i...
Forum: Politics 08-14-2007, 12:42 PM
Replies: 240
Views: 869
Posted By ianlippert
Re: The Federal Reserve: Love it or Hate it

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Im confused here, Ian. How can you classify yourself as an ACist in one breath and then admit to needing an in depth explanation of money markets in another? Doesnt one need at least a...
Forum: Politics 08-12-2007, 09:08 AM
Replies: 240
Views: 869
Posted By ianlippert
Re: The Federal Reserve: Love it or Hate it

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Copernicus, you've outlined your thoughts pretty well and i agree w/ many if not most of them.

i would like to say though, that you should probably give up on this point (despite the...
Forum: Politics 08-11-2007, 10:17 AM
Replies: 240
Views: 869
Posted By ianlippert
Re: The Federal Reserve: Love it or Hate it

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The problems arise from different elasticities for wages vs prices and for commodities vs. durable goods, especially those that carry large inventories.

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Ive always...
Forum: Politics 08-10-2007, 11:46 PM
Replies: 240
Views: 869
Posted By ianlippert
Re: The Federal Reserve: Love it or Hate it

Heres what I'm thinking about when im talking about electronic money that is infinitely divisible. If we have an economy that is running on $100 and for whatever reason the economic production...
Forum: Politics 08-10-2007, 11:37 PM
Replies: 240
Views: 869
Posted By ianlippert
Re: The Federal Reserve: Love it or Hate it

If people were holding onto money it would be the same as a decrease in the supply of money. Eventually there would be a new equilibrium between the value of money and goods. So I dont see this as a...
Forum: Politics 08-10-2007, 08:55 PM
Replies: 240
Views: 869
Posted By ianlippert
Re: The Federal Reserve: Love it or Hate it

I also dont understand why we need to increase the money supply to match an increase in production. Assuming an electronic money supply with no physical barriers to transfer, I dont see why an...
Forum: Politics 08-10-2007, 08:48 PM
Replies: 240
Views: 869
Posted By ianlippert
Re: The Federal Reserve: Love it or Hate it

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i believe that while a fiat system managed may not be ideal, it is way better than the alternative specie system.

Barron


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Just to clarify I dont think we need gold...
Forum: Politics 08-10-2007, 08:39 PM
Replies: 240
Views: 869
Posted By ianlippert
Re: The Federal Reserve: Love it or Hate it

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that is irrational. i.e. not learning from past experiences. continuing to make the same mistake again...



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But isnt the whole point of the free market that it weeds...
Forum: Politics 08-10-2007, 06:33 PM
Replies: 240
Views: 869
Posted By ianlippert
Re: The Federal Reserve: Love it or Hate it

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Andrew Williams, a spokesman for the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C.:

"There is no law that says goods and services must be paid for with Federal Reserve notes. Parties entering...
Forum: Politics 08-10-2007, 06:31 PM
Replies: 240
Views: 869
Posted By ianlippert
Re: The Federal Reserve: Love it or Hate it

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what about all of the business cycles that occurred far before the advent of modern economic management or theory? think france in the 1500s-1600s or britain's feasts and famine when...
Forum: Politics 08-10-2007, 06:29 PM
Replies: 240
Views: 869
Posted By ianlippert
Re: The Federal Reserve: Love it or Hate it

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business cycles come from an inability to manage perfectly. when demand has been higher than previous periods, we order more (typically far more) on the assumption that the next period...
Forum: Politics 08-10-2007, 04:01 PM
Replies: 240
Views: 869
Posted By ianlippert
Re: The Federal Reserve: Love it or Hate it

I voted for hate it, but I have a very shakey understanding of how the current system works. I hear people talking about how the fed is great but I just dont understand how printing off a bunch of...
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