Comments on: Magic Buttons: The Breakdown http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/02/13/magic-buttons-the-breakdown/ The Sweet Release of Reason Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:11:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: EddieWillers http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/02/13/magic-buttons-the-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-587409 EddieWillers Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:12:08 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=2853#comment-587409 I agree. Murder shouldn't be allowed in back alleys either. I agree. Murder shouldn't be allowed in back alleys either.

]]> By: JB http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/02/13/magic-buttons-the-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-587404 JB Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:19:20 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=2853#comment-587404 Guns are a core issue for many people and many libertarians.<br><br>So many mass murders of civilians by the state have been preceded by gun control and gun confiscation.<br><br>It's my line in the sand. I become politically active the day the US government starts confiscating guns; I start shooting politicians and government officials. Guns are a core issue for many people and many libertarians.

So many mass murders of civilians by the state have been preceded by gun control and gun confiscation.

It's my line in the sand. I become politically active the day the US government starts confiscating guns; I start shooting politicians and government officials.

]]> By: David Jinkins http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/02/13/magic-buttons-the-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-587056 David Jinkins Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:09:26 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=2853#comment-587056 How did you vote, Will? How did you vote, Will?

]]> By: Nathan http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/02/13/magic-buttons-the-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-587043 Nathan Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:36:59 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=2853#comment-587043 My guess is that a the drug trade would offer more to the economy than 1% growth. My guess is that a the drug trade would offer more to the economy than 1% growth.

]]> By: Nathan http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/02/13/magic-buttons-the-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-587042 Nathan Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:33:13 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=2853#comment-587042 As I said, you know little about Canadian Health care. As I said, you know little about Canadian Health care.

]]> By: Zvi Mowshowitz http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/02/13/magic-buttons-the-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-587020 Zvi Mowshowitz Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:20:39 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=2853#comment-587020 You're thinking of my brother, Avi. I'm the math and economics guy. It also occurs to me that in addition to seen vs. unseen we might be able to alter the results by reversing the endowment effect. You're thinking of my brother, Avi. I'm the math and economics guy. It also occurs to me that in addition to seen vs. unseen we might be able to alter the results by reversing the endowment effect.

]]> By: Matt Simpson http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/02/13/magic-buttons-the-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-587018 Matt Simpson Sun, 15 Feb 2009 07:23:10 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=2853#comment-587018 I have two words for anyone who voted against 1% growth: <a href="http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/05/scope_insensiti.html" rel="nofollow">scope insensitivity</a>. I have two words for anyone who voted against 1% growth: scope insensitivity.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/02/13/magic-buttons-the-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-587012 Aaron Sun, 15 Feb 2009 01:42:37 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=2853#comment-587012 No profit = no innovation No profit = no innovation

]]> By: Nathan http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/02/13/magic-buttons-the-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-587003 Nathan Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:52:22 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=2853#comment-587003 Yea, because you can so quickly quote all those produced by the US yesterday. Yea, because you can so quickly quote all those produced by the US yesterday.

]]> By: longbongsilver http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/02/13/magic-buttons-the-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-586998 longbongsilver Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:53:51 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=2853#comment-586998 Aaron: <i>"Arguments for limited foreign policy (Iraq) engagements (George Will, Buckley, etc.), abolition of the drug war, etc. already exist in the broad conservative tent."</i><br><br>...and the influence those views have when it comes to actual policy would be _____? Aaron: “Arguments for limited foreign policy (Iraq) engagements (George Will, Buckley, etc.), abolition of the drug war, etc. already exist in the broad conservative tent.”

…and the influence those views have when it comes to actual policy would be _____?

]]> By: Paul O'Pinion http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/02/13/magic-buttons-the-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-586996 Paul O'Pinion Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:31:07 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=2853#comment-586996 I think Libertarians are mainly folks who look for freedom on many fronts, both social and economic. It is difficult to find any candidate in either party who satisfies one in more than 50% of one's hot buttons. Making choices on who lines up on more issues is the reality of a two party system. I think Libertarians are mainly folks who look for freedom on many fronts, both social and economic. It is difficult to find any candidate in either party who satisfies one in more than 50% of one's hot buttons. Making choices on who lines up on more issues is the reality of a two party system.

]]> By: TA http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/02/13/magic-buttons-the-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-586994 TA Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:06:49 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=2853#comment-586994 This is too much fun. So.....<br>Conservatives (who favor abortion and drug controls and oppose Can. HC and gun control) oppose Can HC more than abortion rights and hold gun rights more important than extra growth.<br><br>Libertarians (who oppose all controls and Can. HC) hold gun rights more important than abortion rights and hate the drug war more than Can. HC.<br><br>Liberals hold abortion rights more important than Can HC or extra growth. This is too much fun. So…..
Conservatives (who favor abortion and drug controls and oppose Can. HC and gun control) oppose Can HC more than abortion rights and hold gun rights more important than extra growth.

Libertarians (who oppose all controls and Can. HC) hold gun rights more important than abortion rights and hate the drug war more than Can. HC.

Liberals hold abortion rights more important than Can HC or extra growth.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/02/13/magic-buttons-the-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-586993 Aaron Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:54:42 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=2853#comment-586993 I patiently await the next medical innovation fostered by the Canadian health care system. I patiently await the next medical innovation fostered by the Canadian health care system.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/02/13/magic-buttons-the-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-586992 Aaron Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:50:59 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=2853#comment-586992 Will, in reading your earlier posts, I noticed that you are conflating conservatives with Republicans and George W. Bush. Conservatives are equally disgusted with the spending profligacy that occurred in the past 8 years, and do not consider George W. Bush or, sadly, many Republicans, as being conservative. I have to say that I find the argument that liberals have more in common with libertarians than do conservatives flatly absurd. It is the type of relativism which, while it may be the sort of thing to curry favor at cocktail parties amongst the chattering classes, I find cowardly. Time to come out of the closet and recognize that the best way to affect change is to campaign and champion for candidates within the Republican Party who can best reflect your values. Arguments for limited foreign policy (Iraq) engagements (George Will, Buckley, etc.), abolition of the drug war, etc. already exist in the broad conservative tent. That is because they can easily be argued within the framework of a constitutionally-based limited government which values individual liberty (In other words, the government meant to be established by our Founding Fathers). To me, there is a clear, stark difference between the underlying principles of liberals and conservatives. It is the French Revolution vs. the U.S. Revolution. Will, in reading your earlier posts, I noticed that you are conflating conservatives with Republicans and George W. Bush. Conservatives are equally disgusted with the spending profligacy that occurred in the past 8 years, and do not consider George W. Bush or, sadly, many Republicans, as being conservative. I have to say that I find the argument that liberals have more in common with libertarians than do conservatives flatly absurd. It is the type of relativism which, while it may be the sort of thing to curry favor at cocktail parties amongst the chattering classes, I find cowardly. Time to come out of the closet and recognize that the best way to affect change is to campaign and champion for candidates within the Republican Party who can best reflect your values. Arguments for limited foreign policy (Iraq) engagements (George Will, Buckley, etc.), abolition of the drug war, etc. already exist in the broad conservative tent. That is because they can easily be argued within the framework of a constitutionally-based limited government which values individual liberty (In other words, the government meant to be established by our Founding Fathers). To me, there is a clear, stark difference between the underlying principles of liberals and conservatives. It is the French Revolution vs. the U.S. Revolution.

]]> By: Nathan http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/02/13/magic-buttons-the-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-586989 Nathan Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:28:24 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=2853#comment-586989 Aaron, you know very little about Canadian health care. Aaron, you know very little about Canadian health care.

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