The future of the work force

[Neil]

There are a few workers' paradises left in the world that one could probably emigrate to if one wished.

What a silly thing to say.

[Neil]

Why would I like a guy because he's a liberal?

Because the kind of conservative you're a fan of is considered a liberal now.

But only by stupid people.

[Admiral Yi]

What a silly thing to say.

The usual response.

[CountDeMoney]

Yi hates the concept of employed people.  Drag on shareholder value.

[Neil]

What a silly thing to say.

The usual response.

It's a foolish response.  After all, did the free-market gun-crazy lunatics just give up and flee their country?  No, they plotted and planned and they attacked America until they turned it to their purposes.  There's no reason that people who want to see reasonable political change should just pack up and leave, just because the crazies have won a few rounds.

[Admiral Yi]

Yi hates the concept of employed people.  Drag on shareholder value.

I may be a great whore of and a mindless shill for fat cats and big business, but at least I'm not deluding myself that my preferences are cost-free.

[CountDeMoney]

I may be a great whore of and a mindless shill for fat cats and big business, but at least I'm not deluding myself that my preferences are cost-free.

Yeah, those costs cutting into dividends really break my heart.

[Ideologue]

There are a few workers' paradises left in the world that one could probably emigrate to if one wished.

False equivalence.  Obviously central planning would work substantially better in the U.S. or other Western countries.

BTW good work catching up to where I was in 2004, folks.  All of my predictions have come or are coming to pass.

Except for HD-DVD.  I was wrong about that.

[CountDeMoney]

Except for HD-DVD.  I was wrong about that.

Never bet against Sony.  Ever.

[Admiral Yi]

Yeah, those costs cutting into dividends really break my heart.

I'm pretty sure I've gone over this line of reasoning before, and the reward for my efforts was a tsunami of Occupy slogans.

Besides, Neil and mongers were talking about the Reds winning the Cold War.  There are no dividends under Bolshevism.

[Ideologue]

Except for HD-DVD.  I was wrong about that.

Never bet against Sony.  Ever.

Hey, I was applying the lessons of Beta.  And at the time, the licensing scheme for HD-DVD was far more advantageous.

The factor I didn't consider was the PS3, which increased BD player market penetration by multiples.

[CountDeMoney]

I'm pretty sure I've gone over this line of reasoning before, and the reward for my efforts was a tsunami of Occupy slogans.

That's because your arguments usually rely on a shitload of esoteric market theory. 
Now, if you were just honest about it and acknowledge that it's actually the not so esoteric concepts of avarice and greed that drive our economic model, then we'd have a starting off point to chat. 

Besides, Neil and mongers were talking about the Reds winning the Cold War.  There are no dividends under Bolshevism.

Their system's death was just faster and more pronounced, that's all.

[Admiral Yi]

False equivalence.  Obviously central planning would work substantially better in the U.S. or other Western countries.

How so?  The number of degrees in central planning awarded by US universities?

[Neil]

Besides, Neil and mongers were talking about the Reds winning the Cold War.  There are no dividends under Bolshevism.

Why would we be under Bolshevik rule if the Soviets won the Cold War?  The US won, and Russia isn't a liberal democracy.

[Admiral Yi]

That's because your arguments usually rely on a shitload of esoteric market theory. 
Now, if you were just honest about it and acknowledge that it's actually the not so esoteric concepts of avarice and greed that drive our economic model, then we'd have a starting off point to chat. 

Avarice and greed drive our economic model.  Chat.