tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448323251140313084.post4795104787675235039..comments2023-08-21T04:11:25.436-04:00Comments on Get the Big Idea: Of freebies, geeks & Ludwig von Mises...Susannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17706229786132028791noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448323251140313084.post-71518017320789646012012-04-17T22:18:32.627-04:002012-04-17T22:18:32.627-04:00Buried in work for the last three months. Just now...Buried in work for the last three months. Just now seeing Ducky's comment. Is he really calling Sandy a fringe right winger with little exposure to economic theory? You just made an idiot of yourself boy. I'd venture a guess she has a lot more letters behind her name than you, she has been senior manager, policy writer, consultant, CFO, you name it, at some big and complicated businesses Bucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448323251140313084.post-2082385118090546512012-01-28T20:33:19.594-05:002012-01-28T20:33:19.594-05:00Actually, von Mise has very little influence today...Actually, von Mise has very little influence today, like the Austrian school because it is destructive.<br /><br />Followers of von Mise or his disciples like Milton Friedman become businessmen who are in business "to make money" that's it. There is no concern for any negative repercussions. Just make money.<br />Now the entrepreneurs that intelligent economists like Schumpeter Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448323251140313084.post-1770229287162169662012-01-23T23:21:10.110-05:002012-01-23T23:21:10.110-05:00Sandy,
Thank you for your nice, respectful respon...Sandy,<br /><br />Thank you for your nice, respectful response and for not calling me an "ass".<br /><br />I will admit that I wrongly jumped to the conclusion that you were suggesting that Occupy protesters wanted $100 cell phones. Much of my answer was predicated on the thought that that was serious. If I had read that part a bit more carefully, I might have understood it as being a Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10004209843701697773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448323251140313084.post-78232389916273224902012-01-23T23:20:09.490-05:002012-01-23T23:20:09.490-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10004209843701697773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448323251140313084.post-61226883264605910072012-01-23T14:45:47.748-05:002012-01-23T14:45:47.748-05:00"I absolutely stand by this example as a soun...<i>"I absolutely stand by this example as a sound theoretical explanation of subjective value marginal utility economic theory."</i><br /><br />...what she said...<br /><br /><i>"In the words of Aristotle, 'It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.'"</i><br /><br />...what he said...Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17706229786132028791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448323251140313084.post-27802496907274513632012-01-23T12:30:08.275-05:002012-01-23T12:30:08.275-05:00Sorry - that was not meant to be anonymous. It was...Sorry - that was not meant to be anonymous. It was me - forgot to type my name!Sandynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448323251140313084.post-45249088592408806542012-01-23T12:28:51.407-05:002012-01-23T12:28:51.407-05:00I don't normally have time to invest in these ...I don't normally have time to invest in these squabbles, but I'm home with a sick child today so I'll weigh in on this one. <br /><br />Jim, I probably wouldn't term it mean, but I'd say your comments were disrespectful at best.<br /><br />Here's why. You gave two reasons for calling the article that I authored "moot" and "ridiculous". <br /><br />One Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448323251140313084.post-80256905297719164522012-01-22T19:34:17.804-05:002012-01-22T19:34:17.804-05:00Jim, dear~ I swannee, friend! You have no sense of...Jim, dear~ I swannee, friend! You have no sense of nuance, have you? I would go on about your silly defensiveness about the "smart phone" example...BUT I'm still giggling at the visual of you googling Sandy's hypothetical, which I don't believe you actually did...<br /><br />I believe you simply want to argue, prattling on about something that is irrelevant to and distracts Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17706229786132028791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448323251140313084.post-13178576028325962672012-01-22T16:16:14.594-05:002012-01-22T16:16:14.594-05:00Buck Fou,
Quite clearly I did not refer to Mises ...Buck Fou,<br /><br />Quite clearly I did not refer to Mises in my post. I referred to the example Susannah quoted.<br /><br />The "example" doesn't make sense whether it's 1973 or 2012. Anyone can make up a hypothetical scenario on anything to bash any position. Heck, I do it all the time, except mine actually make sense.<br /><br /><i>Why are you so mean anyway? Can't Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10004209843701697773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448323251140313084.post-51248250068396649732012-01-22T15:36:20.171-05:002012-01-22T15:36:20.171-05:00Jimbo,
When one says "For example" AND...Jimbo, <br /><br />When one says "For example" AND<br />"Let's just say", that means that the example is just that - an example of a theory and not something that has actually happened. <br /><br />Quite clearly, von Mises did not talk of smart phones - since he died in 1973.<br /><br />Your failure to realize this, sir, makes you the ridiculous, moot, straw man. (Why are Buck Ofamanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448323251140313084.post-11502741935778023732012-01-22T15:02:50.345-05:002012-01-22T15:02:50.345-05:00I should have said "$100 cell phones" in...I should have said "$100 cell phones" instead of "free".Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10004209843701697773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448323251140313084.post-8307917671053250942012-01-22T15:01:44.920-05:002012-01-22T15:01:44.920-05:00The Occupy protestors decry that a smart phone is ...<i>The Occupy protestors decry that a smart phone is a necessity these days but most people can only afford to pay $100 for a device. They want the government to mandate that the phones be sold for $100.</i><br /><br />I've never heard of this. I Googled it. I've still never heard of this.<br /><br />Furthermore, do you know anyone who has paid full price for a smart phone? (Other thanJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10004209843701697773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448323251140313084.post-41974326273782577282012-01-22T09:15:40.830-05:002012-01-22T09:15:40.830-05:00Precious~ Though not 'technically, economicall...Precious~ Though not 'technically, economically' correct: supply exceeds demand; on both sides, at all times...Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17706229786132028791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448323251140313084.post-77465797466639951312012-01-22T07:31:07.945-05:002012-01-22T07:31:07.945-05:00Technically, economically speaking, it's not f...Technically, economically speaking, it's not free. (No free lunches, you know. Ha Ha) Through the course of our friendship, you've invested a lot of time in hearing me whine and cry and complain! But we've done a whole lot of laughing, and praying, and playing too. Supply meets demand.-Sandynoreply@blogger.com