@Max M: According to him, they should elect the candidate [Obama] that is looking to take a more top-down command and control position on the economy (unless he doesn’t realize this is Obama’s position, or thinks its not ‘really’ his position, or something to that effect).
Um, maybe you should give some backing for this statement, given that government spending has wildly increased under recent Republican administrations, and that John McCain promises even more expensive foreign wars, which translates to even more of the economy being spent on the non-productive, non-investment military, which is the very definition of a “top-down command and control” organization.
Sorry to pollute the high-minded intellectual tone of this blog with current events, but believe it or not this stuff is important.
Perhaps more on-topic, the Republicans under Bush declared themselves to be separate from what they called the “reality-based community”. I assume anyone in the orbit of Overcoming Bias would prefer to be on the side of the RBC.
@Max M: According to him, they should elect the candidate [Obama] that is looking to take a more top-down command and control position on the economy (unless he doesn’t realize this is Obama’s position, or thinks its not ‘really’ his position, or something to that effect).
Um, maybe you should give some backing for this statement, given that government spending has wildly increased under recent Republican administrations, and that John McCain promises even more expensive foreign wars, which translates to even more of the economy being spent on the non-productive, non-investment military, which is the very definition of a “top-down command and control” organization.
In short, there are not any libertarians running (well, there are, but none with a chance of winning), and Obama is arguably a better choice for those who have libertarian values.
Sorry to pollute the high-minded intellectual tone of this blog with current events, but believe it or not this stuff is important.
Perhaps more on-topic, the Republicans under Bush declared themselves to be separate from what they called the “reality-based community”. I assume anyone in the orbit of Overcoming Bias would prefer to be on the side of the RBC.