Original Message: ----------------- From: Rceeberger rceeber...@comcast.net Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 17:29:35 -0500 To: brin-l@mccmedia.com Subject: Re: DeLong on health insurance reform
>On 9/7/2009 4:06:38 PM, John Williams (jwilliams4...@gmail.com) wrote: >> On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 1:31 PM, David Hobby<hob...@newpaltz.edu> wrote: >>> Your argument seemed to be: >>> "Money I pay in taxes > > is money I won't give to worthy charities." I didn't > > buy the ARGUMENT, for obvious reasons. That was not > > an attack on your views. > >> It is not an argument, it is a statement of the truth. > >So.....you admit you hate America. I can't see how that follows. One can even support higher taxes and make that statement; because money spent on X can't be spent on Y. I think that's what opportunity costs is suppose to measure. In general, I've come to the conclusion that John is not a troll; he just has a _very_ different opinion from the average person on Brin-L. He has surprised me with some of his suggestions; he virtually quotes Rand and then states something that she'd hate in the next paragraph. I find that interesting...trying to understand the viewpoint from which both statements could flow. So, I think he is arguing in good faith....even when I really really differ with him. By my definition, a good faith arguement is one that is actually held by the person. For example, when I discussed relativity and QM with folks who believed they found fatal flaws in these theories, they definately seemed to be arguing in good faith. The fact that they didn't see the logical contradictions in their arguements didn't mean that they were trolling. (BTW John....this does not mean I'm throwing you in with crackpots, just giving an example of a good faith arguement I know is wrong). Anyways, when we aren't arguing with John; not much is said around here any more. None of us has his talent for generating list traffic. :-) Dan M. -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com – Enhanced email for the mobile individual based on Microsoft® Exchange - http://link.mail2web.com/Personal/EnhancedEmail _______________________________________________ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
