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I counted at least five factual errors in the first post. One or two I can correct, but once you break five, it's clear getting the facts straight isn't a high priority. As for the campaign financing, I thought this was good:

I'm not saying we don't have problems, we do. We have an enormous trade deficit for one. But bringing back the gold standard won't do a thing to help that. Government programs to improve infrastructure just might. Did you read that article about the gold standard? What about this one...

Yeah, I agree. Some of the things Obama's said lately, I try and imagine Bush using the same words and I can't. Like Jon Stewart said, watching Bush is like watching that kid in sixth grade who gives the book report on the book he never read. :clap: Although, IQ is age-dependent so your...

I'M NOT ADVOCATING A SOCIALIST SYSTEM! Just a system in which the government takes an active role in assisting people with fewer opportunities. I'm not saying more people should get government handouts, just that our society should value things besides money-making capability. Doing a decent...

*sigh* This keeps going in circles. Anyway, here's a more informative article: http://meganmcardle.theatlantic.com/archives/2007/09/theres_gold_in_them_thar_stand.php

People have no choice, they have to compete whether they want to or not. Successful people would only be held back in terms of their incomes, not in terms of what they're able to accomplish. The most successful people make way more money than they'd ever be able to spend. The natural answer...

You're assuming that will actually happen. You don't think Iraq can stand on its own without our help?

Yes, nothing is stopping you from investing in gold. I did. People are free to invest in whatever they want. CDs almost always beat inflation, for one. That's the issue, the dollar can never stay worth exactly the price of gold, unless we use only gold coins for money. But even in this...

Hmm, history begs to differ: http://www.hardassetsinvestor.com/component/content/article/3/972-gold-vs-oil.html?year=2008&month=07&Itemid=39 The number of barrels of oil that can be bought by an ounce of gold has varied between 6.5 and 12.5 over the past two years. Why do you think gold is the...

I actually have a pretty good understanding of Roman currency. Back when I was working, I collected them, although just the bronze ones. Anyway, the aureus was the gold Roman coin, and it was worth about three months pay for a legionnaire. An aureus weighed about a quarter ounce, so an ounce...

Classic straw man argument. He beats that straw man six ways from sunday, but doesn't put a scratch on any actual modern liberal philosophy. Liberal philosophy is not about making everyone equal, it's about making success easier for those who are less fortunate. Even die-hard liberals will...

Because people don't have a choice as to what they're good at. Education can help, but only so much. You don't beat a retarded kid for being retarded. Therefore, ideally, society should lower the bar for the less fortunate, so they can make something of themselves too.

Yeah, well on average single mothers usually aren't all that good at making long-term plans. Just sayin' Although I have to admit, I worked for $20 an hour full time for a year and made more money than i knew what to do with. I saved more than half my money and paid off my student loans.

Two months ago, my car was worth four ounces of gold. Two weeks ago, it was worth five and a half. Did my car increase in value? That's your own logic, mind you.

2000 years ago, an ounce of gold would buy you a hell of a lot more than a suit of clothes. Hell, it could probably buy you a house. But that's beside the point. Why do you think low inflation is so terrible? And if the value of gold is so stable, then explain this:

Oh god, here we go again. Don't we have enough threads on this subject?

Gold is harder to manipulate, and that's part of the problem. Its value jumps around all over the place on its own, and the government has a harder time keeping the dollar's value stable. Plus, it's vulnerable to the sorts of commodity bubbles that recently hit oil, housing, food prices, etc...

In 2000, maybe. In 2004, they'd already given him a chance and he'd gone and fucked things up.

Well, their medical expenses are less than ours, as health care spending is over 15% of the US's GDP. The rest of the taxes do seem rather high though.

Many poor people are idiots, or at least not that bright. In the US, not having a lot of financial sense or restraint is a quick path to the poorhouse. And even if poor people aren't idiots, idiots are generally poor. Why do you think those payday loan places stay in business in places where...