Sanders’s Nordic-style policies might sound nice, but..

Quote: Face

But if I want to reach into YOUR pocket to help my neighbor Bob, you should want to defend the life you sacrificed, you should want to tell me to f#$% off,

Quote: Face

I wrote in the Thief thread how I view money as life, in a way. We sacrifice our time, our life, in return for this thing of value. That's always been strange to me, as "value" doesn't seem to make sense. The guy at the DPW makes $2X p/hr, and he's in charge of the water. The most important good we must receive, and without this guy or crew of guys, you don't have it. 3-5 days without it, you die. Guy over here catches a ball real good. He works 100 minutes a year and makes $10mm. First guy works 20-30 years and hopefully has enough of a net to survive. Second guy works 7 years and is awash in luxury. Never made sense.

Quote: AZDuffman

It might be time for me to do a "what is money" thread. Money is so common we do not think about it. Yet it is one of the most misunderstood things in our daily life.

Quote: pew

How about a thread on how wealth is created. That would include "what is money". I fear most people have no idea what makes the world go round.

Quote: AZDuffman

Well, at the moment I was just thinking "money" in the form of what we use. I did a couple posts I don't remember when on central banking and where it came from, but just the bills we hold. Heck, I'm bored watching Netflix so why not.