The “opposition parties” you speak of didn’t exist then. Because neither they nor Labour nor the democrats nixed subsidies or bailouts— from Reagan to...
Oh you mean the "opponents" that run to the state for bailouts and subsidies at every turn? Those statists and socialists? Tony Blair and Bill Clinton...
It's not a mistake, it's a fact. We don't have to guess about this, either: just look at the policies. There's a long record of it. The "third way" ha...
What do you mean by managerialism? That's also a term used for the period prior to neoliberalism in some quarters. I think I know what you mean though...
Yes indeed. And no one reviews exactly how much of the profit is being distributed back to shareholders in dividends (or buybacks). But it's this part...
The states with greater gun regulations, like here in NE, have far less mass shootings. Had the large pharmaceuticals been better regulated, it is unl...
Your source is? This doesn’t affect the number of guns nor the ease at which they can be attained. The AWB was allowed to expire in 2004, and that was...
Despite my feeling that you’re being disingenuous, since it’s a legitimate question I’ll try again: Neoliberal policies include tax cuts and deregulat...
Regarding mass shootings and guns, for those interested: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/07/world/americas/mass-shootings-us-international.html Notice...
:yawn: Certainly. Eh — Anyone who knows anything I’ve written over the last 4 years knows I’ll get into the topic more thoroughly, provided they’re se...
Yeah, it’s a complete mystery that we have more school shootings than any country on earth. Nothing to do with policies. Maybe it’s ectoplasm. Go back...
And which is why I’ll reference, again and again, why that’s completely irrelevant. I’ll do so as long as it takes. I’m not interested in hand-waving,...
The ideas of Friedman and Hayek were around for decades, and were useful in a general push by the ruling class to beat back the gains of the New Deal ...
In the running for one of the stupidest statements made on this forum. :clap: And the absence of pesticide doesn’t increase the numbers of ants. The a...
I never claimed an ultimate cause. The neoliberal era has a beginning and will have an end. It’s part of a broader socioeconomic state-capitalist syst...
I wasn’t expecting that. By deaths of despair I mean suicides, including mass shootings, and drug overdoses. I’ve already pointed out concrete policie...
I cannot. Nah— just having fun. Let’s do it. Chess.com is my preferred venue. I’ll set it up and get back to you…create a screen name on there in the ...
Yeah, no kidding. Oh? And what’s the larger problem? Remember: I’m keeping to real policies and their well-documented (and easily seen) results. We ca...
This is fair. (Although I would object to “propaganda.”) But you’re wrong in one aspect: clearly many people do indeed know what I mean by this. Those...
Great. So then my task, for those who fail to make the connection (and who are worth engaging with), is to provide examples of how exceptionally bad t...
True. But no one really identifies as neoliberal. Did Reagan say he was a neoliberal? No. He was a “conservative.” Did Clinton? Of course not. I would...
So you’re just making things up. How about next time you not waste my time? Are you so ignorant that you haven’t got a clue about how this looks? No, ...
Still waiting for you to cite your source. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Total_suicides_in_the_United_States_1981_2016.png https...
Exactly, and when compensation consists mostly of stocks, it’s no wonder this influences the decision of CEOs. I’m trying to find more information on ...
I get upset a lot at comments, especially online. It’s irrational and counterproductive, and I try not to do so. I often fail, but I’ve gotten better ...
Neoliberalism is the set of policies mentioned, enacted over the last 40 years, with predictable results. The people in government and business carryi...
Except that no one has argued that anyone is being "controlled" by an "underlying" agenda. Neoliberalism is an ideology in part, but it's also a set o...
No, it's not only an ideology. It's a set of real policies enacted by real people that have real impacts. It's not only an abstract, ethereal "somethi...
Cite your source and I'll take a look. Yes, but this itself is a bias. It takes something obvious and wants to hide behind "it's complex." No, it's no...
Yes. They are necessary in some circumstances. They were overprescribed for years, and for a simple reason: profit. Plenty of scholarship on the pharm...
About stock buybacks: Swimming in cash, Chevron plans a $75 billion slap in the face to drivers Buybacks should be banned immediately. More evidence o...
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