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Farnhamia wrote:

The Merchant Republics wrote:Am I not mistaken that 1880-1895ish we were on a Bimettalic currency?

Really it doesn't matter to me, I'd say the mere fact that humanity was on the gold standard since the dawn of markets and that fiat currency historically has quickly failed is enough to say something, Modern markets keep the fiat only because of the constant increase of wealth matching the rise of inflation.

But in 1900 we went onto just gold. Like I said to Mercator, what about all the ups and downs after then?

The Cat-Tribe wrote:

Maurepas wrote:

The SPLC is a corrupt and dying organization in and of itself, unfortunately.

When I was a teenager I actually signed up for a newsletter from the LoS(I was looking "rebellious" to join), they're actually kind of dumb as hell, like, one of the things they bitched about was how fewer people were saying "Coke" for all flavour of sodas than there used to be. Like it was some sort of cultural thing to protect.

All in all, that he joined the group after his teenage years makes me doubt his intelligence.

Explain please, as this is not true to my knowledge.

greed and death wrote:

The Cat-Tribe wrote:
Explain please, as this is not true to my knowledge.

I hope not I applied for an internship with them.

The Cat-Tribe wrote:

Maurepas wrote:

The SPLC is a corrupt and dying organization in and of itself, unfortunately.

When I was a teenager I actually signed up for a newsletter from the LoS(I was looking "rebellious" to join), they're actually kind of dumb as hell, like, one of the things they bitched about was how fewer people were saying "Coke" for all flavour of sodas than there used to be. Like it was some sort of cultural thing to protect.

All in all, that he joined the group after his teenage years makes me doubt his intelligence.

Explain please, as this is not true to my knowledge.

Ashmoria wrote:

greed and death wrote:I hope not I applied for an internship with them.

are you gonna get it?

Farnhamia wrote:

Ashmoria wrote:are you gonna get it?

If he pays them enough money ...

Maurepas wrote:

The Cat-Tribe wrote:
Explain please, as this is not true to my knowledge.

It isn't, I realize I was confusing the Southern Christian Leadership Conference(SCLC), with the SPLC. I was referring to an interview on NPR with Bernice King, where she described her problems reforming the organization as she kept running into nepotism and scandals.

Ashmoria wrote:

greed and death wrote:I hope not I applied for an internship with them.

are you gonna get it?

greed and death wrote:

Ashmoria wrote:are you gonna get it?

Well it is very competitive. I will be competing with people from Harvard and Yale and the like. My Main advantage is I am a veteran and from the South. So we will see. Sadly I do not know if i can accept if I do get it. I have a kid and bills and such and they are not paying. But if I do I will see what sort of deal I can work out a loan or something to cover my expenses as the position is pretty prestigious.

Farnhamia wrote:

Ashmoria wrote:are you gonna get it?

If he pays them enough money ...

Ashmoria wrote:

Maurepas wrote:It isn't, I realize I was confusing the Southern Christian Leadership Conference(SCLC), with the SPLC. I was referring to an interview on NPR with Bernice King, where she described her problems reforming the organization as she kept running into nepotism and scandals.

ohhhhh i can see where that might be the case.

Maurepas wrote:

Ashmoria wrote:ohhhhh i can see where that might be the case.

If you're interested, it's not the interview, but it's the same subject matter:

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=artic ... news/25135

greed and death wrote:

Maurepas wrote:If you're interested, it's not the interview, but it's the same subject matter:

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=artic ... news/25135

For clarification I would never apply for an internship with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

Ashmoria wrote:

greed and death wrote:Well it is very competitive. I will be competing with people from Harvard and Yale and the like. My Main advantage is I am a veteran and from the South. So we will see. Sadly I do not know if i can accept if I do get it. I have a kid and bills and such and they are not paying. But if I do I will see what sort of deal I can work out a loan or something to cover my expenses as the position is pretty prestigious.

you are going to need all the prestige you can get. the law is a tough business these days.

Ashmoria wrote:

greed and death wrote:For clarification I would never apply for an internship with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

worth the clarification but it would have surprised me very much if you had.

greed and death wrote:

Ashmoria wrote:worth the clarification but it would have surprised me very much if you had.

Depends on if you have experienced a full range of my views or only a few points. A select few points people will take me as a conservative.

Ashmoria wrote:

greed and death wrote:Depends on if you have experienced a full range of my views or only a few points. A select few points people will take me as a conservative.

well

if the SCLC had a law internship that paid well and was prestigious i wouldnt be all that surprised if you gave it a go.

but in general religious law would not seem to be your thing.

greed and death wrote:

Ashmoria wrote:well

if the SCLC had a law internship that paid well and was prestigious i wouldnt be all that surprised if you gave it a go.

but in general religious law would not seem to be your thing.

There are somethings i will not do for money and fame. Advancing religions groups is one of them.

The Merchant Republics wrote:

Farnhamia wrote:But in 1900 we went onto just gold. Like I said to Mercator, what about all the ups and downs after then?

Gold isn't perfect. It doesn't stop the business cycle, just move it towards a better status quo and enables faster economic growth in the boom times.

However the recessions on gold were quite light and usually kept along with relatively long periods of economic stability, most of them were momentary panics caused not by monetary infractions but significant market changes and disasters.

Cerralvo Island wrote:Ron Paul calls DiLorenzo as a witness.
DiLorenzo has supported southern secession (wouldnt you liberal yaps like this? You could implement your liberal progressive pipe dreams and watch the country turn into a socialist shithole) and criticized Lincoln.
Therefore, Ron Paul is a racist, anti-Lincoln (thats a crime apparently), secessionist (and these opinions mean the testimony against the Fed is invalid).
QED

LETS GO NON SEQUITORS! LETS GO!

http://krugman-in-wonderland.blogspot.c ... o-and.html

Mercator Terra wrote:

The Merchant Republics wrote:Gold isn't perfect. It doesn't stop the business cycle, just move it towards a better status quo and enables faster economic growth in the boom times.

However the recessions on gold were quite light and usually kept along with relatively long periods of economic stability, most of them were momentary panics caused not by monetary infractions but significant market changes and disasters.

Gold has nothing to do with the business cycle.

The Merchant Republics wrote:

Mercator Terra wrote:Gold has nothing to do with the business cycle.

In the same sense that any monetary policy affects business cycle, gold indeed has something to do with the business cycle.

Mercator Terra wrote:

The Merchant Republics wrote:In the same sense that any monetary policy affects business cycle, gold indeed has something to do with the business cycle.

Very little. The problem is artificially low interest rates.

Mercator Terra wrote:

Farnhamia wrote:Southron is Cobhanglia, is he?

Quite possibly but I wouldnt know