[mdlug-discuss] War & economy & demopublicans

[Ingles, Raymond]

> From: Aaron Kulkis

> Since when is characterization of false information as such
> a personal attack?

 A war is not good for the overall economy per se - that's the "broken
window fallacy", of course. But a war *can* be good for *parts* of an
economy, in the same way that a broken window is good for a glazier. For
example, U.S. oil companies are doing well these days. Wars also increase
government borrowing and spending, which pumps money into the economy,
leading to short-term positive effects. Kind of like a sugar rush,
including the after-effects.

 So Robert may have been guilty of being incomplete, but not guilty of
relaying the "STUPIDEST myth ever told".

> It's so typical of a certain political ideology to deliberately
> remain ignorant if it hurts their feelings.

 See my .sig. The members of *all political parties on Earth* are human.

 Sincerely,

 Ray Ingles                                                 (313) 227-2317

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