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Originally posted by Capitalizt ho hum..no oc, as I mentioned your data isn't meaningless because it's the same data I see. We just draw different conclusions from it. All I've tried to do is point out that interventionist policy can destabilize things despite the best of intentions. It's often used to cover up malinvestment, which exacerbates future corrections and pushes the boom/bust cycle to an extreme. You can still argue in favor of an active government/fed for many reasons (good ones!)..but we should both be able to agree that it does lots of unintentional harm as well. *extends hand in friendship*

Well I won't disagree with you in that respect. Our ideologies are very similar 99% of the time except in tail end events such as these. At any rate, while we might disagree quite vociferously on some of these issues, the occasional barbed remark made in exasperation should not be confused as disrespect. I tend to lay the sarcasm on a lot thicker in those instinces where I'm actually trying to offend someone ...

So cheers, it's all good.

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