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too left wing? -- nm

Posted by Roger More (aka RogerMore) Nov 9 '09, 09:12

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- The world reporting is basically why I read it. Obviously it's a pro-market magazine, but I think it's fair in its reporting (but not objective) -- nm - Roger More Nov 9, 09:23 1
  - Yep, I appreciate that it looks at more the just the US (or US and Britian). - ty97 Nov 9, 09:24
- This post is amazingly....correct. - ty97 Nov 9, 09:17
they tend to be left-wing socially, right-wing liberally. you know... - TFox Nov 9, 09:13 16
- I'm half-joking - I read it every week - but I've seen editorials advocating universal healthcare and protecting large bonuses to bankers -- nm - Roger More Nov 9, 09:17
- they trust the markets too much for my taste. - ty97 Nov 9, 09:14 10
  - to their credit, they have backed off that some post-collapse, and acknowledge that regulation can make some sense, if done thoughtfully. -- nm - TFox Nov 9, 09:16 9
    - What I've read of the Berlin Wall issue seems to sound like more of the 'trust the market' they are known for. - ty97 Nov 9, 09:19 7
      - I think their points recently tend toward "in most cases we trust the market except where it doesn't make sense..." - TFox Nov 9, 09:22 6
        
        So, basically, they are saying "oops, should have regulated those banks some a few years back" - ty97 Nov 9, 09:23 4
        
        Actually, they were pretty much saying it at the time - that things weren't sustainable, that mortgage-based securities was too obscure, etc... -- nm - Roger More Nov 9, 09:26 2
        
        But were they calling for regulation, or just expecting the banks to fix it themselves? - ty97 Nov 9, 09:28 1
        
        They rarely advocate for regulation, for sure, but regulation has lots of unpredictabe consequences, especially on the political side - Roger More Nov 9, 09:35
        
        it's not like they were the lone voice of getting that one wrong. -- nm - TFox Nov 9, 09:26
        
        (i suck at typing today. there should be an "intervention/regulation is clearly..." up there.) -- nm - TFox Nov 9, 09:22
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- "right-wing liberally"? i'm just lucky i wasn't talking about gay sex like groiny. -- nm - TFox Nov 9, 09:13
- Right-wing liberally......ummm...wanna try again? -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 9, 09:13 2
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  - Makes perfect sense to me -- nm - Dubya Nov 9, 09:15

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