Gas I gasped

[paul bruesch]

Political expediency is a sure path to somewhere south.... waaaay south.
Anonanonanon

On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 2:17 PM, Dean May <deanmay at pianorebuilders.com>
wrote:

> I don't think its ignorance. Bernanke used to advocate a Gold standard. I
> think it's more political expediency. It probably isn't self conscious
> malevolence, but for us the end result is the same.
>
> Dean
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
> Behalf
> Of Porritt, David
> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 2:24 PM
> To: Pianotech List
> Subject: RE: Gas I gasped
>
> Steve:
>
> If you've gone from economist to piano technician you've operated in
> parallel fields.  If you get 5 piano technicians to address a problem
> you'll find 10 different "right" solutions and I think it would be the
> same with economists.  If Bernanke is headed in the wrong direction do
> you think it's ignorance of the right solution or malevolence?
>
> dp
>
> David M. Porritt, RPT
> dporritt at smu.edu
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
> Behalf Of Steve Brooks
> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 12:01 PM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: RE: Gas I gasped
>
> Hi Dean,
>
> Your gentle rib about economists, sadly, is spot on. Even more amazing
> is to see a politician who understands the Fed. Dr. Paul has spent most
> of his career arguing with politicians; I spent much of mine arguing
> with economists. Since we make similar arguments, the Texas Congressman
> and I are natural allies.
>
> The video you point to (and I think there is an earlier one by the same
> group)probably has done more for Glenn Hubbard's name recognition than
> all the scholarly papers he has published. His publications don't
> circulate on YouTube.
>
> The funniest comment I've heard all week was the contributor on this
> list who suggested that we save on gas by having piano owners drop off
> their pianos and pick them up again after they are tuned. Now that's the
> kind of idea that would get serious play in Washington.
>
> Steve
>
> --
> "The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed
> (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless
> series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." -- H.L. Mencken
>
>
> Wow, you're an economist and you understand the destructive policies of
> the
> Fed! A rare combination.  ;-)  I presume you voted for Ron Paul?
>
> Speaking of the Fed and Bernanke, here is a hilarious video spoofing
> Dean
> Hubbard of Columbia University who got passed over for the Fed
> chairmanship
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u2qRXb4xCU
>
> The student portraying Hubbard even looks something like him.
>
>
> Dean
>
> Dean May             cell 812.239.3359
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