Comments on: The Isakson Tax Credit falls short

By: Will

Will — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:36:32 +0000

I don’t agree with the arguments in this article. I feel like more strict lending guidelines with incentives to reduce foreclosures from both sides is the right thing. “Letting the bubble burst” is not a solution. That effects millions who bought their home with the right intention yet now stand to lose equity at an unprecendented rate. Backsliding the value of the nation’s homes benefits no one. I do find it interesting that most of this thread (everything in blue) was copied word for word from another author on another site, yet that author was given no credit for his words and thoughts. Shame, shame.

By: Publius

Publius — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:52:44 +0000

Notice that Michael and Dave used the word “debate”. I used the word “discuss”.

The ringleaders on this blog haven’t matured out of high-school debate club mode. Sometimes, people like to consider ideas and their implications without “arguing” and even (gasp) consider ideas that fall outside of their own rigid opinion sphere.

Your own dogmatic adherence to your opinions (e.g. reflexively blaming “liberals” and “the environmental lobby” for anything) creates a wall that prevents you from thinking critically about things that fall outside of your own belief paradigm; most loudmouth liberals have the same problem, of course. Sadly, I don’t think there’s much you can do about this. My experience is that this is pretty inate, or at least set early in childhood.

By: Michael C

Michael C — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:21:10 +0000

You do not debate. You insult and deflect. I too work in academia and I deal with people like you everyday. You are educated far beyond your own comprehension.

By: chemistrydave

chemistrydave — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:22:49 +0000

Learning disabilities? What debate is there? We still have liberals, therefore we have people with learning disabilities.

By: Publius

Publius — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:28:49 +0000

Would you like to have a serious discussion about “learning disabilities”? With 7.5 years of teaching experience in the University classroom to date, I can share with you my assessment of this phenomenon, as long as we can do it in a depersonalized way.

If you’re going to view any remark I make from my own experience as a personal attack, then the discussion should probably not take place.

This is sort of like when Larry Summers made his now-infamous remark, and it suddenly became a personal insult to every woman far and near.

By: Michael C

Michael C — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:56:11 +0000

I am dyslexic. I also confuse my numbers and I often double words. Particularly pronouns and articles. But if you want to insult my intelligence based on a disability feel free.

You have once again shown yourself as a royal ass.

The changes have been made. On several occasions when you have used this stupid debating technique you have also made grammatical errors. Oh wait you called them a typo.

Keep this crap up and you will be banned for being a troll.

I ask you, outside of the protected bubble of academia who takes you seriously?

By: Publius

Publius — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:14:34 +0000

You confused “principal” with “principle”. In your comment to which I responded earlier you confused “your” and “you’re”.

I again ask how you can expect anyone to consider your ideas seriously when you are unable to communicate them in English at a level we expect from 6th graders. Poor grammar is a good indicator of low IQ, which in turn is a good signal that your analysis is uninsightful.