Comments by "whyamimrpink78" (@whyamimrpink78) on "10 Years After The Great Recession Another One Is On The Way" video.

  1. Or maybe you are too ignorant to understand Shapiro so you follow Kyle and his shallow comments.
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  2. Kyle hardly dives deep into policy, he just rants on the same talking points that are easily debunked. Kyle hardly steps out of his bubble where Shapiro has many times. If Kyle interviewed Bernie he would give him softball questions.
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  3. Colony Three 1. I never said Hartman was a liar. I am saying he is wrong and extremely bias. I called him a liar on the idea that he claimed to have read the federalist papers and the letters between the founding fathers and made the claim that none of them bring up guns and preventing tyranny when in fact Madison did make that argument in Federalist 46. People losing health insurance is a different issue on why does insurance equal healthcare. Also, many would "lose" it because they simply will choose not to buy it. And in every nation people do die due to lack of coverage, so that argument is flawed. If you want to discuss healthcare we can, and it won't go well for you. Many on the right feel a free market system is better, and they have strong arguments. People like Hartman can form an argument against the right so he just berates them. 2. There is a major gray area. You can't say climate change is a threat unless you have strong evidence for that, or you deny evolution. The climate has changed for over 4 billion years and the ecosystem has evolved. What makes you think it will just stop evolving? As a scientist myself I can tell you that science is never settled. But let me ask you, why do you deny evolution? 3. You never read my articles. Why? Because you have a religious like belief in what you support. You completely dismissed the Learn Liberty video as opposed to breaking down what the man actually said in the video. You dismiss it because you can't form an argument against it.
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  4. They do. In Australia up to 7000 die a year on waiting lists waiting for "elective care" according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. People die in Canada waiting for "elective care". Read the paper entitled "True versus reported waiting times for valvular aortic stenosis surgery" Where people die waiting for "elective" heart surgery. Trump won running against Obamacare, same with many republicans. But go ahead and point to polls, elections is all that matter. What do I deny in climate change? I said it has been happening for over 4 billion years and the ecosystem has evolved during that entire time. What makes you think the ecosystem will stop evolving? My only conclusion is that you deny evolution.
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  5. What makes you think another crash will happen?
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  6. Colony, there is this thing called research and stats. Many economists disagree on that issue. For example, there are many ways to look at inflation. PCE has a lower inflation rate and using PCE has shown to have wages increase. Read the paper entitled "Fifty Years of Growth in American Consumption, Income, and Wage" by prof. Bruce Sacerdote. You can point to charts, I can point to in depth analysis and research. Prof. Don Boudreaux has argued that wages have increased when you include benefits where most of the charts you point to do not include. Also, there are many shortcomings in inflation. For example, inflation does not include technological advancement. If you look at cars the price tag on cars is higher compared to the 70s, but cars today last longer, get better gas mileage and are safer, all which saves money. So again, point to charts all you want, but you have to consider that with statistics there are many ways to look at them. You can also read the paper entitled "Did Wages Reflect Growth in Productivity?" by prof. Martin S. Feldstein. SS is running out of money, so is Medicare where many doctors don't take medicare. Black crime rate is related to healthcare as people who experience violence need healthcare. Also, people who commit violence typically are not productivity in society. There is also the issue of us being number 1 in obesity rate for OECD nations.
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  7. I come to Kyle's video to give a counter viewpoint and engage in a discussion. That is what we are doing. I am trying to pull some people to the middle as right now the left with is too radical and Kyle is not helping.
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  8. In the 20s and 2000s we saw low interest rates leading to the bubble. The 80s saw strong economic growth. Christina Romer said increasing the min. wage will not spur economic growth. s So it seems economic advisers for many presidents disagree with their president's actions.
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  9. Colony Three, the problem right now is that the political left has no desire to engage in a civil discussion as they have become too extreme. They will show a chart on wage stagnation and if you disagree with them in any way they rip on you saying that you don't care about poor people, or you don't want to help other, or you favor the rich. I want people's lives to improve, and I want people to have higher wages. But in order to do that we have to be honest and have a discussion. On your side you have to be fair and realize there are several indications that wages have not stagnated and that people have done legit research on that topic. You have to go beyond a chart and look deeper. When you do that you come to the middle and we can progress. But when you look at some simple chart and make a strong claim that will get you nowhere. Why? Because you are oversimplifying the issue meaning you look for simple solutions where smart people just end up screwing you.
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  10. SS is running out of money, even Bernie Sanders admitted that. Benefits such as retirement, healthcare, stock options, etc. They were expanded due to the payroll tax. The payroll tax meant that paying higher wages leads to higher taxes, thus a way around that are benefits. Cancer is rare and one can argue that cancer and heart disease are self inflicted due to our poor diets.
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  11. The 80s saw economic growth. What recession under Bush? SS is running out of money, again, Bernie Sanders admits that. Also, you never countered anything I said on wage stagnation. That is the problem.
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  12. -3.6 percent growth is not a major recession. That is just a blimp in the radar especially when recovery of around 3% happens immediately. As for your video, to start, Reich is a lawyer, not an economists. Next, watch the video from Learn Liberty entitled "The Real "Truth About the Economy:" Have Wages Stagnated?" from a "real economist" as you put it. He counters your video. Read the article entitled "Strengthen and Expand Social Security" from Bernie's own website. He admits that SS would last only 19 more years before it has to start cutting which is why he supports raising taxes even though it will only fund SS for 50 more years.
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  13. mahal3680, that is not true. Also, you saying "get rid of the cap" is a tax increase. You are admitting that over time a program like social security will run out of money and require a tax increase.
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  14. Colony Three, recessions happen all the time. The 90s were great under Clinton and there was a recession in the early 2000s. SS is running out of money, that is why Bernie wants to raise taxes. So you have no actual rebuttal against the Learn Liberty video nor the references I gave you? You can see what I me by your side not wanting to have an actual discussion.
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  15. Felix, Bernie admitted that SS is running out of money. I even pointed to his website of him saying that. You say I am stuff with propaganda when I cited papers and professors on these issues. You don't see both sides of the argument. If you did then you would understand my viewpoint and realize that people like Bernie are full of crap.
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  16. Colony Three, you have not given me rebuttals. I cited sources and you refuse to break down how they are wrong. You are pulling logical fallacies in doing so. You have not cited any articles related to wage stagnation. SS is is running out of money. If it wasn't then why does Bernie want to raise taxes related to it? The only source you provided to me was from Robert Reich where I provide you a video, and articles, that countered that point. You ripped on the Learn Liberty article without giving any reason why that source is flawed. I also gave you a source from professors at Harvard and Dartmoth and you did not counter those at all. How about you explain how those papers are wrong. This is why I say you don't want an honest discussion. I give you sources and you ignore some of them and others you pull a logical fallacy on. I want an actual intellectual discussion. Apparently you don't.
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  17. Colony Three, you cited Wikipedia, a Youtube video that I gave a counter video to, and a Bernie video where I countered that with an article from Bernie's own website. Robert Reich made the argument of wage stagnation using only CPI inflation. The articles and video I pointed to used other methods to measure inflation that give a different outcome. You have not countered any of them. SS is running out of money, that is why Bernie wants to raise taxes to fund it. You even admitted that lifting the cap will fund it only to the 2070s meaning that it will run out of money. You have not countered why the Learn Liberty video is wrong. What you are pulling is a logical fallacy. I can do the same for the Robert Reich video. You do know he has an extreme left wing bias? But you see, I did not pull that. I gave a counter argument instead. You have not given any counter argument. Dismissing something is not a counter argument. It is refusing to have an intelligent discussion. Dismissing the other side is refusing to debate.
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  18. Faith, dismissing the other side is not winning the debate. He dismissed a video I pointed to saying it was funded by the Koch brothers. That is a logical fallacy. Instead of breaking down how that video is wrong or deceptive or mistaken, he just dismissed it. This is why we have Trump as president. The political right wants to have a discussion and people on the left just want to shut people down. Thus Trump won by just running his mouth and not being PC and shutting down the political left. There are arguments to be made in wage stagnation. Notice how I never once dismissed the idea of wage stagnation. I just said it is arguably a myth and that there are arguments against it. Colony Three completely dismisses that idea. No matter what evidence I give him he dismisses it completely it. He has not argument in doing it so he just pulls a logical fallacy.
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  19. Colony Three, here is the big difference between me and you. Notice how I never once completely dismissed the idea of wage stagnation. I pushed the idea that it is a debatable issue, and I gave counter viewpoints. You completely dismissed it with zero arguments. You pulled a logical fallacy which is not an argument. I never completely dismissed anything source you provided, I gave a counter argument. This is why I say I am open minded and want an intelligent discussion. I look at all sides of the issue and don't dismiss any side as all sides have a legit point. There is legit data to suggest that wages have stagnated. But there is strong data that suggests otherwise. Just because you refuse to accept it does not make it untrue and does not mean there is not an argument or debate to be made.
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  20. Colony Three, I never said people that disagree with me are full of crap. I am saying that right now people on the left have no desire to have an actual discussion and just dismiss the other side. Thom Hartman is not an economist. I have seen his videos and seen him flat out lie. One example was on the gun issues in he said he read all the federalist papers when he clearly hasn't. Thom Hartman is a fool. I dismiss him but can do so on facts and pointing out how wrong he is. He said that republicans don't care about improving our healthcare when they do. Thom Hartman is a part of the problem. He dismisses the other side and ignores valid points from the right like you do. Robert Reich brings up a valid point, but again, using one measure of inflation has its flaws. When you use other measures for inflation you get wage growth. The Fed does use PCE at times so it is a valid measure of inflation. Creationism vs evolution is religion vs science. That is not a debate as they are two completely different topics. That example you give is very poor in that regards. That is similar to saying what is better, a cup cake for a pickup truck. You can't have a debate on that topic adn a cup cake and a truck are two completely different things with different functions. On climate change there is a large gray area on whether it is a threat and how much of a role man does play. I can see you are now trying to change the topic here as you have no argument to be made on wage stagnation.
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  21. Colony Three, Bloomberg is a blog on the similar level of Learn Liberty. Pew research center is very similar. The HBR is a blog from Harvard and what they release is not peer reviewed. Not saying what they release is not valid, they have many strong points. Even what they say on wage stagnation is very valid and I agree with a lot of it. But it is also on the level of a blog. And even if they were peer reviewed it does not mean that they are not without shortcomings. That is something you need to realize. You are pulling logical fallacies here. You do not have a legit argument in that case.
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  22. 1. Hartman is a liar on what he said about the Federalist papers. On what he said about republicans is him smearing them without justification. 2. Americans voted in Trump and republicans to remove Obamacare. In case you did not notice but when Obamacare was passed the democrats lost the house. There are several ways to improve healthcare. One is pulling the government out of it. People die in every nation due to lack of access. 3. Uh, you have no idea how those consensus studies were done and what they actually conclude. Again, why do you deny evolution? You saying climate change is bad is your saying the ecosystem won't evolve. 4. Look up the Penn vs Dover case and consider that was a Bush appointed judge. 5. I did not dismiss Hartman on his bias. I dismissed him because he lied about the Federalist papers and he smears the other side with zero justification. Notice how I took what he said and broke it down. You did not do that with the Learn Liberty video. I gave you two write ups from economists. That Learn Liberty video has an economist in it. Bloomberg is a blog. HBR is a blog. So is pew research centered. Not saying they are not credible, but you want a "well respected publication" where the ones you listed are arguably not 'well respected". It all depends on your standard. You can't form an argument against someone with an opposing viewpoint so you just smear. I can which is why I can actually take on these arguments.
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  23. Saying a universal system "works" is a poor argument and a low standard to set. Also, saying that it has never been done is a poor argument. We have never found a cure for cancer, so I guess we shouldn't try by your standard. A free market works well in a lot of area. Look at LASIK surgery, over time it has become cheaper and better due to that. If you want a healthcare discussion we can have that as well, that really won't go well for you.
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  24. One of my sources is from the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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  25. Colony Three, not a mistake because you are looking at anecdotal evidence. I cited data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. What do you have? Nothing besides you saying your dad lives there. I live in the US. I have never seen anyone being denied healthcare in the US. So based on your standard no one dies in the US due to lack of access. They voted for Trump for many reasons, one was to repeal Obamacare. Same reason why republicans took over the house after Obamacare was passed. Polls are unreliable. They are vague questions on complex issues being answered by people who are not informed on the issues. Opinions change when more information is given. Read the article entitled. "How can a poll of only 1,004 Americans represent 260 million people with only a 3 percent margin of error?" But I bet you won't read that and will dismiss it despite it being in Scientific American and being from a stats professor. In all, polls show a snapshot, not a trend. Opinions change when more information is given. Obama won because he was the incumbent. Since 1900 how many times has the incumbent loss? Only a handful.
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  26. I also noticed how you did not counter the study I posted from Canada.
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  27. Colony three, now I really question you. You can't even find these stats. I found it in less than 5 minutes. You look up "Elective surgery waiting times ....." Australian hospital statistics" The "..." is the year you can put in. I am looking at 2016-2017. You go to the next pages and you can find a link to an excel spreadsheet. Table 2.4 shows reasons for removal. One is "Not contactable/died". The number is around 7000 from 2012 to 2017. As for Rupert Murdoch spreading lies, how? What lies? Give me examples. Until you do than you don't have an argument. You can't even find the stats that I can easily find. You keep pulling logical fallacies but don't back up any of your claims. As for life expectancy there are many factors beyond healthcare that influence that stat. For example, when you remove car accidents and murders from all nations the US is number 1 in life expectancy. The US is number 1 in obesity rates for OECD nations. Us being in poor health lowers our life expectancy. I have read reports from the CommonWealth Fund. I will ask you, what makes them credible? You seem to be citing something without questioning the source. You do know that is a private company? You are so quick to dismiss Learn Liberty but not the CommonWealth Fund which is also a private entity. You are now a hypocrite.
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  28. So from this recent exchanged you showed 1. You can't find basic stats related to healthcare 2. You called someone a liar but provided zero evidence 3. You showed your inability to actually analyze stats (life expectancy) 4. You cited a private entity without zero questions about their motive or credibility after you have ripped on other private sources with zero justification making you a hypocrite This discussion is not going well for you.
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  29. Colony Three, I cited the same report. I just know where to look. Why didn't they respond? Because many of them were dead. It even said "died". Why are you ignoring that part? Care to provide evidence for what Murdoch said? Plus, I like how you call someone a liar, but when I call Hartman a liar for the exact same reasons you cry. You are a hypocrite. You also did not answer the point on the CommonWealth Fund. You also did not respond to the point on life expectancy. To recap 1. You ignored the "died" part of the stat 2. You made claim that Murdoch is a liar, but when I did the same for Hartman for similar reasons you cry making you a hypocrite (BTW, I don't know much about Murdoch so I don't have an honest opinion of him) 3. You ignored two valuable points I made Again, you are not doing well in this discussion.
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  30. Fine on Murdoch, I never cited him, you did. You don't think it is worth pointing out because you can't point it out. So you avoid the situation. If everyone was covered than why do people die on waiting lists? And as I said, there are many factors that influence life expectancy. Remove car accidents and murders the US is number 1 in life expectancy. But again, you refuse to point out objective measures because you don't have an argument.
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  31. Colony Three, I never said that if we eliminate car accidents the US will become the healthiest nation in the world. I said if you eliminate that and murders the US becomes number 1 in life expectancy. Is that to say that the US is best in healthcare? No. It is to say that there are many factors out side of healthcare that influence the data. You just admitted that the US has a unhealthy lifestyle. We have the highest obesity rate for OECD nations. That plays a role in our low life expectancy as well. That is not a reflection of our healthcare system but more of a reflection on our culture. What does Trump's opinion have to do with this?
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  32. The US also had massive inflation in the 60s and 70s leading to interest rates going up to 21%.
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  33. Kyle loves to be deceptive when it comes to the economy. The economy is growing and benefiting the majority. The stats Kyle lists off are easily debunked. He can't accept the fact that the far left does not have a strong economic plan and Trump's economy is doing great.
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  34. Nice rebuttal, but it is true. Kyle is being extremely deceptive here. For example, wage stagnation is arguably a myth.
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  35. Actually history tells us when interest rates are kept low a recession happens. The Fed is raising interest rates. Kyle is an economic illiterate.
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  36. p1 Is, uh, no. What happened in the past were low interest rates. The Fed is raising interest rates.
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  37. Wage stagnation is arguably a myth.
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  38. I have actually given a lot of evidence to my claims.
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  39. You haven't.
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  40. Uh, here we go. Read the following papers "Fifty Years of Growth in American Consumption, Income, and Wage" by prof. Bruce Sacerdote and "Did Wages Reflect Growth in Productivity?" by prof. Martin S. Feldstein I can give more if you want but that is a good start.
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  41. Those individuals are professors of economics at their respected universities.
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  42. Kyle can't accept Trump being successful so he just makes things up.
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  43. 1. Trump is successful 2. Kyle is being very deceptive and all that he said can easily be argued against 3. I live 1500 miles away from my parents. 4. I pay my own rent and have a job.
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  44. Nehemiah, there are several methods to measure inflation. If you use the Boskin Commission level than inflation would be at 1.9%, lower than 2.9%. Same if you use PCE inflation. That is why wage stagnation is largely a myth. People who point to it are play a game of statistics to create a false narrative.
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  45. Nehemiah, I use numerous measures as that is what you have to do in statistics, that includes the Federal Reserve data that does use PCE at times. The Boskin Commission was also developed by the Senate and is used by the BLS as well. I love how you use the old "Chinese conspiracy" talking point when what I brought up is legit and used by economists. I bet you never heard of the Boskin Commission nor PCE until I told you about them. But whatever, when faced with strong counter points just spew nonsense I guess.
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  46. Ford had higher wages to reduce turnover and his business model allowed him to pay higher wages. It had nothing to do with his customers buying cars.
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