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Efficiencies at All the Agencies

10 Responses to “Efficiencies at All the Agencies”

1. Comment by Thoreau —
   September 20, 2008 @ 6:55 pm

   An economic system where the state owns the means of commerce (i.e. the lending and insurance institutions).

   Wasn’t there, like, a name for that?

2. Comment by Abidemi —
   September 20, 2008 @ 8:57 pm

   Why would you want to get rid of the administrative costs?

   In our brave new future, they’re the only things that are going to support what we might call a middle class.

3. Comment by Happy Jack —
   September 20, 2008 @ 9:27 pm

   Wouldn’t it save administrative costs if I just started giving my money to random rich people?

   Yes, but haven’t you been waiting your entire life to live under the Real Estate Asset Management & Evade Depression legislation?

4. Comment by tom —
   September 21, 2008 @ 12:00 am

   No. Your plan is too individualistic and fails to purify our souls through collective sacrifice.

5. Comment by josephdietrich —
   September 21, 2008 @ 5:51 am

   Who was it that wrote something along the lines of “Name one policy initiative, one plan, or one emergency response that this Administration has not in some way totally screwed up.”? I think we can be sure that the same will be true in this case.

   The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.

6. Comment by Matt Weiner —
   September 21, 2008 @ 6:49 am

   Daniel “dsquared” Davies, in the runup to the Iraq war.

7. Comment by josephdietrich —
   September 21, 2008 @ 1:11 pm

   Thanks Matt. Upon re-reading it, I do believe the premise holds true.

8. Comment by Idi Amin's Last Meal —
   September 21, 2008 @ 8:35 pm

   I do my part to give money to rich people by going to Alterra & handing over 7$ for a coffee & sandwich to the North Shore “liberals” — oh, oh, they support local appearances by the Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra! (But they also hire au paire for their kids!) — who own the local answer to Starbucks (since they also charge for wi-fi (who does that, but money-grubbing aging boomers who want to get theirs?)).

9. Comment by SplendidMarbles —
   September 24, 2008 @ 3:40 pm

   You’re so right. And if we’d followed the advice of these guys, we could have ended the war on terror already.

   Banker Brigade.

   ’cause, who needs troops when we’ve got bankers!! Send my baby home already.

10. Trackback by Atlantic Council of the United States —
    October 15, 2008 @ 7:00 am

    Financial Crisis Humor…

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