Statist Troll Bingo

Subject: Statist Troll Bingo Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:03 am

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Subject: Re: Statist Troll Bingo Fri Apr 25, 2008 2:21 am

What's "TANSTAAFS"? (middle block)
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Subject: Re: Statist Troll Bingo Fri Apr 25, 2008 2:42 am

TANSTAAFL is an acronym for the adage "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch," popularized by science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein in his 1966 novel The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress,[1][2] which discusses the problems caused by not considering the eventual outcome of an unbalanced economy. This phrase and book are popular with libertarians and the phrase is often seen in economics textbooks. In order to avoid a double negative, the acronym "TINSTAAFL" is sometimes used instead, meaning "There Is No Such Thing As A Free Lunch".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TANSTAAFL
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Subject: Re: Statist Troll Bingo Fri Apr 25, 2008 2:47 am

Oh yeah, a favorite of Milton Friedman too.
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Subject: Re: Statist Troll Bingo Fri Apr 25, 2008 2:51 am

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"Taking money without permission is stealing unless you work for the IRS then it's taxation. Killing people en masse is homicidal mania unless you work for the Army then it's National Defense. Spying on your neighbors is invasion of privacy unless you work for the FBI then it's National Security. Running a whorehouse makes you a pimp & poisoning people makes you a murderer unless you work for the CIA then it's counter intelligence." R. Wilson. ANCAPS Forum Headquarters, Ancapolis