tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110014885778996459.post8512982736142379025..comments2024-03-28T04:16:11.729-07:00Comments on Idiosyncratic Whisk: Jubilee is the most conservative economic policy ever proposed.Kevin Erdmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07431566729667544886noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110014885778996459.post-45174267812643324222014-11-07T08:41:37.981-07:002014-11-07T08:41:37.981-07:00You're right. A less loaded description would...You're right. A less loaded description would be better. What I'm trying to get at is the willingness to impose our will on institutions or individuals, as opposed to believing that those institutions or individuals exist as they are for reasons beyond our understanding. Clearly there are institutions and individuals who do objectively need to change, so language that had a more balanced implication among the four quadrants would be useful. I'm open to ideas.<br /><br />I think one could also argue that the difference between liberal and libertarian in this framework is not clear, in practice, since libertarians frequently push for radical changes in institutions, such as with various extreme decriminalization positions. But, I think, generally liberals are pushing to fix problems that existed in the foundational institutions (racism, sexism, etc.) while libertarians perceive their proposed changes to recapture previous institutional positions (reversing prohibitions and regulatory over-reach).Kevin Erdmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07431566729667544886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110014885778996459.post-27568535417384057542014-11-07T08:32:03.205-07:002014-11-07T08:32:03.205-07:00One dilemma here is the disconnect between near an...One dilemma here is the disconnect between near and far thinking, as Robin Hanson would describe it - the difference between ideals and implementation. I don't think the implementation would be as clear as you are imagining. And, for those under the power of your imagined Progressive politician, the fact that even the idealized premise is a bit sloppy and confused wouldn't be a source of confidence in the expected outcome.Kevin Erdmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07431566729667544886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110014885778996459.post-43741922548007236482014-11-07T08:12:58.501-07:002014-11-07T08:12:58.501-07:00what do you mean by 'libertarian'. Do you ...what do you mean by 'libertarian'. Do you mean right-wing followers of Rothbard and the like? Because those people have absolutely no respect for individuals. The only thing they respect is (their version of) private property.Philippenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110014885778996459.post-56252228885184541002014-11-05T02:32:36.012-07:002014-11-05T02:32:36.012-07:00Who cares if we misunderstand what Jubilee was rea...Who cares if we misunderstand what Jubilee was really about? That just means we call it something else. Liberals - er, sorry, "Progressives" are campaigning for "debt forgiveness", not "Jubilee", per se. And I can't imagine a world where a Progressive politician came into power to enact this idea - and then permit the wealthy or companies to benefit from it. Clearly it would be a means-tested middle- and lower-class social program.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com