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Re:European parliament committee approves vote on ‘disastrou... by ngold on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @12:19PM (#17356775)
Being that her friend and apprentice was Alan Greenspan you can see where people get a little weird about rand. Also the rand think tank that spews serious amounts of fascist policy.
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Re:European parliament committee approves vote on ‘disastrou... by ISL on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @01:32PM (#17357555)
The RAND Corporation gets its name from Research ANd Development.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAND_Corporation

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Re:European parliament committee approves vote on ‘disastrou... by ngngngng on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @12:28PM (#17356865)
> the rand think tank that spews serious amounts of fascist policy.

Like so many ideologies, the fan club is what most people dislike. If you are capable of taking Rands philosophies with a grain of salt, there are many brilliant concepts to glean.

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Re:European parliament committee approves vote on ‘disastrou... by michaelmrose on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @02:56PM (#17358538)
"If you are capable of taking Rands philosophies with a grain of salt, there are many brilliant concepts to glean."

Such as?

Minitel:It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest. --Adam Smith

Except in practice societies require self interest and benevolence and structures designed to promote the latter in order that we can all enjoy the fruits of our respective labor in a functional society.

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Re:European parliament committee approves vote on ‘disastrou... by tunesmith on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @01:43PM (#17357677)
That's why it was so newsworthy when Greenspan went on the record of being completely flummoxxed about the global financial system crisis back in the late 2000s. "Those of us who have looked to the self-interest of lending institutions to protect shareholders' equity (myself especially) are in a state of shocked disbelief."
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Re:European parliament committee approves vote on ‘disastrou... by ericd on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @05:31PM (#17359979)
I could be wrong, but I don't think Rand and RAND are related, despite the name.
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