Comments on: Analyst Who Predicted Meltdown Leaning Towards Challenging Chris Dodd

By: George

George — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:35:39 +0000

Wow at some of the comments.

What is a free market to you people? The choice to choose a Iphone or a blackberry??? America is not a free market.

And so many people bad mouthing libertarians. Do you hate the constitution or something? Whats wrong with you people? Do you hate the very freedoms you use every day?

Regardless, Dodd needs to go. Schiff has my vote.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:43:23 +0000

Let Peter speak for himself…

http://www.mises.org/story/3493

By: Fred

Fred — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:14:55 +0000

Some previous commenters labelled Schiff a ‘wingnut’. Funny how those who disagree with the current two party power structure are labelled ‘wingnuts’ by those of uncritical thought. Just a reminder that the current power structure has produced massive economic collapse across the world. So much for the view that those in power are somehow possessed of far sight – its just another kleptocracy disguised as free market capitalism. It causes me no end of fascination and curiousity that those who have lost the most in the current meltdown are still the most vocal supporters of a stilted system that is robbing them of their futures. Talk about putting the bullets into the gun that will kill you.

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:36:50 +0000

@Tena – Repubs and Dems are two sides of the same coin. I’m sorry you got brainwashed into thinking this country is a 2 party system. I guess some people are satisfied with living with an illusion of choice. And libertarians promote something called “Liberty”… Your country was founded upon it. Look into that.

@sgwhiteinfla – This country was founded upon free market economics and capitalism. When free markets are interfered with, meltdowns happen. Take a look around today. Do you like what you see? It’s because of, amongst other things, interference in a free market and interference with contracts that creates this profound disruption that we are seeing right now. Existing businesses that played by the rules are being punished by the government because of their bailing out of companies that have failed miserably. This perpetuates the mess and prolongs the suffering.

@Thomas Morton – I truly want to be respectful of other peoples ideas and opinions here, but your statement has to be the most profoundly ignorant thing I’ve read in a long time. “Hey, you know that electrician that burned down the building next door with his bad wiring job? Yeah, I think we should trust him, his judgement, and his skills and let him wire our building.” Wow. Turn off Fox News and read some books on austrian economics.

This country is lucky to have someone like Schiff. I can’t believe people are actually still putting their faith in the politicians that created this mess, or somehow think these corrupt, backroom dealing, greased palmed, two faced, swindling jackasses give a **** about them.

By: stefan

stefan — Fri, 29 May 2009 03:00:54 +0000

To those that think Ron Paul and Peter Schiff only represents a small percentage, based on the primaries last year, you are forgetting that the media practically ignored Paul and that was before the crash. Paul was protected as nutty because he predicted this crash and gave the remedy. Now after the crash has happened, his media coverage has sky rocketed and the same with his support. Libertarian Republicans appeal to Democrats and Independents as well as traditional/historical Republicans, especially in this position after the dreadful neocon. Republicans. We did not say the Ron Paul revolution would happen last year, it only got started now and full victory to come. Schiff’s win in the primary and in the election will be a very important milestone. Schiff will give a weakened Dodd – who has to face a primary opponent as well – a race he will never forget, as successful libertarian Independent puts it.

BTW: Paul fared last year way better than Dodd in the presidential primaries (Iowa), even though Paul was less known and run as an antiwar candidate in a pro-war party.

By: Article 1, Section 10 of the Constitution

Article 1, Section 10 of the Constitution — Thu, 28 May 2009 21:06:42 +0000

No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.

By: Dagny Taggart

Dagny Taggart — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:26:58 +0000

Holy ****. I’m blown away at the amount of people who fear libertarians. How do you guys wipe your own arses without expecting gov’t to do it for you? Schiff, like Ron Paul, has common sense. Something this country could use a lot more of. Frankly, I’d LOVE to see Schiff drink Christopher “There’s-Nothing-Wrong-With-Fannie-Mae” Dodd’s milkshake. Any takers for Barney Frank?

By: FreeMarket?

FreeMarket? — Thu, 28 May 2009 04:43:52 +0000

Free market what free market?

“Trade regulations/agreements, FCC,SEC, Fed Reserve, SOX, WTO, IMF, World Bank, Now we have a car czar, an internet czar, the list goes on and on.”

Exactly!!!

By: Pawns

Pawns — Wed, 27 May 2009 22:13:50 +0000

“You got that right. We will eat the GOP whole and spit out the religious wing nuts.”

We will also spit out crushed chickenhawk bones.

By: Nelson

Nelson — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:26:36 +0000

Peter supports the ultimate regulation… bankruptcy! None of this “too big to fail” nonsense. He also supports honest money, not printing up money or enabling 40:1 leveraging like wall street was doing. Regulations were in place to prevent someone like Madoff from doing what he did, but the regulators failed and the investors put their faith in the regulators instead of doing their due diligence themselves (which the regulations made them feel was unnecessary… someone else is monitoring this stuff). Also, Sarbanes-Oxley came in after the Enron scandal. Enron got dealt with using existing laws. Once again buyer (investor) beware. Ultimately, most regulations put up barriers to competition and end up being a boon to the big corporations and a bane to small businesses.

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:40:53 +0000

“Libertarianism” is a threat? If you are threatened by freedom, I suggest finding the nearest dictatorial country and move there. This country was founded on libertarianism, which has declined since the time of the revolution. The philosophy is simple – people should be able to live their lives as they choose so long as they do not infringe on the life, liberty, or property of other people. The government is not at a higher moral level than us. If it’s wrong for us to steal, the government can’t call it taxation. If it’s wrong for us to kidnap, the government can’t call it the draft. Liberty is something to be embraced, not feared.

By: TC

TC — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:19:06 +0000

Tena writes “I think our biggest threat now is Libertarianism”. You got that right. We will eat the GOP whole and spit out the religious wing nuts. If Schiff runs, he wins. You can take that to the bank. the 4:17 comment was cut short.

By: tc

tc — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:17:49 +0000

Tena writes “I think our biggest threat now is Libertarianism”. nutbags. If Schiff runs, he wins. You can take that to the bank.

By: Chris Dodd

Chris Dodd — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:17:13 +0000

Libertarians scare me too!! If those libertarians ever got in power they would expect us to be responsible for ourselves! I’m not sure I could be happy without the government telling me what to do and how to do it. If I wasn’t able to suck off the teat of the Federal Government I would have to learn to do for myself and actually be productive. They would also lobby for a sound monetary system so I wouldn’t be able to sacrifice my children in needless wars funded by Federal Reserve inflation.

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 27 May 2009 19:19:55 +0000

What’s will all the clueless Keynesian liberalism on here? We haven’t had truly free markets in this country for (at least) nearly 100 years, so what makes you think the free market could have caused the crisis when the free market DOESN’T EXIST? Schiff has it right.