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Re: Comics | 9/30/08 - The People's Republic of National Politics

Mofo from the Hood — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:29:38 -0700

A high degree of state intervention in the economy is not incompatible with capitalism. It is a fact in East Asian capitalist development. More »

Re: Comics | 9/30/08 - The People's Republic of National Politics

CA — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:52:58 -0700

izenmania, I understand your point. However, I believe you are referring to laissez-faire capitalism rather than free-market capitalism. More »

Re: Comics | 9/30/08 - The People's Republic of National Politics

NineInchNachos — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:50:47 -0700

also, " genitals of Sparta" gross. More »

Re: Comics | 9/30/08 - The People's Republic of National Politics

NineInchNachos — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:45:09 -0700

communist russia is long gone. north korea should be on a historical preservation list for last commie hold out. More »

Re: Comics | 9/30/08 - The People's Republic of National Politics

izenmania — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:41:51 -0700

Of course the obvious difference being communist states tend to fail, or create police states with low living standards. Where as capitalist nations provide the highest living standards in the world. More »

Re: Comics | 9/30/08 - The People's Republic of National Politics

CA — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:32:44 -0700

"I'm going to take an exciting look at the stagnant bilgewater of the international consumer culture." Are you going to compare and contrast it with the exciting and dynamic culture of communist Russia? Or maybe North Korea. More »

Re: Comics | 9/30/08 - The People's Republic of National Politics

Mofo from the Hood — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:30:41 -0700

(Wednesday night Daniel Blue poetry impersonation) continued: Give me Nordstrom's, or give me death! More »

Re: Comics | 9/30/08 - The People's Republic of National Politics

Mofo from the Hood — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:28:02 -0700

The pipeline from the U.S. taxpayer to the government flows money like stagnant bilgewater of the international consumer culture. More »

Re: Comics | 9/30/08 - The People's Republic of National Politics

NineInchNachos — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:16:24 -0700

behold the future lie! a race of faceless men identified only by overpriced textiles manufactured in 3rd world countries. More »

Re: Comics | 9/30/08 - The People's Republic of National Politics

NineInchNachos — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:52:18 -0700

You've inspired my next cartoon CA! I'm going to take an exciting look at the stagnant bilgewater of the international consumer culture. More »

Re: Comics | 9/30/08 - The People's Republic of National Politics

CA — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:13:09 -0700

"The conceptual ideal of the Free Market (which is as forward thinking, revolutionary, and possible as the conceptual ideal of Communism)" Of course the obvious difference being communist states tend to fail, or create police states with low living standards. Where as capitalist nations provide the highest living standards in the world. More »

Re: Comics | 9/30/08 - The People's Republic of National Politics

NineInchNachos — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:39:07 -0700

popup might be beyond the capabilities of the self-publishing entrepreneur. how about a compromise... More »

Re: Comics | 9/30/08 - The People's Republic of National Politics

droid116 — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:20:07 -0700

RR, when the book is published I expect at least one pop-up from within the pages. If you can deliver on that I will pre-order. More »

Re: Comics | 9/30/08 - The People's Republic of National Politics

scout — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:48:26 -0700

I have two of his pieces so we should be able to pull off a multi-million dollar class action suit. More »

Re: Comics | 9/30/08 - The People's Republic of National Politics

izenmania — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:31:16 -0700

The need to have a take your secretary to a hotel day... Which plays into my other favorite part of our society's money-flow... More »

Re: Comics | 9/30/08 - The People's Republic of National Politics

scout — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:16:05 -0700

I was speaking more of the pure economic model as I understand it. I agree with what Joe says (above) as to what it has devolved into. More »

Re: Comics | 9/30/08 - The People's Republic of National Politics

izenmania — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:57:23 -0700

Greed drives competition to make a better widget. Competition is one of the fundamental principles of Capitalism. More »

Re: Comics | 9/30/08 - The People's Republic of National Politics

NineInchNachos — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:49:48 -0700

speaking of free enterprise... this is my 82nd Tacomic. More »

Re: Comics | 9/30/08 - The People's Republic of National Politics

scout — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:36:25 -0700

Yes, it is what it is. People decry greed, such greed! More »

Re: Comics | 9/30/08 - The People's Republic of National Politics

NineInchNachos — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:53:46 -0700

yes I love orphaned regime statues.. that particular piece is called "Worker and Kolkhoz Woman" or Worker and the Collective Farmer Woman. More »