tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post5525157830602019340..comments2024-03-27T21:12:31.654-04:00Comments on Politics and its Discontents: Groaning Beneath The YokeLornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-43022846057031588852016-08-30T17:39:17.167-04:002016-08-30T17:39:17.167-04:00A very good point, Salamander. Somehow, such fine ...A very good point, Salamander. Somehow, such fine details apparently have little place in Fraser Institute World. Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-42580459776636668202016-08-30T17:08:15.882-04:002016-08-30T17:08:15.882-04:00.. one would think in such an illuminating announc..... one would think in such an illuminating announcement, the related or reference of 'total everage family income' might be included.. If the amount of taxes paid exceeds the realistic 'average family total income' - is that debt? Deficit? Credit?the salamanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853337802990122289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-9903420377432474162016-08-30T08:53:36.019-04:002016-08-30T08:53:36.019-04:00I read your link, John. In the words of my old lit...I read your link, John. In the words of my old literary friend Hamlet, the Fraser Institute's claims of peer review and its drawing upon a wide cadres of 'scholars' are simply "words, words, words." Or, to put a more contemporary cast upon it, the Institute is trying to baffle with b.s.<br /><br />BTW, I continue to be puzzled by their charitable status.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-13295823746810742782016-08-30T00:38:20.869-04:002016-08-30T00:38:20.869-04:00"If it matters, we measure it."
Sure yo..."If it matters, we measure it."<br /><br />Sure you do.<br /><br />The most egregious yet ostensibly innocuous occupation of the mainstream media in its continuing relationship with the Fraser and its freebies is its habitual insistence on referring to the institute's propaganda as "studies". Who is to decide what "matters" and is there any possibility that the final decision on relevance might be made after a measurement has been made and its support for the appropriate conclusion been assessed? The organization's unreceptiveness to measurements that would support interpretations contrary to market libertarian doctrine is evidenced by the conclusion inherent in this old leader that appears no longer to exist on the institute's website:<br /><br />"A free and prosperous world through choice, markets and responsibility"<br /><br />In my opinion, that's evidence enough of a substantial pant-load.<br /><br />And then there's this:<br /><br />https://www.fraserinstitute.org/about/peer-review<br /><br />"Whenever possible, external review is a blind process."<br /><br />Great! Fabricating "research" in the vicinity of horseshoes and hand grenades is always preferable, whenever possible.John B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-63036108101554512832016-08-29T13:59:55.324-04:002016-08-29T13:59:55.324-04:00It is distressing, Mound, to see that conventional...It is distressing, Mound, to see that conventional media are egregiously failing in their responsibilities to the public by simply echoing the findings of this very well-oiled propaganda machine. The veneer of their 'studies' continues to fool the uninitiated.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-39690867150102716492016-08-29T13:46:27.803-04:002016-08-29T13:46:27.803-04:00Fortunately, Lorne, I have a filter that blocks ou...Fortunately, Lorne, I have a filter that blocks out rubbish coming from sources such as the Fraser Institute. I pay no attention, whatsoever, to what they say. It took me a long time, 10 or 15-years at least, to recognize that at best they colour the truth and more often the just make shit up. The worst part is their dishonesty is so blatant you can almost smell it.<br />The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-53838276010100280132016-08-29T12:27:29.408-04:002016-08-29T12:27:29.408-04:00Unfortunately, Pamela, some people see the word &#...Unfortunately, Pamela, some people see the word 'institute' and think it is a legitimate think tank.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-48633303061653779022016-08-29T11:54:45.864-04:002016-08-29T11:54:45.864-04:00The Fraser Institute has been a shill for neolibe...The Fraser Institute has been a shill for neoliberalism for years Lorne, especially under Harper. Distorting the truth goes with their program.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842215982128591742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-14049863987886317562016-08-29T11:21:03.764-04:002016-08-29T11:21:03.764-04:00It would seem that the Fraser Institute is unfamil...It would seem that the Fraser Institute is unfamiliar with Mr. Twain, Owen.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-79373564253192403682016-08-29T10:14:43.655-04:002016-08-29T10:14:43.655-04:00As Twain said, Lorne, there are lies and damned li...As Twain said, Lorne, there are lies and damned lies.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.com