Saturday, July 14
Friday, July 13
Scientistic belief
Article: WebCite query result
facts and their interpretation are not the same thing. And since, subjectively, facts are invariably associated with an interpretation of some kind, it comes about that science as a rule presents us with two disparate factors: with positive findings, on the one hand, plus an underlying philosophy in terms of which the formulation and disclosure of these discoveries are framed. In its actuality science is never the kind of purely empirical enterprise it is generally reputed to be, which is to say that ontological as well as epistemological presuppositions do inevitably play an essential role.
Thursday, July 12
Republicans Were Wrong in 1993 On The Effect Of Upper-Income Tax Increases
"Republicans in 1993 claimed Bill Clinton's tax increase on the wealthy would screw the middle class and put people out of work. What happened? The unemployment rate dropped from 6.9%to 3.9%, the deficit fell every year and by the time Clinton left office, we were on track to eliminate the entirenational debt."
Are there really parallels we can draw from 93' and today? Namely what comes to mind us the huge tech bubble that the 90s had while we are left with failed wars and a corrupt financial sector.
