tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post1268119907885119570..comments2024-02-29T00:46:38.800-08:00Comments on Washingtons Blog: Labor Day Has Been Rendered Completely Meaningless (Happy Serf Day)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-76934775162017190442011-09-05T14:51:26.839-07:002011-09-05T14:51:26.839-07:00Kill the bankers.Kill the bankers.Blurtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04997520846655923035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-8661549863831809342011-09-05T05:58:25.365-07:002011-09-05T05:58:25.365-07:00* Woops, cause of the "problem" I meant....* Woops, cause of the "problem" I meant.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12873844615515659610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-45619920440799934042011-09-05T05:57:41.771-07:002011-09-05T05:57:41.771-07:00Your article contradicts itself. First, you appro...Your article contradicts itself. First, you approvingly quote Hudson advocating for interventionist government, then list a series of government interventions into the market and say how they're bad. Do you not see the contradiction?<br /><br />The government is the cause of the solution, and not the cure.<br /><br />Go back to reading your Austrian economics. You quoted them approvingly before, but I'm not sure you've digested the lessons.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12873844615515659610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-20222387339197523842011-09-04T21:24:34.417-07:002011-09-04T21:24:34.417-07:00There is a vast difference between the popular ima...There is a vast difference between the popular image of the serf as a mere slave to the manorial baron and the reality of the feudal system. <br /><br />In many ways, there was a great deal of advantages to the serf then the average worker in the West today, and one big reason for the difference is that the chain of responsibility went both ways. The serf owed the Lord a percentage of his labor (at worst about 3 months compared to 4-5 for the average American taxpayer today), but the Lord owed the serf the right to his land, and even the responsibility to have a feast for his vassals. <br /><br />Try out the Terry Jones series "Medieval Lives" for an eye-opener on the life of <a href="http://www.infocobuild.com/books-and-films/social-science/terry-jones-medieval-lives.html" rel="nofollow">the Serf</a>. The real comparison is to the economic system known as sharecropping, particularly at its worst in the U.S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-6431551561645844462011-09-04T19:28:07.154-07:002011-09-04T19:28:07.154-07:00Good post. Happy Serf day everybody!Good post. Happy Serf day everybody!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-14031158748624444602011-09-04T11:50:38.039-07:002011-09-04T11:50:38.039-07:00Hi Washingtonsblog, the Hudson article seems to ha...Hi Washingtonsblog, the Hudson article seems to have moved.Jonathan Versenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17920597011270157903noreply@blogger.com