Even if the money was printed and then given to the IMF, the moment the money was printed, the value it has came from devaluing all of the other money in circulation.

This is only true in an economy that's already working at 100% capacity. That hasn't been the case for a long time now. In the current situation of idling economy some actor getting more money will likely simply activate idle production capacity, which will actually increase the size of the market and the value of existing money.

Of course, the whole idea that supply exceeding demand can cause a crisis speaks for the absurdity of the entire economic system. It might be best to focus efforts on coming up with its replacement.

But if he keeps asking for more I'll get pissed and stop giving.

I guess this explains why we still have beggars, even in countries that struggle to get rid of all their excess food: making people's survival depend on your goodwill gives you a way to keep them in their place.

And that about sums up EU as well.

The eurocrats are of course thugs, but limiting how much they'll shake down the rest of their subject citizens to subsidize Greece is not a great example of their thuggishness.

However, putting fiscal policy based on ideology and dreams of building a new gold standard over the wellbeing of people is. And will likely be the death of the entire EU at this rate.

"If you locked 1,000 code monkeys in a room with Teletypes, could they pump out some Shakespeare?"

So, what you're saying is, I play guitar because all humans have an instinctual impulse to play guitar?

Because that doesn't really make sense.

Which kind of blows a gigantic hole in the "when robots do all the work we'll all just be artists" theory.

We had that, it was called 'Windows for Workgroups'

Well, it was a UNIX UI. But close enough.

So you're proud to be paying taxes spent in the wrong way? Congratulations on being part of the problem.

Why do your parents let you use the internets without supervision?

Fully agreed! Bomb the IMF! Even their name sounds like a terrist organization. International Monetary Front

If you live in California, Texas, or Alaska, you probably would say yes. We lose money to the federal government every year, to pay for things in other states that we (at least in California) can't even afford. If you live in some other state, you would probably say no.

Greece can't pay back its loans and basically remain Greece. You never give an order which you know will not be followed. And you should know ahead of time whether your orders will or will not be followed.

Notably, austerity tends to shut down the economy, which will only lead to further financial insolvency.

Almost, if you just s/help/screw/

That's what I was trying to find out, more than whether you had been in. You confirmed my suspicions in every way. Thanks, I guess. Sorry about your life.

Kim Jong-un's face on Charon with his tongue sticking out does look suspicious.