Comments on: Did you hear Dave Ramsey get political, fellow personal finance bloggers? http://www.rocketfinance.net/2009/04/26/did-you-hear-dave-ramsey-get-political-fellow-personal-finance-bloggers/ Finance is not rocket science, unless it is government finance. Sat, 05 Jun 2010 22:48:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Politics and personal finance: Do they mix? | Beyond Paycheck to Paycheckhttp://www.rocketfinance.net/2009/04/26/did-you-hear-dave-ramsey-get-political-fellow-personal-finance-bloggers/#comment-23572 Politics and personal finance: Do they mix? | Beyond Paycheck to Paycheck Tue, 05 May 2009 14:42:55 +0000 http://www.rocketfinance.net/?p=1045#comment-23572 [...] seems that most personal finance bloggers take a similar approach.  Nonetheless, one blogger recently reported on Dave Ramsey’s recent venting on what the government has done in the last few months [...] [...] seems that most personal finance bloggers take a similar approach.  Nonetheless, one blogger recently reported on Dave Ramsey’s recent venting on what the government has done in the last few months [...]

]]> By: Mr. NtJShttp://www.rocketfinance.net/2009/04/26/did-you-hear-dave-ramsey-get-political-fellow-personal-finance-bloggers/#comment-23567 Mr. NtJS Tue, 05 May 2009 10:24:01 +0000 http://www.rocketfinance.net/?p=1045#comment-23567 <i>On more than one occasion, a liberal pf blogger has told me that “normal personal finance rules do not apply to government”. </i> Oh wow! right, right. All that debt we now owe to China is 'good debt'! hahaha Thanks to our idiotic gov't, those rule don't apply to big business either. They failed their way to a big payday. Must be nice to live by this 'other set of rules'. I guess that's where Dave's statement about “you can have great intentions and still be wrong, be sincere, but still stupid” really starts to make sense. Thanks, that made my day. On more than one occasion, a liberal pf blogger has told me that “normal personal finance rules do not apply to government”.

Oh wow! right, right. All that debt we now owe to China is ‘good debt’! hahaha Thanks to our idiotic gov’t, those rule don’t apply to big business either. They failed their way to a big payday. Must be nice to live by this ‘other set of rules’.

I guess that’s where Dave’s statement about “you can have great intentions and still be wrong, be sincere, but still stupid” really starts to make sense.

Thanks, that made my day.

]]> By: rocketchttp://www.rocketfinance.net/2009/04/26/did-you-hear-dave-ramsey-get-political-fellow-personal-finance-bloggers/#comment-23557 rocketc Tue, 05 May 2009 04:18:11 +0000 http://www.rocketfinance.net/?p=1045#comment-23557 Mr. NtJS, Thanks for stopping by! These pf bloggers mean well, they truly want to stop pollution and feed the hungry, etc. The problem is that they think that the government is the best way to accomplish their altruistic goals. On more than one occasion, a liberal pf blogger has told me that "normal personal finance rules do not apply to government". The main reason that they do not want to get political is because it causes controversy and they are afraid of their blog becoming as small as mine. :) Mr. NtJS,
Thanks for stopping by! These pf bloggers mean well, they truly want to stop pollution and feed the hungry, etc. The problem is that they think that the government is the best way to accomplish their altruistic goals.

On more than one occasion, a liberal pf blogger has told me that “normal personal finance rules do not apply to government”.

The main reason that they do not want to get political is because it causes controversy and they are afraid of their blog becoming as small as mine. :)

]]> By: Mr. NtJShttp://www.rocketfinance.net/2009/04/26/did-you-hear-dave-ramsey-get-political-fellow-personal-finance-bloggers/#comment-23553 Mr. NtJS Tue, 05 May 2009 01:35:06 +0000 http://www.rocketfinance.net/?p=1045#comment-23553 Great post and very well said. We've been on Dave's plan for 5 years or so and listening to his radio show for about as long. While his show is not about politics, he is definately not afraid to give his opinion, and very definately not afraid to offend some folks! I too realy enjoyed the lecture portion of the Town Hall for Hope. Somebody at some point has to start calling these policies stupid, and I'm glad we have Dave to do so. Now here is where I'm confused.... There are actually PF bloggers in <i>favor</i> of high taxation, government controlling businesses, and these stupid 'stimulus' packages!?! Are you kidding me?! Great post and very well said. We’ve been on Dave’s plan for 5 years or so and listening to his radio show for about as long. While his show is not about politics, he is definately not afraid to give his opinion, and very definately not afraid to offend some folks!

I too realy enjoyed the lecture portion of the Town Hall for Hope. Somebody at some point has to start calling these policies stupid, and I’m glad we have Dave to do so.

Now here is where I’m confused…. There are actually PF bloggers in favor of high taxation, government controlling businesses, and these stupid ‘stimulus’ packages!?! Are you kidding me?!

]]> By: Carnival of Personal Finance: Birthdays Edition | Weakonomi¢shttp://www.rocketfinance.net/2009/04/26/did-you-hear-dave-ramsey-get-political-fellow-personal-finance-bloggers/#comment-23534 Carnival of Personal Finance: Birthdays Edition | Weakonomi¢s Mon, 04 May 2009 11:21:18 +0000 http://www.rocketfinance.net/?p=1045#comment-23534 [...] from Rocket Finance presents Did you hear Dave Ramsey get political, fellow personal finance bloggers?, and says, “Dave Ramsey gives great advice about personal finance and it turns out that he is [...] [...] from Rocket Finance presents Did you hear Dave Ramsey get political, fellow personal finance bloggers?, and says, “Dave Ramsey gives great advice about personal finance and it turns out that he is [...]

]]> By: rocketchttp://www.rocketfinance.net/2009/04/26/did-you-hear-dave-ramsey-get-political-fellow-personal-finance-bloggers/#comment-23378 rocketc Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:46:56 +0000 http://www.rocketfinance.net/?p=1045#comment-23378 PT, I feel conflicted just as you do - even though I seem to ask for conflict here on my blog - my heart's desire is a calm and peaceable life where I don't bother anyone and no one bothers me. It is possible that I am over-reacting, but the current trends in our government and culture seem to be drawing peace loving people to join the fray and speak out. I fully realize that this next statement is extreme, but there is a sense that we are in a time period like the Civil War or even the War for Independence where some people who wanted no part of conflict were faced with a choice to submit to wrong ideas or stand up and fight at great personal risk. We are talking a whole different scale, but I think you know what I mean. PT, I feel conflicted just as you do – even though I seem to ask for conflict here on my blog – my heart’s desire is a calm and peaceable life where I don’t bother anyone and no one bothers me.

It is possible that I am over-reacting, but the current trends in our government and culture seem to be drawing peace loving people to join the fray and speak out. I fully realize that this next statement is extreme, but there is a sense that we are in a time period like the Civil War or even the War for Independence where some people who wanted no part of conflict were faced with a choice to submit to wrong ideas or stand up and fight at great personal risk.

We are talking a whole different scale, but I think you know what I mean.

]]> By: PT Moneyhttp://www.rocketfinance.net/2009/04/26/did-you-hear-dave-ramsey-get-political-fellow-personal-finance-bloggers/#comment-23376 PT Money Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:14:29 +0000 http://www.rocketfinance.net/?p=1045#comment-23376 Great post, rocket. I'm definitely one of those bloggers wanting a warm and fuzzy environment on my blog. But I have been feeling the pull to be more vocal about my macro-economic opinions. I agree wholeheartedly with your sentiments about Dave. Loved his town hall. Great post, rocket. I’m definitely one of those bloggers wanting a warm and fuzzy environment on my blog. But I have been feeling the pull to be more vocal about my macro-economic opinions.

I agree wholeheartedly with your sentiments about Dave. Loved his town hall.

]]> By: rockethttp://www.rocketfinance.net/2009/04/26/did-you-hear-dave-ramsey-get-political-fellow-personal-finance-bloggers/#comment-23317 rocket Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:47:44 +0000 http://www.rocketfinance.net/?p=1045#comment-23317 I think that if the truth were repeated often enough on blogs and newspapers and throughout the media world, we might have a chance to throw them all out - Reps and Dems - anyone who has voted for "bailout" or "stimulus" or even "omnibus" should go. I still don't think enough people are paying attention. I think that if the truth were repeated often enough on blogs and newspapers and throughout the media world, we might have a chance to throw them all out – Reps and Dems – anyone who has voted for “bailout” or “stimulus” or even “omnibus” should go.

I still don’t think enough people are paying attention.

]]> By: Don Marshhttp://www.rocketfinance.net/2009/04/26/did-you-hear-dave-ramsey-get-political-fellow-personal-finance-bloggers/#comment-23308 Don Marsh Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:46:38 +0000 http://www.rocketfinance.net/?p=1045#comment-23308 Amen to that. Frankly, I thought he should have gone even further: you cannot be fiscally responsible for your own life without firing Congress NEXT YEAR! It is in our power to derail our government's stupidity. We must throw out our Congressman. Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank, and the rest of those airheads could all be GONE next year if we would get involved in their challengers' campaigns NOW. Harness all that anti-bailout, tea-partying outrage and show up to fire them! Even if you think NP is bullet proof in her district, it would keep her at home, defending her seat, instead of freeing her to campaign for other communists, as she ususally does. Amen to that. Frankly, I thought he should have gone even further: you cannot be fiscally responsible for your own life without firing Congress NEXT YEAR! It is in our power to derail our government’s stupidity. We must throw out our Congressman. Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank, and the rest of those airheads could all be GONE next year if we would get involved in their challengers’ campaigns NOW. Harness all that anti-bailout, tea-partying outrage and show up to fire them! Even if you think NP is bullet proof in her district, it would keep her at home, defending her seat, instead of freeing her to campaign for other communists, as she ususally does.

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