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Post by Art Vandelay on Jul 17, 2011 10:36:54 GMT -5
Considering there isn't even a Ministry of Finance, much less a central bank or official mint, I'd say it's quite likely that Gringotts has an undisputed monopoly on the wizard's financial sector. Hell, if Fudge had the power to regulate it, there'd be no need to try and take over in the first place. Well, except for wanting direct control over the institution. An instiution which guards big shiny important things....I can't think of why Fudge would want direct control over that at all if he had any finance control. The lack of a ministry of finance would seem to be more a tribute to how centralised the wizarding Government is. Everything seems relegated to a department. Unless we know for a fact that there is no regulatory department within that bloated estate, it's not really good enough to say "there's no ministry of...." Because there's no ministry of anything, except magic, and that covers pretty much everything in the HP world. I meant department there. It's been a while since I've read any of the books. |
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Post by DrKilljoy on Jul 17, 2011 11:02:22 GMT -5
You forgot the part where Harry makes a 50-page speech (IIRC, there actually was one of these in Atlas Shrugged) on why what he's doing (or rather, not doing) is right, and everyone agrees with him.
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Post by Mlle Antéchrist on Jul 17, 2011 11:04:44 GMT -5
Nah, we covered that on page 1 of the thread. It somehow turned into a discussion on Harry Potter economics.
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Post by HarleyThomas1002 on Jul 17, 2011 18:40:57 GMT -5
Only on FSTDT can such a thing happen.
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Post by SimSim on Jul 17, 2011 19:28:14 GMT -5
You forgot the part where Harry makes a 50-page speech (IIRC, there actually was one of these in Atlas Shrugged) on why what he's doing (or rather, not doing) is right, and everyone agrees with him. It's 70 something pages. |
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Post by HarleyThomas1002 on Jul 17, 2011 19:43:14 GMT -5
Either way it's too long for someone who has no business giving speeches.
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Post by itachirumon on Jul 17, 2011 19:50:05 GMT -5
I seriously remember when I had to read Atlas Shrugged cause I was aiming for that scholarship and just thinking the villians/democrat/real-world-sane-people sounded an AWFUL lot like Republicans in the Bush era. Then when I got a biiit older and realized what Rand was talking about my response was essentially "My...that's a shiny mirror you have there ma'am" - No wonder Barbrady resolved to never read again after that bitchfest.
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Post by HarleyThomas1002 on Jul 17, 2011 19:51:55 GMT -5
Wait, are you saying you can get a scholarship for reading Atlas Shrugged?
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Post by Napoleon the Clown on Jul 18, 2011 0:45:04 GMT -5
If you can get through Atlas Shrugged you'll be assured to have the tenacity and work ethic to make a college look good.
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Post by Mlle Antéchrist on Jul 18, 2011 3:44:12 GMT -5
An Atlas Shrugged scholarship... I love the irony in that.
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Post by HarleyThomas1002 on Jul 18, 2011 3:46:56 GMT -5
You read the whole novel for a bit of money to further your education. It totally fits with the philosophy.
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Post by itachirumon on Jul 18, 2011 5:20:48 GMT -5
Not a bit, $10,000... it wasn't worth it. Although the memory has kinda blurred now and I just remember drinking rockstar out of a wine glass... did I mention I read it in 72 hours? (In 3 12 hour periods)... neglecting the rest of my homework and whatnot to do it.
And now the only thing that keeps me from burning it is the waste of paper, the fact that Dad (who is a die-hard liberal but loves The Fountainhead) got it for me and a respect for "books" (even if you couldn't really call it a..book).
Also, you forgot the part where Hermione becomes The Emmanuel Goldstein for daring to fight for Elf rights.
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Post by RavynousHunter on Jul 18, 2011 19:43:30 GMT -5
You referencing 2600 or Hackers?
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