Posted on 10/31/2008 7:40:39 PM PDT by Kathrine Smalls
Earlier DrakeF shared a great article by Steve Forbes about how to resolve the financial crisis- Capitalism will save us. This article takes the argument to the next level. What if Forbes had won in 2000? This article by Jerry Bowyer goes through some great thought experiment about how Forbes could have avoided the problems of the past eight years.
Some highlights: No Sarbanes Oxley; no devalued dollar; no rampant government regulation. Bowyer does a great job- funny and informative. It is worth reading. click here
If this was the case, Clinton would have enacted his National Health Plan (as would have Truman and Nixon before him), and Reagan would have been able to slice off huge swaths of Government spending and red tape and balanced the budget in his first term.
And in the case of Clinton his party had full control of the legislative branch in 1994 as well.
No matter who was elected in 2000, their agenda would have been stymied by a congress which has it's own much narrower agenda to fulfill. Namely spending tens of billions on earmarks to insure their reelection.
The best thing out of Steve Forbes is his flat tax. I am sure a bunch of people could talk themselves into turning into a bad Idea, but I like it was awesome. File your taxes with a 3x5 card sized document and your done. No high school drop out (Charles Wrangel) in charge of 60,000 pages of tax code.
I proudly voted for Forbes in the 2000 primary.
Time for Forbes to make a comeback, not as President, we already have someone we are looking forward to in 2012, however, there are a lot of cabinet positions I would like to see him in.
That would be nice.He is very pro-life .I met him.A great person who cares.
Secretary of the Treasury would be a perfect position for him.
I was a delegate for Steve Forbes. He’s been making the radio rounds lately.
I’ve enjoyed seeing him lately (Fox & Friends) Love that man, good, smart & sweet. I voted for him in primary. We need him as a consultant to McCain administration.
I was just saying to someone last evening that Forbes was the smartest one running in 2000; but Bush had the name recognition.
That was the year the media decided to push for the Bush as republican nominee, the story of a son of a President trying to become President himself, and we fell for it. They sold the narrative to Republicans, even though he wasn't the best candidate at the time. Al Gore should have beaten him soundly. But, we actually elected the guy, much to their surprise, and they spent 8 years making him seem like a hapless idiot.
I always enjoy seeing him on television and listening to him on radio.
My Freeper namesake is a very good guy, and he is a genius when it comes to fiscal policy. I voted for him in 1996, but he dropped out too soon for me to vote for him in 2000.
He would have been sensational both socially and economically. (sigh)...... what could have been...... Maybe he’ll try again someday. He’s only about 60 or so.
I’ve always been a Forbes supporter. I would vote for him today if he ran again.
Studying up on Sarah Palin after she was announced, one of the first things that impressed me was that she worked for Forbes’ campaign in Alaska.
The bad eyes and pocky skin really cost him. He was one of the most sensible pols to come down the pike. Sarbanes-Oxley is killing us, egads.
Forbes would have been a great VP choice in my opinion.
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