The War Against the Producers [Victor Davis Hanson]

pajamasmedia.com ^ | July 11, 2009 | Victor Davis Hanson

[PGalt]

Thanks very much for the ping; post. Great thread. Thanks to all posters. VDH at his finest.

[nina0113]

In short, very bright people will be thinking how to hide income, how to barter, how to slow down and not produce goods and services, rather than blast full speed ahead and enrich angry others.

The only thing wrong with the whole column is that he's using the future tense.

[nina0113]

I was always kinda sorry Cheryl didn’t divorce Jim and marry Eddie Willers.

[American in Israel]

You get what you reward: if you punish achievement and reward strident and unjustified demand, you will end up with no achievement and all demand

And this is the Allensky pattern to destroy the American Government to replace it with Socialism. Obama is doing exactly what is necessary to crush our freedom and put us and our children in chains.

[SunkenCiv]

Nine Reasons the Economy is Not Getting Better
US News & World Report | 13 July 2009 | Mortimer B. Zuckerman
Posted on 07/14/2009 9:54:07 AM PDT by AreaMan
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2292352/posts

The Economy Is Even Worse Than You Think
Wall Street Journal | July 14, 2009 | Mortimer Zuckerman
Posted on 07/14/2009 8:56:40 AM PDT by reaganaut1
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2292305/posts

[DoctorMichael]

I've have never wanted to live through the latter chapters of Atlas Shrugged but it looks like I may have to.

[eddie willers]

I was always kinda sorry Cheryl didn’t divorce Jim and marry Eddie Willers.

Eddie wouldn't have been flashy, but he would have taken his time and made sure he did it right.

Cheryl would have appreciated it. :o)