Posted on 09/07/2011 3:49:46 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
If Klein is correct(which he isn’t) doesn’t this also mean that the Republicans wanted Bush to fail since it is the same exact tax policies of the Republicans?
Keynsian economics is so popular because it prescribes a role to government that none of the leaders through the first half of the 19th century believed in. It is, by definition, a means to procure power. C+I+G = C+S+T Government affects both sides of the equation. Politicians see power in Keynes, just like Trumka or Hoffa see power as a labor leader. Secure our control first, benefit our supporters, everyone else be damned. Unfortunately, too many of the sheep think the Federal Gov’t is their friend.
It’s hard for us to believe that, for all of his faults, Andrew Jackson pushed for and got the payment in full of the US government debt. Somehow, I don’t think he’d buy into what we’ve become. From 0 debt to 14 trillion in 170 years.
Ezra Klein is either badly misinformed, or incredibly stupid. I vote for the latter.
I cannot believe what I just read.
This writer is a fool.
Agreed. WHERE WAS THE BARF ALERT?
Hey Ezra. That is exactly what we intend. The US cannot stand another four years of this tax and spend. Just because he got elected as president is not a given he is guaranteed a second term. Matter of fact, I'd like to see him not complete his term and resign now.
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