Posted on 01/26/2014 11:26:16 AM PST by Kaslin
One of the biggest lies in politics is the idea that big government is force to constrain big corporate power. It’s the big lie at the heart of well-intentioned liberal calls for more government intervention into the economy. It takes a certain amount of ignorance, willful or not, to maintain this big lie in the face of actual reality. Crony deals have always been the norm for government intervention from Obamacare, to “green” energy subsidies, to no-bid military boondoggles, union-machine politicking and Wall Street back room bailouts.
Now, there’s an insane new web series that shines a hilarious spotlight on the left’s big lie while putting up a mirror to crony hypocrisy on the right as well. Meet The Kronies! A team of politically inspired action figures: Kaptain Korn, Parts & Labor, Ariel Stryker, Bankor the Prophet and their leader Big G.
We don’t know who’s behind this thing, but there also appears to be a crony “company”, Chimera Global Holdings, which alleges to be the manufacturers of the toys. Check it out and share it with everyone you know who whines about the need for big government to keep corporations at bay.
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This precisely is where BS protectionist rhetoric needs to be called for what it is. What tax would you have imposed upon ourselves to keep the above from happening? Bombastically stupid, indeed.
If I had paid 50 cents for that ping-pong ball, instead of 10 cents, China would not have developed an accurate bomb. LOL
You didn’t answer one single question.
Not feeling it today, snot-nose.
I asked you only one question in my post to you. I gave you plenty of suggestions to focus on when answering.
You chose not to respond to my post to you.
Instead you decided to take a pot-shot based on my post to another person.
Why is that?
Yeah..., you are. I don’t mind you not admitting to it, but the post in 5 hit you so close to home you couldn’t even muster a response to it.
It’s obvious to those of us who have watched the antics of a snot nosed agitator for years.
Here’s the deal, sweetie. I welcome comments on any econ thread I post. But if you want to get personal, then deal with it. I don’t like Socialists.
Read the post. Answer the question.
It's only one question Mr. Brilliance.
I guess our Founding Fathers were some avowed Socialists according to you then.
Thanks Mr. Patriot...
It’s probably explained to you countless times before, but the Founding Fathers saw tariffs as a means to generate revenue for the federal government. So you need to ask yourself, when did you leave the reservation? When did tariffs become about “creating jobs?”
You know, when you think about it, the government policies that put 23% of our workforce out of work, and caused as many to earn far less than they used to, amounts to 100% taxes, and in some cases up to 50% taxes.
Okay it’s not taxes, but it works out to no income and severely lessened income. Why is that of no concern to you?
I bring up the issue of lopsided trade and illegal immigration raving our workforce, and you actually have the gall to take me on rather than admit we have a massive problem on our hands.
And yet you come here and get furious if anyone suggests raising tariffs. LOL What a joke you are.
Our Founders supported tariffs, and if anyone else mentions them, they’re socialists and worse.
You can’t have it both ways snot nose.
BTW: Please link me to where I advocated for raising tariffs on this thread.
Whew, I can rest easy, now. You believe in free markets. Maybe it was all just a misunderstanding.
Seriously though, how does the average conservative protectionist not realize that their prescription for a better economy begins and ends with a bigger, more intrusive government? I've never been able to understand this.
Where’s your response to post five snot nose?
I have two problems with that idea.
First, in the next few decades, automation and computer software will be the biggest enemy of employment in manufacturing, not outsourcing.
Second, in 2012, the latest figures available, the USA exported $2.2 trillion of goods and services, which was equal to 14% of our GDP.
If we decide to become Protectionist, other countries will do exactly the same thing.
Not only will we lose millions of export jobs, but, in the short term, we will have no comparable home grown products to replace the products we block from foreign countries.
It doesn't get better in the long term.
If you own an USA company, and you are completely protected from foreign competition, you will immediately raise your prices, and, most likely, you will be less concerned about the quality and innovation of your products since American consumers will have fewer companies to buy from.
My guess is that they are retired, or on disability. Just waiting for that check from Uncle Sugar to come.
Good grief, your post wasn't nearly as impressive as you want it to be. All you did was type off a well known laundry list of problems that have been caused by government. But what is truly mind-boggling about your posts is that your solution to each and every one of those problems is to expand the size and influence of government. Yup, that's right......any answer you might be able to offer for any of those problems is going to require more government control of the economy and the individual. Doesn't sound like much of a solution to me, but then I'm a small government conservative.
The "give me mine, to hell with the rest of ya" attitude must have something to do with it. They probably blame free trade for bank CD's yielding less than 1%.
It's hard to tell where it comes from when you're dealing with people who believe we're experiencing the same rate of unemployment as we had in the great depression.
I agree, government interference, in the form of highest in the world corporate tax rates, pushes corporations out.
I'd prefer less taxes, to keep corporations and jobs here.
LOL, don't you see what a conumdrum you've created for yourself here? I mention tax breaks, and you ask me what the hell I'm talking about.
The only conundrum is how you think our government is giving tax cuts and that somehow drives corps offshore.
Do you agree corporations get tax breaks to move off-shore or not?
Our government does not give tax breaks to move offshore.
Corporation's tax exposure is less if the corporation does manufacture off shore.
Where you're blaming less government interference, in the form of lower tariffs and fewer restrictions, I'm blaming our idiotic tax rates (and structure, taxing world-wide income) and idiotic regulation.
Can we agree on that?
It sure is stange why it takes a number of posts for you to agree that government does compel corporations to manufacture off-shore via tax incentives,
Driving corporations away is not a tax incentive.
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