The BIG dichotomy here is that US Conservative economic principles do not apply to a global economy. This is where Conservatives diverge distinctly: Those always arguing 'free market' vs. those that see the rest of the world as a sponge sucking up American wealth. Those that support capitalism + Uber-like services + zero-tax internet business and everything is 'black & white' are conflicted, IMHO. This is why I disagree so strongly with Lars Larson.
All a 'free-market world economy' does is bleed us of manufacturing jobs. We've become a net importer of goods while dumbing-down our kids in regards to the next-gen goods/services to be offered...all the while increasing foreign hiring to fill the tech jobs available because our graduates don't measure up (education: a whole other mess of a discussion). What choice do the 'Gimme' generation have but to accept their subsidized apartment in the 'new projects'? It's the only way for them to have any disposable income to act out their 'Civil Responsibility' by spending it to support our 'consumer-dominated GDP'. (There is a key clue in that last link on why our government is hell-bent on promoting amnesty and illegal immigration to this country. I almost wrote a book about it 4 years ago, but the truth is almost mainstream now)
If the last jobs report (rather, the "report on the jobs report") is any clue, things will only get worse as part-time jobs increase and full-time career jobs become the primary realm of the public sector...
But it's all good, doncha know! Didn't you hear? /s The Real Estate market doing booming business on 'sold units' and values are up most everywhere (when did we hear that before? 2006.). The sort of BS being promulgated here is the sort of propagandistic drivel they promote. Seriously: According to their stats the median household income in MY area needs to be $10,500/month to support their drivel about the health of the national housing market (in reality it's actually just about half of that). It's ALL BS.
Oh, and the little tidbit we've learned about our dear politicians trying to stick it to the taxpayers for all the Derivatives shortfalls in the future just makes it all the more stable for the financial industry, so the 'spending/gambling party' goes on...BIG /s
(to clarify, 'still ranting'. Rant off)
How's the logic go? "Starve the tumor to kill it?" Yep: Shut off the $$. But the way things are going we'll see that result at someone else's hand.
I agree with your rant -which isn’t a rant but logic and clarity. Only in today’s PC world would speaking the truth seem out of place -even to the speaker. So keep it up!
I haven’t checked out your links yet but will do so soon. Busy day doing domestic stuff -laundry, calls, and mostly, packing for our rebellious move. We’ll create our own gulch ;). Actually, where we’re going it will be a holler instead.