tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post1715188032317197783..comments2024-03-28T15:24:53.579-04:00Comments on Rational Nation USA: The Past, The Present, and our Future... UnlessLes Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-82257358040858646682012-02-17T13:49:16.273-05:002012-02-17T13:49:16.273-05:00They are certainly available. These numbers noneth...They are certainly available. These numbers nonetheless are relevant and they show a distinct, and growing trend. We can thank Keynes (for winning the battle), or Hayek, perhaps better stated (for losing the battle) over the role of government with respect to fiscal responsibility. Know we have Krugman to deal with.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-40634122875095334822012-02-17T12:20:19.636-05:002012-02-17T12:20:19.636-05:00I'd like to see the debt in amount of dollars,...I'd like to see the debt in amount of dollars, not divided against something else.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-2620551786631187742012-02-17T05:52:31.417-05:002012-02-17T05:52:31.417-05:00What is important is to work to resolve the proble...What is important is to work to resolve the problems that have been created over time. Crony capitalism, unbridled special interest influence, growing dependency on the state, issues of ethics, huge deficit spending over a long period of time, closing tax loopholes, providing incentives for businesses to stay in our country and provide jobs for our people... the list goes on. <br /><br />Good governance requires some compromises. Getting the deficit under control and to the fiscal responsibility and sanity of 50-60 years ago will require BOTH sides to talk with, rather than at each other. That whole gig is starting to groww old and tiring.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-52077760198525735142012-02-17T05:24:56.355-05:002012-02-17T05:24:56.355-05:00Actually it does matter "whose to blame"...Actually it does matter "whose to blame" so we do not follow the same bone head ideas again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com