tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post8059654576777168302..comments2024-03-28T15:24:53.579-04:00Comments on Rational Nation USA: Listen Up GOP...Les Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-68901842380623535042012-11-14T13:26:52.619-05:002012-11-14T13:26:52.619-05:00Silver, I'll stick with Rand on capitalism and...Silver, I'll stick with Rand on capitalism and economics. Demand (or need) is the driving motive of economic expansion. Creating either artificially is never going to work long term.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-10432103087847715852012-11-14T09:10:37.632-05:002012-11-14T09:10:37.632-05:00Any time someone mentions "supply side" ...Any time someone mentions "supply side" and "trickle down" know that they are regurgitating red propaganda and that they neither know what they are talking about nor understand basic economics.<br /><br />The opposite of "Supply Side" is Keynesian "Demand Side," which has discredited itself. Both are two sides of the same coin: State control and manipulation of money and the economy. The Keynesians would have us think that printing more money creates wealth, which is preposterous. Does shrinking the size of an inch make you taller?<br /><br />Here are two article that cut through the nonsense:<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://seekingalpha.com/article/199401-simplifying-demand-side-and-supply-side-economic-differences" rel="nofollow">Demand Side and Supply Side</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://mises.org/daily/4132" rel="nofollow">Some Thoughts on Supply Side Economics</a><br /><br />Economic ignorance runs rampant, and that is how statists continue to get elected despite devaluing our currency and racking up more and more debt.<br />Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-79265821522460753422012-11-13T22:03:04.056-05:002012-11-13T22:03:04.056-05:00Thanks for the link.
It can change, but I'm ...Thanks for the link. <br /><br />It can change, but I'm not convinced the people really have the will on either side. It will be difficult and there will be pain, and American politicians by and large are not into the truth.<br /><br />Failing change the fiscal cliff will loom ever closer. Eventually we plunge over it.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-22766991287357033212012-11-13T21:54:57.865-05:002012-11-13T21:54:57.865-05:00Agree with your final observation 100%.
The mess...Agree with your final observation 100%. <br /><br />The message has been right, the methodology and practice has been, as you indicate, wrong. Big talk zilch results. Except back in the Clinton years for a brief time.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-50427170739134936342012-11-13T20:59:18.554-05:002012-11-13T20:59:18.554-05:00Jindal had his Republican moment years ago. The Re...Jindal had his Republican moment years ago. The Republicans rejected him, we never heard from, or about him again. Republicans have had the correct message for decades (cut spending, cut taxes) but they did not follow through and have had plenty of opportunities to do so. TR had it right, just run outside the party. Paul should have this year, like he did in the 1980's. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-88501849988304450032012-11-13T19:56:10.448-05:002012-11-13T19:56:10.448-05:00For the Republican Party to follow the advice of G...For the Republican Party to follow the advice of Gov. Jindal would me they would have to refute 30 years of supply side economics, trickle down, economics, and the related "job creators" mentality. <br /><br />Sage advice, but in light of the fact that hundred's of millions of dollars pour into the Republican Party coffers every year from those who benefit from the status quo, its not going to happen.<br /><br />Here is a reading recommendation:<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Winner-Take-All-Politics-Washington-Richer-Turned/dp/1416588701/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_yAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-67916324486861566152012-11-13T19:34:18.405-05:002012-11-13T19:34:18.405-05:00Thanks, visited your site and will be back. Jindal...Thanks, visited your site and will be back. Jindal is a god guy, not your typical republican sheeple.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-10970915359147902292012-11-13T19:28:42.002-05:002012-11-13T19:28:42.002-05:00It is likely they aren't. And it is especially...It is likely they aren't. And it is especially those folks that need to do the most "deep thinking." At least in my never humble opinion.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-18019108018018075742012-11-13T19:10:49.046-05:002012-11-13T19:10:49.046-05:00I hear you with that one Silver. He was born in th...I hear you with that one Silver. He was born in this country. Good enough for me.J.O.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12180244268084796661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-78735285654383691062012-11-13T18:52:32.896-05:002012-11-13T18:52:32.896-05:00Thank you Les, A great post. I hate to admit it, b...Thank you Les, A great post. I hate to admit it, but I never heard of this guy. Definitely on the radar now.J.O.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12180244268084796661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-22511667369653359622012-11-13T18:48:17.761-05:002012-11-13T18:48:17.761-05:00Jindal, Huntsman, Christie, and Daniels are 4 pret...Jindal, Huntsman, Christie, and Daniels are 4 pretty decent candidates, I think. The question is, are they pure enough for the average Republican primary voter?Will "take no prisoners" Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-89411106177832314032012-11-13T17:40:02.425-05:002012-11-13T17:40:02.425-05:00Jindal is my early favorite for 2016. He's do...Jindal is my early favorite for 2016. He's done a great job in Louisiana.<br /><br />Of course, the fringe nutballs will be out shouting how he's not natural born, even though the definition has never been resolved in a court of law.Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.com