by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth Ever hear of or read Mother Jones ? Well I just did, and as near as I can figure she must be Woodrow Wilson's or Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Mother. I say this because she sure as hell is pro statist and pumped up for growing the government bureaucracy. The article is short so it is being reproduced here in full. This site appreciates Mother Jones candor in expressing the statist credo and the desire on the part of the left for an ever larger and more intrusive presence in our daily affairs and lives. January's job numbers were fairly dismal, but the bad cheer wasn't equally spread. Private sector employment, as usual, increased—by 142,000 jobs last month. At the same time, public sector employment declined. Government employment at all levels was down 29,000 in January. Aside from the brief census blip in early 2010, this has been the usual state of affairs for the past four years, ever since the rece
She's smart, articulate, and represents her generation and its aspirations. Good for her. She and others -- AOC, for example, will stumble and have stumbled, but overall, I'm impressed with them. I like the fact that they're not afraid to speak out and for the 99% who haven't had representatives looking out for their best interests. We'll see how this plays out. But, so far, so good. Brava!
ReplyDeleteMy concern is their over the top progressiveness. There are some real issues with the New Green Deal proposal. America could become another Portugal,Greece, or even Venezuela. IMO anyway. Perhaps they'ii tweak it so it is actually doable without collapsing the economy.
DeleteOff topic Les... I owe you some tequila/mezcal for the Pats Super Bowl win. Now that I'm back in the US, send me your address through my email and I'll get it out to you. You can find my contact info on my info page...
ReplyDeleteThanks Dave. But I'd much rather sit down with you over a great lunch on a few if you're ever in Mass. Or, when I make out your way. Not Mexico though as I do not have a passport.
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