Are we heading toward the Waterloo of Keynesian “economic” theory?
Thursday, August 26th, 2010Brad asked: http://www.historiansagainstwar.org/blog/2009/02/waterloo-of-keynesianism-military-and.html
While it is perilous for any historian to predict the future, we may well be headed for the Waterloo of Keynesianism (both military and domestic) and that is a good thing.
Crudely put, Keynesianism (so named for the British economist John Maynard Keynes) is the theory that government’s can speed long-term recovery by running [...]
Who the hell does someone like me vote for?
Monday, August 23rd, 2010=) asked: I’m a fiscal conservative - I’m pro lower taxes, free trade, avoiding deficit spending, balanced budgets, welfare reform & reduction of national debt. I’m also a social liberal - pro choice, LGBT rights, stem cell research, marijuana legalization, and education reform, as well as anti-corporal punishment (However, my views aren’t so easily [...]
Why do people repeat the lie of Clinton’s budget surplus?
Friday, August 20th, 2010Vidar (Campaign For Liberty) asked: Time and time again, anyone reading the mainstream news or reading articles on the Internet will read the claim that President Clinton not only balanced the budget, but had a surplus.
The claim is generally made that Clinton had a surplus of $69 billion in FY1998, $123 billion in FY1999 [...]
How Doomed is Obama’s Budget now that even his fellow Democrats are criticizing it?
Thursday, August 19th, 2010Susiepolls2008 asked: President Barack Obama’s 2011 budget got a cool — at times frosty — reception Tuesday from the lawmakers he needs most, as congressional Democrats offered a host of reasons they’re skeptical of the White House plan.
The biggest one: Obama’s proposal envisions adding $8.5 trillion to the national debt over the next decade.
“The president’s [...]
So it has now been a decade since Republicans had control of all three branches of government?
Thursday, August 19th, 2010Ghost of Tom Joad asked: What have Republicans accomplished in that decade on the federal level which would justify people’s faith in them?
It certainly wasn’t keeping America safe, as the worst attack on American soil happened on Bush’s watch, despite given a month’s warning concerning an impending attack. It was soon followed by an Anthrax [...]
Is the Dope & Change Transparent.or just predictable?
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010Who’s Yo Daddy asked: We asked for honesty and got back room deals
We asked for deficit reduction and got the biggest debt in the worlds history
We asked for security and got 4 more terrorist attacks
We asked for jobs and got double the unemployment
We asked for the troops to come home and got a bigger war
We [...]
How do you feel about Obama’s creation, the Deficit Reduction Commission, being bailed out?
Sunday, August 15th, 2010Freedom > Govt asked: LOL
http://dailycaller.com/2010/06/08/deficit-reduction-commission-solves-own-deficit-problem-with-white-house-bailout/
Less than two weeks ago, a blue-ribbon commission charged with solving the nation’s staggering national debt seemed, like the country itself, to be running out of money.
Senate majority leader Harry Reid indicated in a May 28 letter that the commission had complained to him about inadequate resources. Commission members griped they [...]
Will this November’s Congressional Elections be like baseball: three strikes your out?
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010Susiepolls2008 asked: STRKE ONE
Economy
Porkulated Stimulus fails to create any lasting jobs and rebound the economy
STRIKE TWO
War on Terror
Civilian Trials and Plea Bargaining Terrorists and Speeches in Cairo
STRIKE THREE
Deficit Reduction and Transparency
Promise of transparency on C-SPAN is replaced with backdoor deals to push through wasteful legislation to increase the national debt to record high levels
THREE [...]
Why does Bill Clinton See ‘More Immigrants’ As A Way To Reduce Deficit?
Saturday, August 7th, 2010jdeekdee asked: Do you agree with this? Why or why not?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/20100428/cm_huffpost/555415
Former President Bill Clinton enthusiastically weighed into the blistering national debate on immigration today with a resounding assertion that America needs more immigrants — not fewer — to ensure its long-term fiscal future.
At a symposium on deficit reduction today (see my earlier story), Clinton said [...]
When was the last time you heard Senator Obama or Senator McCain give a speech on the bloated public sector?
Sunday, August 1st, 2010The Ingenious Hidalgo DonQuixote asked: Today our ruling parties tacitly agree that no government department can be eliminated, that major spending reductions are forbidden and that the spending spree must continue.
So how and where will all this spending be paid for today and tomorrow?
Instead of discussing that, the two major presidential candidates will likely continue [...]













