To me the cutting tax (ad nauseum...), small hands off government,
"free" trade concepts are just "me me me" first types trying to make
sure nobody gets in the way of "them getting theirs" and they have been
increasingly motivated in the last 25 years or so to come strongly and
selfishly forward by a trend of increasing American scarcity and
diminishing prospects.
I wouldn't want to be standing in line for the lifeboats on a sinking
ship with any of these types around.
That they argue that such policy is best for all of us is just
superficial and insincere BS propaganda ... a slim cover for an
otherwise socially unacceptable self serving philosophy. I'm convinced
that by nature they subjectively don't really give a functional damn
about the good of the whole so debating the economic and governance
points with them makes about as much sense as trying to talk a wolf out
of eating meat.
If the last decade didn't prove out the bankruptcy of their theories of
governance, I don't know what ever will.
But I do learn a lot from other types in discussing such matters so I
guess our string is worthwhile.
Betty. for one... you are a treasure trove of information and reason!
db
Tom Piwowar wrote:
How do you preserve history and direct seekers to facts and rational
discussions instead of getting lost and entangled in a jungle of
disinformation and fantasy? How do we educate our children so that they
have the ability to know the difference and discern truth/fact from fiction?
Yesterday's Morning Edition had an interesting interview with Matt Miller, author of
"The Tyranny of Dead Ideas: Letting Go of the Old Ways of Thinking" may be a
good place to start.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100338745
"Yet it is equally clear that the latest conservative "strategy" ‹ cutting taxes
(mostly for the well off ), standing idle while health costs soar and the ranks of the uninsured
swell toward 50 million, mortgaging our future to nations like China via massive trade deficits,
and deregulating our financial system with explosive results ‹ has torpedoed our public finances
and fueled a pervasive sense of foreboding."
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