Let the good times & George W's head roll.

[Zkribbler]

More and more, the White House is touting how well the American economy is doing. I'm wondering if this tactic might backfire?

While the top 1% is doing well, most Americans face a daily struggle. Raises at work tend to be few and far between. College tuition is skyrocketting as is the cost of health care. Secure pensions are becoming a thing of the past. And now it's even traumatic to pay for a tankful of gas.

Will Americans say, "If this is the best Republicans can deliver, shouldn't we be looking at something else?"

[Lawrence of Arabia]

the republicans have given us nothing but budget deficits, keynesian economics, a useless war and a bad economy.

[Spiffor]

To be fair, Keynesian economics might have seriously helped the average American, if growth had trickled down.

[SlowwHand]

Hey, ask Dan, man. He's Mr. Effervesence about the economy. It's getting better, but it's far from good.


Other than that, da prez can't create jobs. Business does. Wait a minute. What party is it that y'all say is the business party?

[Lawrence of Arabia]

What party is it that y'all say is the business party?

not the republican one - deficit spending is pushing them out of business.

[Kidlicious]

Originally posted by Lawrence of Arabia
the republicans have given us nothing but budget deficits, keynesian economics, a useless war and a bad economy.

What a crock of ****?! That's not keynesian economics. Get a clue.

[PLATO]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
What party is it that y'all say is the business party?

People's Party of The people's Republic of China?

Who'd-a-thunk it.

[Zkribbler]

George Orwell in the closing scene of Animal Farm where the animals are looking back and forth between the humans and the pigs and can no longer tell the difference.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Lawrence of Arabia
the republicans have given us nothing but budget deficits, keynesian economics, a useless war and a bad economy.

Supply-side = Keynesian?

[MrFun]

Zkribbler hates his own country because he thinks we can do better than this.

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse


Supply-side = Keynesian?

Keynesian = deficit spending good.

[KrazyHorse]

If the deficit is driven by tax cuts rather than spending increases, then I don't know if it's still called Keynesian. After all, Keynes would argue that returning money to the top income class would merely result in greater monetary hoarding during times when deflationary pressures came to bear, no? The point of demand-side deficit spending is to place money in the hands of people who will not hoard.

[Zkribbler]

That's probably correct.

[Kidlicious]

* LoA's head explodes.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

deficit spending IS keynesian, it doesnt matter if it comes from tax cuts or not. you can give tax cuts and NOT run deficit spending, which is what supply side is about. tax cuts with deficit spending is no longer supply side, since when G increases, its not longer supply side. (plus interst rates need to be raised to prevent too much growth, which crowds out I, anyways) when you cut taxes and increase spending, thats keynesian.