tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post3154874313428315964..comments2024-02-24T00:37:43.087-05:00Comments on The Other McCain: Dept. of I Told You So, Economics DivisionRobert Stacy McCainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03084541621503669804noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-38460713778211209622009-07-08T14:15:47.187-04:002009-07-08T14:15:47.187-04:00The stiimulus may have had the tiniest of chances ...The stiimulus may have had the tiniest of chances of doing some good for the economy if left stand on its own but when you add the Cap and Trade and Bobamacare into the equation then you have too many businesses affected of all size for them to feel safe about hiring with many also feel forced to reduce their workforce instead. People who are out of work or fear losing their jobs aren't generally inclined to spend money. A snowball effect, and in this case more of an avalanche.Joan in Juneauhttp://shawnee2.proboards.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-40804620855055200832009-07-08T10:38:15.308-04:002009-07-08T10:38:15.308-04:00You forget the fed can PAY people to borrow money ...You forget the fed can PAY people to borrow money at zero%.<br /><br />"Here, borrow a hundred only pay back 80."<br /><br />Oh wait! . . . never mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-76828719669954428362009-07-08T08:37:56.874-04:002009-07-08T08:37:56.874-04:00When Obama's term is finally over, this countr...When Obama's term is finally over, this country will look a lot like the south side of Chicago. A place where Obama had a hand in crafting his policies.AllenShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848966772462502893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-31209414693087488272009-07-08T07:24:10.703-04:002009-07-08T07:24:10.703-04:00Welcome to the "on-the-job" training yea...Welcome to the "on-the-job" training years.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00995981511802074871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-68670745491225934592009-07-08T02:06:08.049-04:002009-07-08T02:06:08.049-04:00You can not create a socalist paradise without fir...You can not create a socalist paradise without first destroying the democratic republic and the constitution that preceded it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-6068401626691318032009-07-08T01:56:56.896-04:002009-07-08T01:56:56.896-04:00Speaking of "Told you so", Sarah Palin i...Speaking of "Told you so", Sarah Palin is going to get the last laugh after another year or two of this lunacy.John Skookumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-39111486065979037152009-07-08T00:17:48.677-04:002009-07-08T00:17:48.677-04:00Perhaps the limits of 'stimulus' by spendi...Perhaps the limits of 'stimulus' by spending, but not by tax cuts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-45668307530357884452009-07-07T23:55:20.554-04:002009-07-07T23:55:20.554-04:00Krugman is an ass, and has been wrong on this mess...Krugman is an ass, and has been wrong on this mess all along. You mention him as some sort of authority... why?<br /><br />Nice blog though.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11827148303762425120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-73690448052500259442009-07-07T23:44:43.705-04:002009-07-07T23:44:43.705-04:00America asked for change. Too bad they didn't ...America asked for change. Too bad they didn't specify what kind.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376794391235405792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-835378728970861752009-07-07T23:32:44.206-04:002009-07-07T23:32:44.206-04:00Undoubtedly what Obama wants. Does Congress? If th...Undoubtedly what Obama wants. Does Congress? If this stuff passes, Congress better leave the country before we catch them.Peg C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06551207217057903731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-33105078578916614972009-07-07T23:29:25.815-04:002009-07-07T23:29:25.815-04:00We may have reached the feasible limits, but we ha...We may have reached the feasible limits, but we have not reached the limits.<br /><br />As bad policy makes the economy worse, Obama/Congressional Democrats/the media will insist that the only solution is more of the same.<br /><br />I can't see any possibility that any of those three will ever say "stop". I can't even see any possibility that any of those three will think "hmmmm, something's wrong with our policy".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-56836134301293613142009-07-07T23:21:10.985-04:002009-07-07T23:21:10.985-04:00Great - The Mugabe economic package. That's a...Great - The Mugabe economic package. That's all we need.Steven Givlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09092840809322567030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-54867126992613578762009-07-07T23:01:34.963-04:002009-07-07T23:01:34.963-04:00I don't understand why Obama and company is so...I don't understand why Obama and company is so surprised. He went around telling everyone that only government could solve people's problems. Now they are shocked when everyone stopped their economic activity waiting for Obama to get things rolling. <br /><br />It's like Obama shoved the innovators and those with the ingenuity to get the economic gears turning away from the wheel and then wondered why they aren't steering the boat.conservative generationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614578478747561732noreply@blogger.com