Where is the US economy headed?

I don't think that anyone could fault the Obama Administration for failing to put forward a plethora of "new ideas" for "solving" the challenges before us and many other problems we didn't know we had as well. The problem is their nostrums and remedies are generally worse for our economy than the problems they are desiigned to solve.

The problem of course is that most of these programs not only fail to achieve their intended purpose, but also add enormously to our public debt and creade a host of adverse side effects.

"No program proposed by Dems has added as much to our debt as the wars and tax cuts pushed by Republicans.".

So what you are suggesting is that the Democrats suck less then the republicans?

How refreshing !

You never really address this point in your various criticisms of the programs, which is sort of telling.

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You never really address this point in your various criticisms of the programs, which is sort of telling.

And you have failed to respond to repeated requests to define "work" and "job". Which is very telling.

Avoidance blurting and obviously so. A tender species of Ignore.

Good luck on getting rid of Obama with the **** candidates your side is running - and with the fact that the public largely supports the legislation Obama is currently pushing, and trusts him more than the GOP on matters economic, even given our poor situation. Even years later, majorities of those polled still place the blame for the recession on Bush and the Republicans, because people can see that years of cutting regulations and not giving two shits what businesses are doing are what led to the crash; advocating more of the same, which is what you constantly do, isn't going to get a Republican in the WH.

Cycloptichorn

I don't understand what this means.

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Avoidance blurting and obviously so. A tender species of Ignore.

I don't understand what this means. Maybe if I had a drink or two first...

Cycloptichorn

"hey I know I'm right and I have a poll somewhere (if I could only find it) that proves it ....."

Cycloptichorn wrote:

spendius wrote:

Avoidance blurting and obviously so. A tender species of Ignore.

I don't understand what this means. Maybe if I had a drink or two first...

Cycloptichorn

I think the meaning was very clear. You were avoiding the issue at hand and merely blurting out loudly as a distraction, and is was all easy for Spendi to ignore.

You're awful cock-sure these days, George. But I think it's a false front, given the evidence against your position. Just as you never admit that the majority of economists disagree with your positions on things like the ARRA, you don't admit that the general public disagrees with your policy preferences, disagrees with your assessment of Obama, and still places the majority of the blame for our financial problems square on the shoulders of your party.

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"hey I know I'm right and I have a poll somewhere (if I could only find it) that proves it ....."

Infinitely superior to the absolute lack of proof you ever provide for anything, George. Infinitely so.

Cycloptichorn

Cycloptichorn wrote:

You're awful cock-sure these days, George. But I think it's a false front, given the evidence against your position. Just as you never admit that the majority of economists disagree with your positions on things like the ARRA, you don't admit that the general public disagrees with your policy preferences, disagrees with your assessment of Obama, and still places the majority of the blame for our financial problems square on the shoulders of your party.

Do you speak for "the majority of economists"? Some vbery broad and far-reaching assertions here, and nothing but your loud boastful assertions to back them up. Moreover, I'm not aware that in academic circles the majority rules in the long run. Galileo demonstrated that.

Cycloptichorn wrote:

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"hey I know I'm right and I have a poll somewhere (if I could only find it) that proves it ....."

Infinitely superior to the absolute lack of proof you ever provide for anything, George. Infinitely so.

Cycloptichorn

You demonstrate an indequate understanting of infinity. In fact my characterization quoted above is indeed an accurate parody of your usual response ... and the one you have used here above. You make reference to your invisible proofs far more often than you really offer anything concrete. You also rely too much on the propaganda of like minded others and too little on your own analysis. Do you so assiduously accept such arguments from authority in every aspect of your life? Do you think for yourself at all?