tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post4961853053917883045..comments2024-03-27T03:00:27.024-04:00Comments on Facts & other stubborn things: The near future in the life of your hostEvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259004160963531720noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-8927136145229380752010-10-20T13:27:12.421-04:002010-10-20T13:27:12.421-04:00Speaking of federalism, this is what the Obama adm...Speaking of federalism, this is what the Obama administration has to say about federalism: http://reason.com/blog/2010/10/20/vote-no-because-otherwise-reckXenophonhttp://myob.myob.myob.myob.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-77263590823105141442010-10-20T09:40:19.286-04:002010-10-20T09:40:19.286-04:00I love how he goes after the Koch brothers, Cato, ...I love how he goes after the Koch brothers, Cato, etc.; lots of eye rolling on my part at that.Xenophonhttp://myob.myob.myob.myob.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-76634758383325051052010-10-20T09:25:11.487-04:002010-10-20T09:25:11.487-04:00Efforts to create equality by government tinkering...Efforts to create equality by government tinkering are inimical to growth. <br /><br />Now he is into the issue of lobbying ... want less lobbying, well, that's easy, have a smaller government.Xenophonhttp://myob.myob.myob.myob.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-10441593172538842782010-10-20T09:17:04.373-04:002010-10-20T09:17:04.373-04:00Right... so?
You seem to be under the impression ...Right... so?<br /><br />You seem to be under the impression that someone is arguing "inequality is the only thing that matters not growth" when I don't think anyone is arguing that.<br /><br />There also seems to be lurking under the surface some assumption that more equality is inimical to growth.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192667997950934790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-11023777124201447692010-10-20T09:11:05.887-04:002010-10-20T09:11:05.887-04:00The point is of course that the U.S was far more e...The point is of course that the U.S was far more equal in the 1880s when agriculture dominated the scene as far as career choice is concerned, yet the U.S. was also far more poor. The U.S. is certainly unequal, but the U.S. is also far more rich than it was and what the less rich can afford is far above what they could afford in 1880 or 1980 for that matter.Xenophonhttp://myob.myob.myob.myob.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-48556735922965407962010-10-20T08:59:32.759-04:002010-10-20T08:59:32.759-04:00Ah yes, the old "simply declare the opposite,...Ah yes, the old "simply declare the opposite, then identify the proposition with a Communist dictatorship" rhetorical strategy. Always very convincing.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192667997950934790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-30853401575436998312010-10-20T08:58:54.172-04:002010-10-20T08:58:54.172-04:00Having gotten to the part about corporate and indi...Having gotten to the part about corporate and individual income taxes I would note that the income tax amendment was sold as a "soak the rich" policy (same with the social security tax I will add). Of course rich people were better able to defend themselves against it than everyone else, as is the case everywhere on the planet. One of the many numerous unintended consequences (or not?) of liberal/progressive policies.Xenophonhttp://myob.myob.myob.myob.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-23095875290816389472010-10-20T08:51:25.032-04:002010-10-20T08:51:25.032-04:00Inequality isn't a big deal. Cuba has a lot o...Inequality isn't a big deal. Cuba has a lot of equality I am sure; equality in misery that is.Xenophonhttp://myob.myob.myob.myob.comnoreply@blogger.com