US POLITICS SPRING 2011: Let's just call off this country.

But see, Google and GE shouldn't pay taxes because they create jobs and blerrrugggh

they sure are ... in India and China.

xpost

What never fails to astound me is the moralistic aspect of the argument against (neo)keynesianism.

that's easy to account for (wr2 people with little to no knowledge of economics). Keynesianism is kind of counter-intertuitive at least to sound (if superficial) financial practice for individuals in that if someone loses a job (or has to accept a paycut) one cuts expenses. of course, it takes some explaining to counter such a viewpoint: that government finance is not the same as household finance (someone should tell Obama this too while we're at it), that it's superficial b/c cutting discretionary spending to something that may pay off later on (education, job training, etc.) is counterproductive.

anyway, the bottom line is that the GOP just doesn't want to raise taxes no matter what and GOP politicians will pull any argument outta their asses to justify not raising taxes ever.

^^^^truth bomb

Great. Let's close this thread.

agreed

US POLITICS SUMMER 2011: The Rise of Neo-Gabbnebism

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