tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post2396036571094153124..comments2024-03-09T03:19:57.797-05:00Comments on The Delaware Libertarian: Wonder who wrote this? Paul Krugman would suggest the author is an insincere racistSteven H. Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09097470960863103473noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-87260255368935737182009-01-29T18:22:00.000-05:002009-01-29T18:22:00.000-05:00as those economists predicted the original baliout...<I>as those economists predicted the original baliout failed</I><BR/><BR/>Wouldn't it be great if Katie Couric or Sam Donaldson or SOMEONE asked one of the bailout proponents WHY this proposed bailout will work any better than the last two?<BR/><BR/>There's a great new plan from Obama for a "bad bank." It will buy up toxic assets from banks with borrowed government cash and "secure" them in a government entity.<BR/><BR/>Sound familiar?<BR/><BR/>Oh yeah. That was the whole rationale for TARP in the first place -- except when they got the money, they declared that it wouldn't work and abandoned it shortly after the bill passed.<BR/><BR/><I>you can think of isn't change, it's politics as usual</I><BR/><BR/>Oh, I disagree. It's all about change. In fact, change will be all most of us have left when they're finished.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17685707001408252759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-59798237281035768592009-01-29T16:58:00.000-05:002009-01-29T16:58:00.000-05:00And of course, as those economists predicted the o...And of course, as those economists predicted the original baliout failed.<BR/><BR/>What was the response from Congress? More bailouts. It's the old "Do it again only harder!" approach.<BR/><BR/>They ignored the economists because they don't really care whether this stimulates the economy. They just want to be seen as "doing something" for political reasons only.<BR/><BR/>They're using a crisis (partially manufactured I might add) in order to push their own selfish agenda. In other words, they're engaging in typical political BS. I'm sure you've read some of what's included in this so-called "stimulus" and are just as disgusted with it as I am.<BR/><BR/>Change? heaping debt upon future generations so you can give kickbacks to every special interest you can think of isn't change, it's politics as usual. Not much has changed other than which party is in power.Mike W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03425962910696301026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-5356201121411442492009-01-29T14:48:00.000-05:002009-01-29T14:48:00.000-05:00They're going to do to the entire country what was...They're going to do to the entire country what was done in California. If you get a check from government, expect to get an IOU... and then later, the government monetizing all the losses with the printing press.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17685707001408252759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-1514937106833133502009-01-29T12:12:00.000-05:002009-01-29T12:12:00.000-05:00"not to mention three from the University of Delaw..."not to mention three from the University of Delaware"<BR/><BR/>Shout out to Burton Abrams, Stacie Beck and William Poole! I don't know Beck or Poole, but Abrams was one of my favorite MBA profs - truly a genius in the field, and a Greg Mankiw disciple to boot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-57033709561463943232009-01-29T03:22:00.000-05:002009-01-29T03:22:00.000-05:00The Economic Patriot Act?The <A HREF="http://austrianeconomists.typepad.com/weblog/2009/01/stimulus-or-carpe-diem-the-new-deal-wasnt-a-stimulus-package-either.html" REL="nofollow">Economic Patriot Act</A>?Bowlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08368370082055845451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-48634248071398265902009-01-28T23:44:00.000-05:002009-01-28T23:44:00.000-05:00OK...does anyone recall the "Dissent is Patriotic"...OK...does anyone recall the "Dissent is Patriotic" mantra chanted about five short years ago? It's apparently been conveniently forgotten. While the opposition voice is more flaccid than a boiled spaghetti noodle in this Congress, there is no doubt that the roles of deep partisan bickering have changed, including the merciless and sharp angry criticism from the majority.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com