http://fairandunbalanced.com/blog1.php?disp=comments en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:36:37 +0000 JMyste [Visitor] c27721@http://www.fairandunbalanced.com/ "Second, the economy has a momentum all it's own."<br /> <br /> "If an economy has a momentum all its own, why do we give politicians any credit for the economy, good or bad?" <br /> <br /> Because things with a momentum all their own also can be acted upon. The world is gray, not conservative black.<br /> <br /> I believe that politicians can cause a crash much more easily than they can cause a recovery. We know just about enough to see that we crashed the economy. It requires less effort to blow up a building than it does to build one. <br /> <br /> "To continue your car analogy, I think Obama and congresses policies have forgotten to put more fuel in the tank. They are too busy trying to wash the car and make sure it appears good to be concerned whether it is still actually running." <br /> <br /> I believe stimulus was more fuel, Mr. Paine. I think you problem is the fact that they did not make sure corporations would have more money so they could create more jobs, just like they often don't when they get more money. <br /> <br />
"If an economy has a momentum all its own, why do we give politicians any credit for the economy, good or bad?"

Because things with a momentum all their own also can be acted upon. The world is gray, not conservative black.

I believe that politicians can cause a crash much more easily than they can cause a recovery. We know just about enough to see that we crashed the economy. It requires less effort to blow up a building than it does to build one.

"To continue your car analogy, I think Obama and congresses policies have forgotten to put more fuel in the tank. They are too busy trying to wash the car and make sure it appears good to be concerned whether it is still actually running."

I believe stimulus was more fuel, Mr. Paine. I think you problem is the fact that they did not make sure corporations would have more money so they could create more jobs, just like they often don't when they get more money.

]]> http://fairandunbalanced.com/blog1.php/2012/08/02/assigning-blame-for-the-economy#c27721 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:10:43 +0000 T. Paine [Visitor] c27503@http://www.fairandunbalanced.com/ To continue your car analogy, I think Obama and congresses policies have forgotten to put more fuel in the tank. They are too busy trying to wash the car and make sure it appears good to be concerned whether it is still actually running. http://fairandunbalanced.com/blog1.php/2012/08/02/assigning-blame-for-the-economy#c27503 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 02:31:54 +0000 Jerry Critter [Visitor] c27483@http://www.fairandunbalanced.com/ Maybe timelag is better than momentum. http://fairandunbalanced.com/blog1.php/2012/08/02/assigning-blame-for-the-economy#c27483 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 01:54:31 +0000 Burr Deming [Member] c27481@http://www.fairandunbalanced.com/ Hi Heathen. Interesting question. Some very knowledgeable people argue that Presidential policies have little impact. I believe that school of thought has diminished with the 2008 brush with economic depression.<br /> <br /> One analogy would be that my automobile has momentum, but my brakes still have an effect.
One analogy would be that my automobile has momentum, but my brakes still have an effect.]]> http://fairandunbalanced.com/blog1.php/2012/08/02/assigning-blame-for-the-economy#c27481 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 00:52:44 +0000 The Heathen Republican [Visitor] c27478@http://www.fairandunbalanced.com/ If an economy has a momentum all its own, why do we give politicians any credit for the economy, good or bad? http://fairandunbalanced.com/blog1.php/2012/08/02/assigning-blame-for-the-economy#c27478 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:34:16 +0000 Jerry Critter [Visitor] c27472@http://www.fairandunbalanced.com/ LOL. Romney, why am I not surprised? Is there anything he has not flip-flopped on? http://fairandunbalanced.com/blog1.php/2012/08/02/assigning-blame-for-the-economy#c27472 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:20:05 +0000 Ryan [Visitor] c27471@http://www.fairandunbalanced.com/ Clever. http://fairandunbalanced.com/blog1.php/2012/08/02/assigning-blame-for-the-economy#c27471