tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571885563565623577.post6021752954879536044..comments2023-05-19T10:54:08.696-04:00Comments on New Conservative Generation: What does unemployment data mean for health care bill?conservative generationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10614578478747561732noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571885563565623577.post-27590384278683130662009-11-07T14:54:42.813-05:002009-11-07T14:54:42.813-05:00I personally think the economy is fine; we don’t n...I personally think the economy is fine; we don’t need much stimulus; and the healthcare overhaul is ill-considered. The politics, however, of doing this plan makes sense to me. This overhaul offers hand-holding for people’s healthcare purchases. When the economy is perceived to be bad, people welcome handholding.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824987036580158137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571885563565623577.post-57209854728453404802009-11-07T10:10:05.370-05:002009-11-07T10:10:05.370-05:00Tao - nothing warms my heart more than excellent b...Tao - nothing warms my heart more than excellent business strategy. It's exciting to hear someone who has successfully positioned their business strategy. We should have a conversation about it sometime. Business strategy is a little hobby of mine. I often help out entreprenuers with business plans as a hobby.<br /><br />I agree with your economic outlook...at least from a retail side, conservative generationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614578478747561732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571885563565623577.post-66152590468411994172009-11-07T08:35:50.338-05:002009-11-07T08:35:50.338-05:00By the way, whats so shocking about 20% or more un...By the way, whats so shocking about 20% or more unemployment? <br /><br />If you really look at it, and factor in the number of people who drop out of the job market, the number of people who settle for parttime employment, or underemployment, then its very easy to realize that 20 to 30% unemployment is very easy to envision.<br /><br />When you got 4% unemployment and yet your welfare rolls andTAOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452702225885449029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571885563565623577.post-7965493386586264112009-11-07T08:16:45.846-05:002009-11-07T08:16:45.846-05:00"I also expect my government to actually make..."I also expect my government to actually make good decisions with the money they spend. There was always other avenues to take, which brings me to point two."<br /><br />That is where you and I are fundamentally different...I don't want government to make one single decision or policy in regards to the economy...all I want them to do is keep things fair, honest, and level....<br /><TAOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452702225885449029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571885563565623577.post-54400538096792621012009-11-07T08:09:31.825-05:002009-11-07T08:09:31.825-05:00Teresa,
I am a small business...
I will only hir...Teresa,<br /><br />I am a small business...<br /><br />I will only hire employees when I see that DEMAND is sufficient and sustainable to justify increasing production capacity.<br /><br />Right now consumer spending and business spending is no way near what it has been; people are cutting back on their spending and making wiser choices. People continue to avoid using credit cards...and most TAOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452702225885449029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571885563565623577.post-11971964062787475582009-11-07T08:04:32.352-05:002009-11-07T08:04:32.352-05:00@ Tao - Take out all the plutocracy talk and I'...@ Tao - Take out all the plutocracy talk and I'm with you on TARP. I didn't agree with it then and don't now. Nor do/did many people in this country. However, 20-30% unemployment? Maybe or maybe not. It was do something or something bad might happen. I also expect my government to actually make good decisions with the money they spend. There was always other avenues to take, conservative generationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614578478747561732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571885563565623577.post-76124891395862254032009-11-07T07:23:09.061-05:002009-11-07T07:23:09.061-05:00@TAO The Stimulus was a load of PORK. It did NOTHI...@TAO The Stimulus was a load of PORK. It did NOTHING to stimulate the economy. Government does not create jobs. Government is doing all of the wrong things to bring us out of this recession. The government is making this worse. Small businesses could have begun hiring by now if there was a proper stimulus that just didn't dole out money to the government. But now, the unemployment is probablyTeresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16040553825059591114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571885563565623577.post-48229207070417614252009-11-07T06:18:13.799-05:002009-11-07T06:18:13.799-05:00Con Gen...
From 'bigger is better' to ...Con Gen...<br /><br />From 'bigger is better' to 'too big to fail' to...TARP!<br /><br />TARP was the "slippery slope" from which stimulus and then socialism springs....<br /><br />Marx believed that from the highest form or level of capitalism springs socialism...and he was right.<br /><br />Our government has been 'stimulating' the economy with military TAOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452702225885449029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571885563565623577.post-20627329711047484972009-11-06T21:40:55.373-05:002009-11-06T21:40:55.373-05:00BondWooley - Welcome. I'll be sure to check ...BondWooley - Welcome. I'll be sure to check out your videos.<br /><br />Tao - I like the irreverent economics attitude :) However and this has been my point with the stimulus from the beginning. It was a bad idea. We'll know for sure when it's all over.<br /><br />Teresa - throw spaghetti against the wall and hope something sticks? You really think the Democrats would do conservative generationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614578478747561732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571885563565623577.post-89371109391568947562009-11-06T21:30:59.493-05:002009-11-06T21:30:59.493-05:00Obama and the Democrats are consistently doing eve...Obama and the Democrats are consistently doing everything wrong with regards to turning around the economy and starting growth. Why not waste time on a health care bill that the majority of the American people don't want passed? <br /><br />And, the tyranny begins...Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16040553825059591114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571885563565623577.post-30694641391213496962009-11-06T21:18:10.139-05:002009-11-06T21:18:10.139-05:00Lets see, a graph that presents:
1. PROJE...Lets see, a graph that presents:<br /><br /> 1. PROJECTED Unemployment W/O Stimulus<br /> 2. PROJECTED Unemployment With Stimulus<br /> 3. Current Unemployment<br /><br />Which shows us, very graphically I might add, why economics is called the 'dismal' science...<br /><br />It is DISMAL at predicting anything! Economics are always better with hindsight not foresightTAOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452702225885449029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571885563565623577.post-69321806660136471142009-11-06T21:07:30.592-05:002009-11-06T21:07:30.592-05:00Since Congress is inept, we the people have to fac...Since Congress is inept, we the people have to face joblessness with our own ingenuity:<br /><br />http://bit.ly/ozqT6<br /><br />(satire)bondwooleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08207905100428445925noreply@blogger.com