Interesting...

[Lukey]

Watching Forbes on Fox and they are making an interesting argument, comparing the current "malaise" economy to Carter's, and introducing the idea that we can re-start the economy now the way Reagan did when he was elected with a pro-growth free market based economic agenda. David Asmen suggested that the whole tech revolution of the past 40 years (at least before Obama was elected) was a result of that, as Reagan restored the entrepreneurial zeal just in time for the well educated baby boomers to take that ball and run with it. He's absolutely correct! And we can do it again if we turn away from Obama/Hillary's Carteresque anti-capitalist small ball economic policies and let the current millenial generation coming of age to unleash their unfulfilled desires to create new businesses. It really is that simple (duh):

 

[RickWA]

Watching Forbes on Fox and they are making an interesting argument, comparing the current "malaise" economy to Carter's, and introducing the idea that we can re-start the economy now the way Reagan did when he was elected with a pro-growth free market based economic agenda. David Asmen suggested that the whole tech revolution of the past 40 years (at least before Obama was elected) was a result of that, as Reagan restored the entrepreneurial zeal just in time for the well educated baby boomers to take that ball and run with it. He's absolutely correct! And we can do it again if we turn away from Obama/Hillary's Carteresque anti-capitalist small ball economic policies and let the current millenial generation coming of age to unleash their unfulfilled desires to create new businesses. It really is that simple (duh):

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While I agree in principle, it is simply no longer possible, Lukey. Collectivists - and I include pols in the mold of Bush as much as the Obamans - have carefully nurtured an ethic of childish dependency and have incubated cultural envy to the point that we will not see such an unleashing.

They are all about the leash - or rather the harness. They've hitched to state wagon and then loaded that wagon with a passenger class. Those unproductive passengers are entitled...and they vote.

It's EU-style from here on out. Envious, covetous hordes want their slice, and our recent pols have encouraged the idea that they can demand it without baking.

 

[Lukey]

While I agree in principle, it is simply no longer possible, Lukey. Collectivists - and I include pols in the mold of Bush as much as the Obamans - have carefully nurtured an ethic of childish dependency and have incubated cultural envy to the point that we will not see such an unleashing.

They are all about the leash - or rather the harness. They've hitched to state wagon and then loaded that wagon with a passenger class. Those unproductive passengers are entitled...and they vote.

It's EU-style from here on out. Envious, covetous hordes want their slice, and our recent pols have encouraged the idea that they can demand it without baking.

Jeez, Rick, have some faith. We at least have the advantage of seeing the Euro-zone collapsing under the weight of their anti-capitalism coupled with a costly welfare state. Yes, the newer generations are more into collectivism but they are still ambitious. Maybe we can forge a new direction where more socially conscious entrepreneurs develop a more sharing model for business development (social entrepreneurship) in which the goal is (yes) to succeed and make money, but also to run a flatter hierarchy and share profits, as well as produce tax revenue to make appropriate levels of social investments. I'm sure it turns your stomach (haha) but I get excited about guys like Kasich saying he used the Medicaid expansion to treat the drug addicts and make them employable (and drop recidivism in prisons for those folks to 10%). I guess I'm still an old McGovern lefty who grew up to understand Kennedy's & Clinton's version of econ/social policies was better than LBJ's, Carters and Obama's.

 

[RickWA]

Jeez, Rick, have some faith. We at least have the advantage of seeing the Euro-zone collapsing under the weight of their anti-capitalism coupled with a costly welfare state. Yes, the newer generations are more into collectivism but they are still ambitious. Maybe we can forge a new direction where more socially conscious entrepreneurs develop a more sharing model for business development (social entrepreneurship) in which the goal is (yes) to succeed and make money, but also to run a flatter hierarchy and share profits, as well as produce tax revenue to make appropriate levels of social investments. I'm sure it turns your stomach (haha) but I get excited about guys like Kasich saying he used the Medicaid expansion to treat the drug addicts and make them employable (and drop recidivism in prisons for those folks to 10%). I guess I'm still an old McGovern lefty who grew up to understand Kennedy's & Clinton's version of econ/social policies was better than LBJ's, Carters and Obama's.

We'll see. As I see it, the GOP has tailored it's nominees to pretty much be the same thing as the Dem collectivists for several cycles running.

Giving the people what they want, I guess.