[Peace-discuss] Liberal radio pushes deficit scam

[David Green]

And, right on cue, a Byron York column printed in today's N-G promotes the 
Heritage Foundation crusade against the pay scales for federal workers. It's a 
crappy and deceptive study, of course, but the point is that government workers 
should be better paid than in the private sector, there should be more of them 
in order to create a demand for higher wages in the private sector, and yes, 
government workers should be doing things that are worthwhile for the economy 
and the society--not that hard, really.




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From: C. G. Estabrook <galliher at illinois.edu>
To: E. Wayne Johnson <ewj at pigs.ag>
Cc: Peace-discuss List <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
Sent: Thu, August 19, 2010 8:03:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Liberal radio pushes deficit scam

I think someone should start suggesting giving money to people who need it - as 
wages, for example.

A federal jobs program - far better, a job at a living wage for everyone who 
wants one.

My analysis shows that people are poor because they don't have enough money...


On 8/19/10 7:48 PM, E. Wayne Johnson wrote:
> 
> "...since people with familiar with economics would likely argue that current 
>deficits are too small..."
> 
> That is certainly the Keynesian view.
> 
> Some would argue that Keynesianism is fundamentally flawed but I doubt that
> either Austrianism or austerity is going to save the system.
> 
> It's very difficult to force prosperity by throwing money at it.  The money 
>tends to find its way into
> the deeds of the greedy rather than into projects that work toward mutual 
>benefit in the society.
> 
> At this point I dont think the American economy will respond to anything short 
>of the equivalent
> of a 2x4 applied to the cranium.  The question is if the American people are 
>clever enough, ambitious
> enough, and brave enough to bring to justice the real criminals and release the 
>present incarcerates, most of whom are relatively
> innocuous .
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 8/20/2010 12:33 AM, C. G. Estabrook wrote:
>>  Thursday, 19 August, on NPR's "Morning Edition's top of the hour news segment, 
>>Carol Van Dam described federal deficits as 'out of control' ... This is an 
>>especially bizarre comment since people with familiar with economics would 
>>likely argue that current deficits are too small given the falloff in private 
>>sector spending associated with the collapse of the housing bubble."
>> 
>>http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/npr-joins-the-tea-party?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+beat_the_press+%28Beat+the+Press%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher
>>r 
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