tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post8145166074792192218..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Did Someone Mention that the U.S. Government Has a Cash Flow Problem?Robert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-82988433359586325702010-04-13T19:31:35.606-04:002010-04-13T19:31:35.606-04:00Efinancial:
No argument there. We'll start wi...Efinancial:<br /><br />No argument there. We'll start with Obama and work our way back to Grover Cleveland.Nicholas J. Kasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-64856582230098754742010-04-13T16:33:15.847-04:002010-04-13T16:33:15.847-04:00Kaster
I love the term "unshirted hell"...Kaster<br /><br />I love the term "unshirted hell" and it sounds like an excellent way to treat politicians. However, why stop at "the damage of Obama"? We need to roll back to pre Pres. Wilson at least since he gave us the despicable Federal Reserve (not to mention WWI and WWII) which is at the root of our current economic difficulty. There is much work to be done.Efinancialnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-36343501289767237292010-04-13T12:16:05.957-04:002010-04-13T12:16:05.957-04:00LeChat:
I agree with steps 1 and 3.
I would chan...LeChat:<br /><br />I agree with steps 1 and 3.<br /><br />I would change step 2 to read: Hold the newly elected congress's feet to the fire and give them unshirted hell if they waffle on rolling back the damage of Obama.Nicholas J. Kasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-76327465550407605102010-04-13T11:43:51.730-04:002010-04-13T11:43:51.730-04:00LaChat
I sympathize. But lets not forget that the...LaChat<br /><br />I sympathize. But lets not forget that the collapse of the Roman empire was liberating for many people. And ultimately resulted in the Renaissance. A time of Leonardo Divinci and Michilangelo and city-states with competing governments. A concept used by US founding fathers to create a very successful balance of power which came along with the industrial revolution.<br /><br />DoEfinancialnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-59832502078023460462010-04-13T08:14:41.131-04:002010-04-13T08:14:41.131-04:00The financial situation will continue to decay unt...The financial situation will continue to decay until some responsible individuals get their hands on the levers of power. There is no revenue problem. There is a spending problem which needs to be fixed immediately. <br /> America is in the approximate same position that Rome was in the mid-fifth century. We all know what happened after that. <br /> The first step in correcting the situation isLeChatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-7064842736738012792010-04-12T22:23:02.534-04:002010-04-12T22:23:02.534-04:00It is revealingthat Zero Hedge describes increasin...It is revealingthat Zero Hedge describes increasing tax refunds as the government acting "with the abandon of a drunken sailor..." They make the mistake of viewing the government as if it were a business. It is not!<br /><br />The problem is not declining tax revenues to be solved by restricting tax refunds, the problem is government spending. Zero Hedge reveals itself as just another Efinancialnoreply@blogger.com