tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post8358351168422443733..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Peter Schiff on Obama the Obamacare SpinnerRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-33898516424636836352014-02-12T15:52:03.075-05:002014-02-12T15:52:03.075-05:00Pre-obamacare, it is likely a lot of people didn&#...Pre-obamacare, it is likely a lot of people didn't stay on UI very long because they needed medical insurance, so they needed a job. Now, they can stay on UI and get cheap, or free, healthcare. People could do this before if they qualified for Medicaid, but now those with to much money/income (or pride) can be a drain on the productie economy too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-30185950071173015072014-02-12T09:24:18.044-05:002014-02-12T09:24:18.044-05:00I'll take a shot.
Subsidies and unemployment ...I'll take a shot.<br /><br />Subsidies and unemployment insurance are not comparable. <br /><br />- They are comparable. Both offer incentives to people. While UI is a safety net, you can also collect it for 99 weeks. That's a long period to incentivize behavior.<br /><br />Regarding subsidies, the administration argued that people can work less and still maintain or improve their Chrishttp://www.twitter.com/klejdysnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-8465383510860471712014-02-12T08:11:35.452-05:002014-02-12T08:11:35.452-05:00Hear, hear. I live and best learn when others muc...Hear, hear. I live and best learn when others much more knowledgeable than I am tears apart Wolfgang's points. Such is my learning process. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-64886580803405912412014-02-11T21:32:14.681-05:002014-02-11T21:32:14.681-05:00I am not knowledgeable enough to argue Jerry's...I am not knowledgeable enough to argue Jerry's points, but based on the information I have, I can say I generally disagree with him. I don't think that dismissing him as a "troll" is effective, and that response somewhat legitimizes what he implies about Libertarians. We all mock the PC crowd in the MSM and in academia for their arrogant and patronizing attitudes toward opinionsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-19390267668699048652014-02-11T21:15:27.031-05:002014-02-11T21:15:27.031-05:00"concerned about how taking the job will impa..."concerned about how taking the job will impact their career"<br /><br />You don't have to list burger joint on your resume, if you're so ashamed of doing honest work, clown.averrosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-62683863618434931932014-02-11T19:05:13.001-05:002014-02-11T19:05:13.001-05:00you can hear Jerry furiously banging on the keyboa...you can hear Jerry furiously banging on the keyboard from here "Schifff!?, that &@#&%^&)" shakes fist.Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15417060063126394938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-89478807836563575042014-02-11T18:12:32.042-05:002014-02-11T18:12:32.042-05:00Subsidies and unemployment insurance are not compa...Subsidies and unemployment insurance are not comparable. Regarding subsidies, the administration argued that people can work less and still maintain or improve their standard of living. With unemployment insurance, they are working less but not able to maintain or improve their standard of living.<br /><br />There is no contradiction in the administration's position. <br /><br />The "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com