This was going to be a disastrous recovery without government intervention because of the extent of the bubble that burst. But I don’t think this government, whether during Bush’s or Obama’s administration, has done anything but put the disaster off until later. It’s still lying just beneath the surface, and it needs to happen. Propping up a failed economic model for the sake of politics isn’t the answer.
America has the leadership it deserves, and when this country finally finishes its thrashing, shrieking, pitiful death throes, hopefully ignorant, lazy people will know enough to stay the hell out of its government, for their own sake.
There should be no investor class in the first place; the existence of institutional investors at all is a major contributor to our current socio-economic reality’s absolute fuckedupness. I’ll start with my model of how I think things should be then point out the most significant divergences and their ramifications. I’ll finish by praying to [...]
“Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.” -Emerson I’ll go one step further and say that all lives are experiments. There are endless infinities standing before us, paths leading through life in every possible way; each of us is here to try one of them. There are [...]
Offering universal healthcare will always be a good way to get elected, but it makes no sense as a practical solution to health issues facing the nation. Before we embark on a plan which will somehow magically make affordable healthcare available to everyone, we should embark on a plan to get people to live in [...]
Goldman Sachs is profitable. I’m sure this has little to do with their political contributions, influential alumni, or second-hand relief from all risk associated with AIG, at US taxpayers’ expense. That is why the government’s power must be limited: it’s a tool of manipulation which can only be wielded by the extremely wealthy, at everyone [...]
Libertarians don’t necessarily believe that everything a government does is bad. Rather, we believe that everything a government does can be done better by an enterprising groups of individuals with minimal oversight. Government, at best, can be seen as a means by which a people can express their general interest. This implies that government subsidies [...]