• spaceghoti
    +4

    Looking to any group of politicians for help on economics is not the answer. They can't balance the spread sheets for the government they work for now, what makes you think they can create any positive economic situations for the millions of people they supposedly govern? The sooner we stop letting politicians dictate the economics of the countries they govern, the better.

    Oh, really? Do tell. When has the free market fairy solved the economic problems of nations suffering from boom-and-bust cycles? When has relaxing government regulation over industry and taking a "hands off" approach to economics produced anything but greater inequality and economic uncertainty? Hoover thought yours was the solution as well, and they named shanty towns after him. He at least had the wisdom to recognize he was wrong and reverse course at the last minute. What will the new shanty towns be named?

    • TonyDiGerolamo
      +2

      I'm sorry, did the budget did get balanced while you were typing that? Spending other people's money without regard for the bottom line is a problem all politicians have, especially the ones that use war as a means to get re-elected.* *See all of history.

      • spaceghoti (edited 9 years ago)
        +2

        I'll take that as your admission that no, you have no such evidence. Instead you're trying to blame the system that's been under attack by conservatives as evidence that it doesn't work. And you have no demonstrably workable solutions to replace it. What could possibly go wrong?

        • TonyDiGerolamo
          +1

          Only all of recorded history of politicians spending your money. I don't recall any of your solutions being proffered, just insults, which are not evidence. Live up to your own standards if you have anything to offer other than just complaints and ire.