tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113721142630525991.post4484386743392741875..comments2023-08-07T04:03:13.829-05:00Comments on Beer, Bicycles and the VRWC: U.S. Economy - Salon.comBeer, Bicycles and the VRWChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08976779901265528597noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113721142630525991.post-25473198851258651542010-01-27T04:31:20.308-06:002010-01-27T04:31:20.308-06:00Not unfamiliar. It just hasn't and doesn'...Not unfamiliar. It just hasn't and doesn't work. Ever. But I'm sure you will be happy to provide ma a case where it has.Beer, Bicycles and the VRWChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976779901265528597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113721142630525991.post-17234976598817342412010-01-26T21:02:41.286-06:002010-01-26T21:02:41.286-06:00There is no government spending that helps Main St...<i>There is no government spending that helps Main Street and I defy anyone to come up with logic that shows how it can create long-term, private-sector employment.</i><br /><br />It's unfortunate that you are unfamiliar with the principle of "priming the pump". But hey, what do all those economist eggheads know anyways, right?Realismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02131246238560874173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113721142630525991.post-55772409071487696342010-01-26T19:37:06.362-06:002010-01-26T19:37:06.362-06:00And less tax money into the bureaucracy that produ...And less tax money into the bureaucracy that produces nothing....On balance, I think fewer government bureaucrats is a plus.Beer, Bicycles and the VRWChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976779901265528597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113721142630525991.post-36940147425962377452010-01-26T19:34:09.805-06:002010-01-26T19:34:09.805-06:00Government employees are also consumers. If you l...Government employees are also consumers. If you lay off a bunch of them, there will be fewer consumers with money to spend.Ordinary Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05967266466238236424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113721142630525991.post-49880777095045393372010-01-26T11:06:36.870-06:002010-01-26T11:06:36.870-06:00Well, there is one area in which Gummint spending ...Well, there is one area in which Gummint spending helps, and that is defense.<br /><br />See Oshkosh Truck, or Grumman, or (etc.)<br /><br />That's the area which Obama intends to cut, of course.Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.com