You would be in favor of free trade. You would push for free trade proposals that would augment consumer choice and encourage spending because consumers would (rightfully) believe that their wants and desires for various goods are being catered to. You would encourage competition through free trade, competition that makes for better businesses, cheaper goods, happier consumers and a better quality of life in general. There may be no such thing as an economic policy silver bullet to improve the standard of living, but free trade is the closest thing to it.
Too bad that no one appears to have told Barack Obama about any of these facts.
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Warner Todd Huston (Diary) Saturday, December 20th at 3:21AM EST (link)These so-called “bailouts” are in the wrong direction. It would have been cheaper to give every adult vote a million dollars than to do what they’ve done with these pointless bailouts. Imagine if each American had a million bucks to spend all of a sudden!?
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10ksnooker (Diary) Saturday, December 20th at 7:04AM EST (link)If you wanted to create real jobs in the USA, you would drastically cut corporate taxes, and capital gains taxes.
Economic Stimulus and Recession Killer: Six Easy Steps.
rbdwiggins (Diary) Saturday, December 20th at 9:03AM EST (link)1. Make the Bush Tax Cuts™ permanent.
2. Cut the Capital Gains Tax to 7.5%.
3. Eliminate the Corporate Tax.
4. Eliminate the Death Tax.
5. Designate All Fifty States as “Right to Work.”
6. The Federal Government Must “Get Out of the Way.” No new federal regulations; Slash or eliminate existing federal regulations; Cut the federal bureaucracy by at least one-third. In short: Reduce the size and scope of the federal government.
“Well, the trouble with our liberal friends is not that they are ignorant, but that they know so much that isn’t so.” – Ronald Reagan
That makes too much sense
izoneguy (Diary) Saturday, December 20th at 9:47AM EST (link)Obama and his henchmen will never go for that.
The point cannot be made often enough: Modern liberalism, as embodied in the Obama presidency, is the defender of the status quo. And the status quo is a road to economic ruin. Political forces cannot redistribute the wealth that the economic system does not produce.
That's to be expected...
rbdwiggins (Diary) Saturday, December 20th at 11:25AM EST (link)The “moderates” in our own party wouldn’t go for that either.
“Well, the trouble with our liberal friends is not that they are ignorant, but that they know so much that isn’t so.” – Ronald Reagan
What?
phillyb Saturday, December 20th at 4:55PM EST (link)You do realize that almost everything that you said was the causes of the economic problem. Like Bush’s tax cuts giving all the money to the top 1% and leaving the rest footing the bill for everything. You have to realize trickle down economics doesn’t work. One of the largest scams ever in this country. And then less corporate regulation that allowed companies to do pretty much whatever they wanted. More corporate tax cuts which don’t create jobs, but all that money goes into their greedy pockets. Something really needs to be changed, but it’s not gonna come from Washington. Every politician was bought a long time ago. They only care about thieir corporate interests, not the interests of the people.
(And before anyone says it, I’m not a Democrat, i’m an anarchist.)
If you are an anarchist as you self-described, then why are you here?
janis (Diary) Saturday, December 20th at 5:19PM EST (link)This is, as stated in the “About Us” section, a site for the advancement of conservative and Republican ideas.
Your liberal talking points above are lifted straight from dKos or Huffington, or DU. Could you come back with some original thoughts next time?
An Anarchist?
baseketball (Diary) Saturday, December 20th at 5:40PM EST (link)You’re an anarchist who is complaining about LESS regulation? Don’t anarchists, by definition, OPPOSE corporate regulation of any kind? You aren’t a very convincing liar.
I'm honored...
rbdwiggins (Diary) Saturday, December 20th at 6:22PM EST (link)that you chose my comment to make your first response on Redstate. Welcome to our community. Hang around a while. Maybe some of the knowledge and expertise enjoyed by many of our community’s members will wear-off.
However, I’m deeply saddened.
I’m saddened because your response is the product of the left’s class-warfare agenda and is truly indicative of the sad state of economic education in America.
Let’s address the top 1% of taxpayers and subsequent categories before, and after, the Bush Tax Cuts. Did you know…
Source data: The IRS: Individual Income Tax Returns Each Tax Year 1985 – 2003 (Requires Excel)
H/T: Rush
About that corporate tax…
Corporations do not pay taxes. Individuals who use their services or buy their products pay the tax in the form of higher consumer costs.
May I suggest an economic primer by Thomas Sowell:
Basic Economics: A Citizen’s Guide to the Economy
And I recommend reading a follow-up by the same author:
Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One
“Well, the trouble with our liberal friends is not that they are ignorant, but that they know so much that isn’t so.” – Ronald Reagan
Bless you, rb, you're such a gentleman.
janis (Diary) Saturday, December 20th at 6:49PM EST (link)But, as no one told the little fella there would be homework, I think I heard the sound of a lib’s brain shrieking in protest.
It must be my Southern upbringing and conservative roots... nt
rbdwiggins (Diary) Saturday, December 20th at 7:27PM EST (link)“Well, the trouble with our liberal friends is not that they are ignorant, but that they know so much that isn’t so.” – Ronald Reagan
LOL always nice to hear from someone
Joliphant (Diary) Saturday, December 20th at 7:01PM EST (link)Who doesn’t even know what they describe themselves as is.
P.S. If you want anarchy there are plenty of places in the world you can get real anarchy just most people prefer not to live there.
“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.”
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
real anarchists are opposed to all taxes, yes?
E Pluribus Unum (Diary) Saturday, December 20th at 7:08PM EST (link)Most anarchists are also free-market, dog-eat-dog, economic darwinism. I.e., greed. But you oppose tax cuts, and harp on greedy corporations.
If you want to play anarchist, at least think it through, just a tiny bit.
Thank you for playing. Bub-bye now.
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If You Are An Indivdual....
wolfgang Saturday, December 20th at 10:54AM EST (link)….completely committed to the phrase “To each according to his needs”, you also have to be completely committed to a managed economy.
Large accretions of wealth in private hands inhibit government’s ability to deliver on that promise while at the same time overcoming the frictions inherent in a government managed economy.
Posters Make More Sense than Author
bc3 Saturday, December 20th at 12:17PM EST (link)In my opinion, most of the ideas offered by posters make more sense than those of Pejman Yousefzadeh. There’s a huge difference between free trade and fair trade. Unfortunately, many of the other nations of the world have strict laws and high tariffs that keep American goods out of their country.
Try importing a car into Japan. The laws, fees and headaches involved make it almost impossible.
The last thing we need to to increase the trade deficit. The Chinese already own enough of our country (although they do buy neat stuff with the profits – warships, military aircraft, missles, etc.).
I am a conservative, but if Obama wants to be more protectionist I won’t oppose him. We need to start putting Americans first. Greed is destroying our country. If we keep outsourcing jobs and importing labor (through illegal immigration and H1B worker programs), where will Americans find work? Eight of the top ten companies with the most H1B workers are Indian-owned. That’s hardly what’s best for the American people.
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Homework assignment for the day
Pejman Yousefzadeh (Diary) Saturday, December 20th at 2:59PM EST (link)Read this.
Then tell me about how great protectionism is. And try to do it without reciting the kind of talking points I could get off the back of a cereal box. “Greed is destroying our country.” Honestly, give me a break.
“At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid.” –Friedrich Nietzsche
Awesome vid... on the subject of Protectionism...
evanm (Diary) Saturday, December 20th at 3:29PM EST (link)If it makes sense for us to not trade with other countries on account of them not trading with us, then why can’t we make the same argument for other non-economic, political entities? Take, for example, the state of Michigan.
Michigan’s economy is tanking, and has been, by virtue of its inability to produce goods and services marketable outside its borders. Suppose Michigan were to stop trading with other states, and force its citizens to buy cars only from the state of Michigan. Do you think anybody would argue that such a trade regime would be *better* for the state of Michigan?
Yes I am certain there are people in Michigan
Joliphant (Diary) Saturday, December 20th at 7:03PM EST (link)That would and actually do make the argument. If the problems in the auto industry persist I would be willing to be there will be politicians that will be running on the platform.
“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.”
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
we are now MichNeverAgain... the Socialist State (nt)
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Oh, and speaking of the "trade deficit"
Pejman Yousefzadeh (Diary) Saturday, December 20th at 3:02PM EST (link)Paying attention to it is a waste of time because it is an entirely dimwitted system of measurement.
“At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid.” –Friedrich Nietzsche
One more from me...
evanm (Diary) Saturday, December 20th at 5:43PM EST (link)We need to start putting Americans first. Greed is destroying our country.
This is like Congress blaming American’s for being too greedy when they demand more of our money.
If other countries want to wreck their economies...
drothgery Saturday, December 20th at 1:02PM EST (link)… that’s their problem. Protectionism is a long-term loser.