| Re: Why Does "Tax Cut Recession" and "High Tax Clinton Economic Boom" Upset Rightards? |
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Group: alt.philosophy · Group Profile
Author: ZerkonXZerkonX Date: Jun 2, 2008 05:16
On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:02:18 -0400, tooly wrote:
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>> The _truth_ upsets rightards.
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>> Bret Cahill
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> That confidence stimulated investment and
> along with Reagan tax cuts, spurred the economy on toward that lasted
> up until 9-11 (save for a downturn due to a supply
> pipeline disruption in auto industry in 1991 that helped oust Senior
> Bush in 1992). Clinton also reaped a lion's share of productivity gains
> through computerization that had been ongoing since the '70s...but
> peaking through the 90's.
Reagan's "unprecedented growth" was in fact a unprecedented growth in
debt and corporatism. It did not 'trickle down" it did not spur
investment outside of M&A consolidation. Energy conservation and
alternatives to oil use, which was in fact a consumer revolution, was
systematically undermined. Form became function, thought became slogans
and reasoning was sacrificed up to cheap emotion. America became a
kindergarten nation lead by a play cowboy who wore too much rouge and who
called his wife 'mommy'.
Saddam was a good guy. Noriega was a good guy. Crime paid. Lying was cool
and power became it's own virtue. The right became 'tarded'.
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