Booming economic growth is revised up to 4.2 per cent Revised up is always a good thing for economic activity. The further left the Democrats run the more the Trump economy will sparkle for middle America. Obama took office in late January 2009, and the Great Recession was over June 2009, so Bush resolved the recession before he left office with TARP, and his other actions. The result should have been a huge economic boom during the Obama Presidency. But Obama failed to understand that a President's actions matter and he began to both talk about regulating and regulating businesses. This created an atmosphere of insecurity among business owners, and they took a wait and see attitude particularly in hiring. Obamacare all but gutted the employment market for myriad reasons, but by then, businesses had realized that they could be profitable by streamlining their business models and cutting any unnecessary employees.
The result was a slowly growing economy and economic recovery with deep and intractable unemployment. This is very much like the Stagflation problem we saw in the 1970s, and both were driven by the implementation of progressive policies by incompetent Presidents. Middle America has a long enough memory to remember the Obama economic doldrums versus the Trump economic dynamism, expect a red wave this fall.
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Trump attacks black Florida governor candidate as a 'failed socialist'
The only question is whether Americans will vote for socialists. I suggest that a few socialist in deep blue cities will continue to win and move the Democratic Party far to the left. The others in blue and purple America will lose as they are much too far to the left and the political pendulum is swinging back to classical liberalism from authoritarian leftism/progressivism. The Democrats will continue to move to the left while the rest of America recenters once again on liberty. The reason for this dynamic where every 80 years America moves strongly to support and recenter on liberty is that those who love and support liberty believe we should all have the ability to make our own decisions. The authoritarians disagree. The classical liberals/libertarians/conservatives/independents do not band together to force others to their will; the authoritarians do. The result is a slow creeping slide towards authoritarianism and the death of liberty. The death of liberty goes through four separate 20 year (generational) epochs. After the crisis epoch, there is a rebuilding epoch, followed by a spiritual awakening epoch, followed by a culture war epoch, followed again by a crisis epoch. The process takes 80 years ensuring that few alive will be able to understand the cyclicality of the process. History does not repeat, but the process of slowly declining liberty followed by a crisis war which reestablishes liberty and restarts the authoritarians fight to erode liberty, as long as there are authoritarians who want to control others this fight will continue. Middle America is not going to run left after all of Trump's successes there is no benefit to them there. Progressives protect progressives no matter how vile the crimes, Bill Clinton springs to mind!8/29/2018 Cuomo postpones investigation into DA's handling of Weinstein scandal
How vile? Harvey Weinstein launches fresh appeal against sex trafficking claim Weinstein was the perfect progressive feted and protected by Hillary and all of the powerful progressives as was Bill Clinton. This protection racket allowed the Democratic Party to become a cesspool of vile rapists and criminals. Facebook staff call out firm's 'intolerant' liberal culture
Progressivism is a cult, not a political movement. Accordingly, it behaves like a cult. Cultists do not discuss or debate, they crusade. Social media platforms have allowed themselves to be taken over by a malign cult. The cultist intend to force others to accept their religion and will use any means necessary to do so. These appear to be the battle lines of the war for liberty here in the crisis epoch. Why is this cyclist moaning at a learner driver?
These people! Britain is full of unhappy people moaning about what others should be doing! Trump threatens action against Google for 'rigged' search results
If they do not, they should be given a pass. Do they want liability or not that must be the question? I hate to regulate, but it is time to regulate. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey faces dilemma in appointing McCain successor
This is not difficult, pick the best person for the role. Politicians are always looking out for themselves, seldom looking out for the people. Douchnozzles! Democrat proposes government-funded healthcare for all illegal immigrants in California
Dear Californians, this wanker is more worried about criminal immigrants than Californians. Elect him at your peril. |
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