CapitalistMarks

From one small seed!

Posted on 16. Feb, 2009 by scott in economic daydreaming, political munglings

What happens when you plant a seed (assuming it is nurtured)???It grows.? And it can grow big if it is the right seed.

Today?I start giving capitalist marks (from one to four thumbs up or thumbs down ). . . depending on how purely capitalist or socialist the issue Iam talking about is.

The issue is the stimulus package?passed by the ?democratic bulldozing of the legislative process.

and the envelope please.? THREE THUMBS DOWN.

The stimulus is much more marxist that capitalist.? Hence three negative marks.

iIve been saying it for months.? Said it the first day of my econ class back last august long before the crisis really hit (Bush was still saying our economy was fundamentally sound… remember?).? The issue is jobs, jobs, jobs!?

And what do we get?? Social programs, special projects, pork, and government stimulus? — not jobs stimulus.

What sector of the economy is going to grow the most in the next 12-24 months as a result of the stimulus?? Government for crying out loud.? Who do you think is going to administer all that money?? And once they get hired do you think they will get let go when the economy turns around?? Nope!? Never happens in the public sector.? Those favored ones are in their jobs?for life.

Oh, my gosh . . . Obama pushed this through in three weeks, Pelosi was his point and Reid his facilitator.? They didn’t do any real bi-partisan negotiating.? They forced three conservative Senators to vote for it by promising disaster and guaranteeing to lame the blame on them.? NOT A SINGLE REPUBLICAN VOTED FOR IT IN THE HOUSE??????? Doesn’t that say something??

Stimulus, chimulus.? This is crap!? We need jobs . . . NOW–? and not government jobs with way above average compensation and incredibly generous benefits.? Not when steel, auto, carpet, and golf club makers are getting laid off.? (oh wait . . . government workers have lots of time off so maybe they will stimulate the golf club industry).? Mr President, if you really want to spread the wealth around take it from the overpaid and underworked government employees and spread it AROUND.

By the way, if the economy is slowing down so much wouldn’t it make sense that we need less government to administer it (Ahhnold is even laying off in Cali -phoneia0)?? Why don’t we cut government to reduce costs?? Do it simultaneously . . . oh,?I know all the arguments about jobs–heck?I believe most of ‘em– but justice must be served.?

Do you think any Congressmen or Senators will be laying off any of their staff?? Don’t think so.? Betcha they are already placing ads for more help (more likely just giving them to political favorites).

I’m saddened by the failure of our President to listen to both sides.? His tax cut?? You might see a few buck in 9 months or so.? His infrastructure package?? You won’t see any of that for a year or two.? What was he thinking?? Jobs?? Except for government there won’t be enough to matter in 2009.

I?was so hopeful.? Not for this stimulus and not now.? Watch this government ’seed’ grow.? It will be a big redwood in a year or two and how long do redwoods last?? Like, forever!!

Ouch!? Three thumbs down.? And it would have been four except we did need something.? But this?? Yepp.? Three thumbs down.?

Marx, Engels and Lenin (maybe Kruschev too) are laughing in their graves (actually I guess not — they didn’t believe in life after death).

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thanks to? avaloncm from flickr for the photo

Tags: pork, stimulus, three thumbs down