04-29-2011, 02:21 PM
NOTE: This is for Dakota. Paul Stockman was Ronald Reagan's Director of Budget. He thus qualifies as being one of the GOP's Reaganonmics heroes, or perhaps better described as a Reagan Apostle. Questioning his words thus become indisputable and gospel.
Paul Stockman made an appearance last night on MSNBC's "The Last Word", and put forth a very interesting set of numbers. The most interesting was this:
In 1999, this country had 130.7 Million steady payroll jobs.
In 2011, this country has 130.7 Million steady payroll jobs.
In 12 years, the net increase in steady payroll jobs in this country has had a net gain of ZERO.
What's wrong with that picture? Something is wrong with the economic progress of this country, and it started a long time ago. Perhaps we all should start taking a look at the bigger picture of how we got to our present economic tipping point rather than discussing birth certificates, Presidential visits to disaster areas and defunding that hotbed of socialist propaganda, "Sesame Street".
"If we do not learn from the past, we are doomed to repeat it."
"We get the government we deserve."
I'm starrting to learn that we deserve better. Much better.
Paul Stockman made an appearance last night on MSNBC's "The Last Word", and put forth a very interesting set of numbers. The most interesting was this:
In 1999, this country had 130.7 Million steady payroll jobs.
In 2011, this country has 130.7 Million steady payroll jobs.
In 12 years, the net increase in steady payroll jobs in this country has had a net gain of ZERO.
What's wrong with that picture? Something is wrong with the economic progress of this country, and it started a long time ago. Perhaps we all should start taking a look at the bigger picture of how we got to our present economic tipping point rather than discussing birth certificates, Presidential visits to disaster areas and defunding that hotbed of socialist propaganda, "Sesame Street".
"If we do not learn from the past, we are doomed to repeat it."
"We get the government we deserve."
I'm starrting to learn that we deserve better. Much better.