tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post5941885583765034023..comments2024-03-06T06:34:42.881-05:00Comments on EconoSpeak: Stephen Miller's Racist Fix for Race RelationsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-13684547904405217502020-06-12T07:45:07.734-04:002020-06-12T07:45:07.734-04:00Sandwichman:
Third Way neo-liberalism redistribut...Sandwichman:<br /><br />Third Way neo-liberalism redistributes income upward with avowed good intentions and some good results. Ultimately, though, it capitulates to militarist adventurism...<br /><br />On and on and on:<br /><br />https://apps.bea.gov/iTable/iTable.cfm?reqid=19&step=3&isuri=1&select_all_years=0&nipa_table_list=5&series=q&1=5&2=2007&3=2018&4=q&5=x&first_year=2017&6=0&7=survey&last_year=2020&scale=-9&thetable=<br /><br />April 30, 2020<br /><br />Defense spending was 59.3% of federal government consumption and<br />investment in January through March 2020. *<br /><br />$866.1 / $1,459.8 = 59.3%<br /><br />Defense spending was 22.5% of all government consumption and<br />investment in January through March 2020.<br /><br />$866.1 / $3,850.5 = 22.5%<br /><br />Defense spending was 4.0% of GDP in January through March 2020.<br /><br />$866.1 / $21,537.9 = 4.0%<br /><br />* Billions of dollarsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-8294431792859763222020-06-12T07:43:04.202-04:002020-06-12T07:43:04.202-04:00Sandwichman:
Third Way neo-liberalism redistribut...Sandwichman:<br /><br />Third Way neo-liberalism redistributes income upward with avowed good intentions and some good results. Ultimately, though, it capitulates to militarist adventurism...<br /><br />https://apps.bea.gov/iTable/iTable.cfm?reqid=19&step=3&isuri=1&select_all_years=0&nipa_table_list=5&series=q&1=5&2=2007&3=2018&4=q&5=x&first_year=2017&6=0&7=survey&last_year=2020&scale=-9&thetable=<br /><br />April 30, 2020<br /><br />Defense spending was 59.5% of federal government consumption and<br />investment in October through December 2019 *<br /><br />$862.1 / $1,449.8 = 59.5%<br /><br />Defense spending was 22.6% of all government consumption and<br />investment in October through December 2019<br /><br />$862.1 / $3,813.7 = 22.6%<br /><br />Defense spending was 4.0% of Gross Domestic Product in October through<br />December 2019<br /><br />$862.1 / $21,729.1 = 4.0%<br /><br />* Billions of dollarsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-75494731869848004452020-06-12T07:37:53.390-04:002020-06-12T07:37:53.390-04:00Sandwichman:
Within the constraints rhetorically ...Sandwichman:<br /><br />Within the constraints rhetorically imposed by Margaret Thatcher, There Is No Alternative, I agree with you. Third Way neo-liberalism redistributes income upward with avowed good intentions and some good results. Ultimately, though, it capitulates to militarist adventurism (See Blair, Iraq). But there always was an alternative that Third Way shied away from: redistributing income UPWARD. Third Way neo-liberalism didn't do that because it bought the supply-side mythology that private investors were the job creators.<br /><br />[ Ah, now the argument changes for me and becomes convincing. I was wrong and you are right; the difference for me coming in looking to the "Third Way" militarism that characterized Blair, Clinton and Obama.<br /><br />This is an excellent argument which I needed explained. Excellent. ]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-91379651379133939692020-06-11T18:21:47.262-04:002020-06-11T18:21:47.262-04:00anne,
Within the constraints rhetorically imposed...anne,<br /><br />Within the constraints rhetorically imposed by Margaret Thatcher, There Is No Alternative, I agree with you. Third Way neo-liberalism redistributes income upward with avowed good intentions and some good results. Ultimately, though, it capitulates to militarist adventurism (See Blair, Iraq). But there always was an alternative that Third Way shied away from: redistributing income UPWARD. Third Way neo-liberalism didn't do that because it bought the supply-side mythology that private investors were the job creators.<br /><br />If you consider that argument misleading and unfortunate, we'll have to just disagree on it.Sandwichmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11159060882083015637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-86147357553801944172020-06-11T12:50:33.376-04:002020-06-11T12:50:33.376-04:00Sandwichman:
Miller’s and Trump’s anti-immigrant ...Sandwichman:<br /><br />Miller’s and Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric is dangerous and effective because Blair and Schroeder (and Clinton and Obama) enacted right-wing, supply-side economic policies in the name of “the [‘responsible’] left.”<br /><br />[ Economic policies under Clinton, Obama, Blair and Schroeder were remarkably effective-simply look at the data-and domestic policies under these leaderships were not the cause of any “appeal” of the race-driven policies of Trump.<br /><br />I consider this argument misleading and unfortunate. ]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-42085956346754687662020-06-10T18:12:48.945-04:002020-06-10T18:12:48.945-04:00Sandwichman:
Miller’s and Trump’s anti-immigrant ...Sandwichman:<br /><br />Miller’s and Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric is dangerous and effective because Blair and Schroeder (and Clinton and Obama) enacted right-wing, supply-side economic policies in the name of “the [‘responsible’] left.”<br /><br />[ Having thought about this carefully, the premise makes no sense since the American and British domestic economies were vibrant under Clinton, Obama and Blair while Schroeder was successfully integrating 16 million East Germans with the West German economy.<br /><br />Good grief, if only we were fortunate enough to now have an Obama. ]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-13901061594869323862020-06-10T14:41:30.755-04:002020-06-10T14:41:30.755-04:00From Kirsonaw's National Review rant:
"I...From Kirsonaw's National Review rant:<br /><br />"Indeed, it’s an article of faith which, if questioned, exposes the heretic to rage, venom, and ostracization. Some fear losing their jobs. Best therefore, not to even consider questioning the narrative. The narrative is false. In fact, it’s not just false, it’s upside down. And it’s been false for quite some time. There are racist cops in a nation of 330 million. But 2020 America isn’t 1965 Selma."<br /><br />False? Well he dusts off the usual misleading statistics that basically tell blacks that it is their fault that cops kill them. He is a heretic who deserved all the rage, venom, and ostracization that we heap on him. But I'm sure he will always have a job spinning for some right wing rich dude. pglhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915702907755464623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-86716931970417454372020-06-10T12:03:06.016-04:002020-06-10T12:03:06.016-04:00It's also always a good idea to follow the tra...It's also always a good idea to follow the trail of the footnotes to get the context of who it is the author is citing. Here is Peter Kirsanow's latest contribution to National Review: <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/flames-from-false-narratives/" rel="nofollow">Flames From False Narratives</a>. Wouldn't be a bit surprised to see this argument in Miller's speech for Trump.Sandwichmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11159060882083015637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-61896735363058464102020-06-10T11:11:54.650-04:002020-06-10T11:11:54.650-04:00Let's not forget migrant farm labor!Let's not forget migrant farm labor! Sandwichmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11159060882083015637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-49181798383871513502020-06-10T10:01:50.776-04:002020-06-10T10:01:50.776-04:00Footnote 21 of that handbook states that, "Am...Footnote 21 of that handbook states that, "Amnesty and uncontrolled immigration disproportionately harms African-American workers, and has been<br />described by U.S. Civil Rights Commission member Peter Kirsanow as a 'disaster.'"<br /><br />Huh! Maybe that is want Trump meant by "MAGA love the black people". After all if we ban Hispanics, then the positions of cleaning up and serving the elite their meals will go to blacks. It is sort of going back in time 170 years when we had slavery. pglhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915702907755464623noreply@blogger.com