05-04-2020, 03:57 PM
(05-04-2020, 12:57 PM)Classic-Xer Wrote:(05-04-2020, 11:05 AM)David Horn Wrote: FYI: the economy has been more or less stagnant for the past decade or two. That's why inflation is near zero, if it isn't negative at this point. Who, in their right mind, would prefer a sclerotic economy to a vibrant one? Here's a hint: to get a vibrant economy, more people need more money to spend. 70% of the economy is consumer spending, after all, and your income is their spending. So yes, Republicans are dumb -- all of them.
For your information, we haven't seen unemployment numbers like we are seeing now since the GREAT DEPRESSION. So, how much more money are the Progressives going to pay me/us to go along with their dream of a better world? I'd like to be a multi-millionaire but I would except a half million in gold? If Biden can guarantee either, I'll vote for him. Like I said, Republican voters aren't dumb and the Democratic voters that we know personally aren't dumb either. In case you aren't aware, the Bernie way was rejected by the well to do Progressives or liberal Democrats. Like I said, the Democrats are all good as long as the Democrats themselves don't have to pay. I beg to differ, the Republican voters aren't dumb and the Democratic voters aren't dumb either. So, where does that leave you and the others here?
The subsidies are there as a bridge, not a fortress. People need to meet their expenses, or bad things happen. That's not the same as making them rich. And just so you know: Blue states pay more in taxes and subsidize Red states who pay less. It's been that way forever.
Intelligence is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom, but they all play well together.