tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post6294239558678907807..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: A good approach to growth-oriented policiesScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-15211829555870303942015-10-29T07:46:32.204-07:002015-10-29T07:46:32.204-07:00Illuninati, interesting post..Head choppers, like ...Illuninati, interesting post..Head choppers, like some many other immigrants<br />are more than likely to constitute votes for the Sovshevikes..The results will<br />be a further socialization of our economy and culture.<br /><br />Unchecked immigrant will, without a doubt, create unwanted headwinds for a <br />nation which already showing a serious decline.Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05183141792723754273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-81492553509818462282015-10-29T06:06:44.168-07:002015-10-29T06:06:44.168-07:00Benjamin:
I'm guessing u just made a typo, bu...Benjamin:<br /><br />I'm guessing u just made a typo, but we got heavy DEM majorities in 2006 and 2008, not PUB. That DEM Congress cranked spending and deficits to unprecedented levels. The collapsed financial system occurred after DEMs took over, not PUBs. Remember Mark-To-Market changes in Nov 2007?? It was only when the Tea Party formed, and PUBs later took back the House that the Johnny Bee Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836875640973245734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-12902379684966383442015-10-28T18:26:06.418-07:002015-10-28T18:26:06.418-07:00Scott Grannis: again? We voted in heavy GOP majori...Scott Grannis: again? We voted in heavy GOP majorities in 2008. We got a larger government and intractable overseas entanglements. A collapsed financial system.<br /><br />On my gloomy days, I believe you have a choice between socialists or plutocratic warmonger religious zealots.<br /><br />Matthew: well, if Donald Trump can win maybe I can win. Or anybody else for that matter.Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-24045259032185308002015-10-28T12:49:09.132-07:002015-10-28T12:49:09.132-07:00I agree that the Republicans could have done a muc...I agree that the Republicans could have done a much better job. But I'm not yet willing to throw in the towel. Let's wait to see if the country votes in a conservative president. And then let's see if the Republicans squander the opportunity to make meaningful changes to fiscal policy. In the meantime, the Republicans have managed to slow down considerably the growth of federal Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-24060210286558926652015-10-28T12:32:52.287-07:002015-10-28T12:32:52.287-07:00I loved the Cochrane article. (He's a brillia...I loved the Cochrane article. (He's a brilliant man and I was sad to see he left UofC.) But this latest budget deal tells us all we need to know about these Republicans. It also tells us that the sensibility expressed in Cochrane's piece is simply lost on these political nitwits. Actually, I wish they were mere nitwits. They're all far worse.<br /><br />Scott, did I not predict Grechsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08898953158865778397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-1893972821412190612015-10-27T20:04:42.689-07:002015-10-27T20:04:42.689-07:00Victoria Ross:
A consumption tax is best, and Coc...Victoria Ross:<br /><br />A consumption tax is best, and Cochrane recommends that. If one wanted to be "soft," perhaps food and medical expenditures need not be taxed.<br /><br />Milton Friedman recommended a progressive consumption tax to finance military outlays. That is an interesting idea, and if implemented, might bring some necessary scrutiny to federal "national security&Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-37795040259479230232015-10-27T17:12:16.707-07:002015-10-27T17:12:16.707-07:00Lots and lots of considerations.
However, on a si...Lots and lots of considerations.<br /><br />However, on a simplistic level when we tax earned income, we are taxing jobs<br />and there are only 2 broad based alternatives to the income tax: sales and property.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06558331927920094158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-25538539484220572015-10-27T12:10:06.309-07:002015-10-27T12:10:06.309-07:00I prefer infrastructure spending. It has a greater...I prefer infrastructure spending. It has a greater multiplier effect.<br /><br />So let's couple it with corporate tax reform.<br /><br />Win-Win<br /><br />Lawyer in NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02920739130504981369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-25423001330487296572015-10-27T09:15:10.219-07:002015-10-27T09:15:10.219-07:00Yo Benjamin:
Rand Paul can't get out of singl...Yo Benjamin:<br /><br />Rand Paul can't get out of single digits in any polls. So as politicians go, I don't consider him "leading." Single digits doesn't get you much power in DC.<br /><br />And I don't consider Trump a politician yet, nor is he in DC. And Im not convinced he would actually understand or agree with much of the content of the essay, despite his Johnny Bee Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836875640973245734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-63066041363112637632015-10-27T07:46:19.002-07:002015-10-27T07:46:19.002-07:00Francisco: thanks and I wish I had a name like you...Francisco: thanks and I wish I had a name like yours. Your name sounds so classy.Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-89794716086495462752015-10-27T05:23:41.712-07:002015-10-27T05:23:41.712-07:00Frankly nothing new with the pronouncement of the ...Frankly nothing new with the pronouncement of the Professor..<br /><br />What is rather stunning are the two quotes below.<br /><br />"Indexing social security to price inflation rather than wage inflation takes care of much of the social security problem. <br /><br />Social programs are so expensive because most of them are middle class subsidies, not help for the truly poor and desperate.&Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05183141792723754273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-69019630873680893962015-10-27T05:14:26.295-07:002015-10-27T05:14:26.295-07:00Oh, Benjamin, I love reading your posts...:)))Oh, Benjamin, I love reading your posts...:)))Javier Vianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02826979500565700695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-69495690142644138312015-10-26T23:41:24.303-07:002015-10-26T23:41:24.303-07:00Illuninati: if the Islamic immigrants concentrate ...Illuninati: if the Islamic immigrants concentrate by state, we may gain the benefits of polygamy, although we will lose the privilege to consume alcohol.<br /><br />With the money saved on booze, maybe a second wife is affordable. Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-11160195910278644112015-10-26T20:02:37.856-07:002015-10-26T20:02:37.856-07:00The article was quite logical until we came to the...The article was quite logical until we came to the unlimited immigration bit. Dr John Cochrane has the same problem Marxists have, models are always beautiful in theory but even the best model is nothing but an oversimplified version of reality and they never function the same as the real thing. Ideas which sound great in theory often just don't work. <br /><br />In Cochrane's Illuninatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11423190828865695564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-34078273959294932872015-10-26T19:54:35.577-07:002015-10-26T19:54:35.577-07:00Johnny Bee Dawg:
Well, perhaps Ron Paul, and to a...Johnny Bee Dawg:<br /><br />Well, perhaps Ron Paul, and to a lesser extent his son, Ryan Paul, are not "leading" politicians, but they get it. Or most of it. <br /><br />I suspect Don Trump gets it too, since he has been in private industry for so long. And he may be a "leading" politician soon.<br /><br /> Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-50604350944569647802015-10-26T19:03:09.382-07:002015-10-26T19:03:09.382-07:00Damn, that was a great read! Simple and logical. ...Damn, that was a great read! Simple and logical. Even inspiring.<br /><br />However, it's also depressing to read, because there's not a leading politician in Washington, DC who understands a word of it, or would ever make it government policy. So close, yet so far. Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink. None of these common sense, economically sound solutions adds any Johnny Bee Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836875640973245734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-62175315006476850172015-10-26T17:16:10.823-07:002015-10-26T17:16:10.823-07:00I agree with 90% of this.
But can we get rid of t...I agree with 90% of this.<br /><br />But can we get rid of the home interest tax deduction, local zoning and single family detached housing districts, the VA, and licensing of the law professions?<br /><br />As for cutting the marginal tax rates, could not we target the marginal tax rates of the middle class as a priority?<br /><br />I believe federal agency spending has become parasitic and Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-73316476023396695862015-10-26T17:11:39.956-07:002015-10-26T17:11:39.956-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.com