tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post720063161857160492..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: The good and bad news about unemployment claimsScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-54374971955375001162012-08-11T06:55:17.371-07:002012-08-11T06:55:17.371-07:00A lot of that "dole" goes to corporation...A lot of that "dole" goes to corporations with procurement contracts. <br /><br />Under Bush, procurmeent spending rose consistently went from $232 billion in 2001 to $541 in 2008. It has declined slightly under Obama, earning him the label "antibusiness." <br /><br />http://www.usaspending.gov/explore?fromfiscal=yes&fiscal_year=2000&fiscal_year=2010&tab=By+Agency&Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365403570563730880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-44353283837823366832012-08-10T16:03:43.286-07:002012-08-10T16:03:43.286-07:00Although there certainly are Liberal Democratic Co...Although there certainly are Liberal Democratic Congressmen and Senators, Barack Obama has proven to be a moderate only slightly Left of center compared to the historical positions of the Democratic Party.<br /><br />Indeed, the whole country has shifted toward the Conservative - the Right - and free markets the past 30 years. Only if one is Extreme Right as many seem to have become does one Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418491109912775561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-42156220998911922852012-08-10T05:27:46.623-07:002012-08-10T05:27:46.623-07:00bill hit it right on the head. obama SHOULD be way...bill hit it right on the head. obama SHOULD be way behind in polls. instead, he's ahead. the US is a NANNY state and voters will never vote away their dole.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387986994469835875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-31397618922250931102012-08-09T13:27:10.009-07:002012-08-09T13:27:10.009-07:00Shouldn't the long term unemployed be required...Shouldn't the long term unemployed be required to be in a retraining program to continue receiving benefits?Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572321242968104655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-41252461933907802142012-08-09T10:22:14.628-07:002012-08-09T10:22:14.628-07:00Scott,
When you see guys like Paul Krugman given ...Scott,<br /><br />When you see guys like Paul Krugman given unlimited air time to argue that more government spending is good and the reverse will kill the economy, and when such a large percentage of the population receives transfer payments and would like that to continue, I don't know how you can be that optimistic about the future. The fact that Obama is either tied or slightly ahead in Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06910619601367464068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-51058956666048860902012-08-09T09:36:25.315-07:002012-08-09T09:36:25.315-07:00No. I point out the bad side of things every now a...No. I point out the bad side of things every now and then in order to explain why the recovery has been so disappointingly slow. When the reasons for a slow recovery are so often related to poor public policy (e.g., extending unemployment benefits, increasing transfer payments, bloated government spending), this opens the possibility of much stronger growth in the future if policies can be Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-4412131518839261382012-08-09T09:26:46.579-07:002012-08-09T09:26:46.579-07:00Scott...do I get the sense you want to make things...Scott...do I get the sense you want to make things sound a little worse?Can't wait to get the elections<br />over with so we can get back to discussing good old fashioned economic and market data.broderohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17510948491117506660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-33289190812899568002012-08-09T09:18:09.425-07:002012-08-09T09:18:09.425-07:00Ironically, outlawing public spending on unemploym...Ironically, outlawing public spending on unemployment benefits would probably advance the cause of the long-term unemployed faster than retaining unemployment benefits at any level...McKibbinUSAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10545798495680527622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-48091873062519458452012-08-09T08:00:52.712-07:002012-08-09T08:00:52.712-07:00Sad to see this extended recession, when no recess...Sad to see this extended recession, when no recession was necessary. <br /><br />There is plenty of competition in all markets, more than enough to compel aggressive monetary expansionism. <br /><br />No business I know of is bragging about pricing leverage. Everybody wants business, wants work. Bid on business, and you will have plenty of competition. Sometimes globally (think architecture). <Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.com