kalm wrote:Oh, and my deepest apologies for attempting to simplify. It's been my experience that people who want to unnecessarily complicate discussions about money are car salesman and crooked bankers.
Good thing I'm in credit unions, or I might take that as a shot.
"Ah fuck. You are right." KYJelly, 11/6/12
"The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam." Barack Obama, 9/25/12
Imagine two countries...now imagine each produces only ONE product...
With the exception of our recent bubble, our trade deficit has done nothing but increase since the free trade agreements of the 90's, 50,000 U.S. factories have closed and wages have been pretty much flat. Gannon will use the classic argument of "other factors" so it must be coincidence.
The one area that Gannon makes a solid point is the need for innovation. In the past, a good chunk of our innovation came from public investment in education and R&D. We can't afford to do that anymore thanks to conk economics. The big winner of course is the multinational corporations and banks who wouldn't exist without their birth home and the socialization of so much of their risks. But they no longer need us anymore.
Free trade is just an extension of trickle down economics with the same track record of success.
Oh, and my deepest apologies for attempting to simplify. It's been my experience that people who want to unnecessarily complicate discussions about money are car salesman and crooked bankers.
Z gets his ass handed to him, again. yawn...
"Sarah Palin absolutely blew AWAY the audience tonight. If there was any doubt as to whether she was savvy enough, tough enough or smart enough to carry the mantle of Vice President, she put those fears to rest tonight. She took on Barack Obama DIRECTLY on every issue and exposed... She did it with warmth and humor, and came across as the every-person....it's becoming mroe and more clear that she was a genius pick for McCain."
I see absolutely no downside to Hillary being the Democratic nominee for President in 2012. I also see absolutely no chance of Hillary being the Democratic nominee for President in 2012....
yawn... 
