Any Repugnican idiot who has a pen and both houses of Congress can rev up the economy by gutting environmental and financial regulations. Do you ever even consider why we even bother to regulate the economy?
Is unregulated or under-regulated growth always a great idea? Is it a great idea to snort huge amounts of drugs, because it feels good in the short term? Is it a great idea to throw a big party during the cold winter and burn the furniture to stay warm? Is it a great idea to base all signs of economic health on the rate of increase in burning limited resources on a finite planet? Is it a great idea to promote human over-population on this planet, because it supports an economic pyramid scheme?
Is it a great idea to assume that the market in a growth economy will always self-correct? Is it a great idea to assume that private corporations will never do anything that will benefit themselves at the expense of the public and the financial institutions? Is it a great idea to assume that the financial institutions themselves should be allowed to self-regulate, because they would never try to scam the public at large?
You can debate indicators that were devised by academics who worship the God of Growth and the Invisible Hand of the Free Market all the way up to the time that the current Ponzi schemes collapse. Then, whoever remains will be left to try to clean up the mess, just like the last time a Repugnican idiot was in the Oval Office.
Is unregulated or under-regulated growth always a great idea? Is it a great idea to snort huge amounts of drugs, because it feels good in the short term? Is it a great idea to throw a big party during the cold winter and burn the furniture to stay warm? Is it a great idea to base all signs of economic health on the rate of increase in burning limited resources on a finite planet? Is it a great idea to promote human over-population on this planet, because it supports an economic pyramid scheme?
Is it a great idea to assume that the market in a growth economy will always self-correct? Is it a great idea to assume that private corporations will never do anything that will benefit themselves at the expense of the public and the financial institutions? Is it a great idea to assume that the financial institutions themselves should be allowed to self-regulate, because they would never try to scam the public at large?
You can debate indicators that were devised by academics who worship the God of Growth and the Invisible Hand of the Free Market all the way up to the time that the current Ponzi schemes collapse. Then, whoever remains will be left to try to clean up the mess, just like the last time a Repugnican idiot was in the Oval Office.