AKA don't look at why we got to where we were, just bitch about it so the Republicans can sneak in another would be dictator a couple years after they crashed the American economy once again.
Obama and Clinton. Two great presidents. America needs another one of those next election.
well that's a fucking bald faced lie...all presidents leave situations for their replacements to deal with...usually they aren't quite as bad as the situation trump left, but then, presidents aren't usually as horrible as trump was...
."There is no faith in American capitalism, which, Case and Deaton write, "looks more like a racket" to make the rich richer."
American capitalism seems to be in a different class of capitalism..
Agreed, something should be done about "capitalism" as in what exists today.
What people often conflate is "capitalism" (crony capitalism) and an actual free market. They then assume / assert an actual free market is responsible for the fuckery of the government influenced "capitalism" and want to try soemthing else, thinking a real free market is bad.
They then say the answer to a heavily regulated government involved and controlled market, which is what exists now, is a differnt version of a government controlled market. Which is not a good solution.
An actual free market is a good thing, since it honors consent and. respects individual rights instead of violating them
A free market is free at the individual level and is based in mutual consent or the trade doesn't happen.American capitalism seems to be in a different class of capitalism.
Is a free market like communism? Lovely to dream about but some always end up more equal than others?
different sides of the coin but the problem seems the same. Some are more equal than others. Human nature prevails.A free market is free at the individual level and is based in mutual consent or the trade doesn't happen.
Communism is based in the removal of consent and is based in the idea that the individual has no rights.
People have equal rights, but people don't have equal abilities, drive or self discipline, hence people with equal rights don't always end up with equal outcomes. That is an immutable fact.
I like free trade, because both parties benefit or they wouldn't make the free trade. Both are happy, nobody is forced or has their rights violated.
I make a distinction between a persons right to peacefully chose their own path from where from that path might take the person.different sides of the coin but the problem seems the same. Some are more equal than others. Human nature prevails.
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2018/07/25/measuring-inflation-whats-changed-over-the-past-20-years-what-hasnt/FOX News is full of shit. Highest inflation in 40 years they say, forgot to mention the formula to calculate changed 40 years ago.
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i'm not an economist, i understand what they mean by notional value, but i don't get the significance of that chart
It's a world wide issue. The Netherlands have 48% inflation, other countries higher than ours. Yeah, Biden is the most powerful man in the world. He can cause world wide inflation just by farting in the morning. JFC!Fucking Biden
If Trump was elected, the World wouldn't be going through all this would we?
I guess we'll just have to wait until 2024 (if we survive) until the rightful POTUS (Trump was cheated) is reelected
Pray to Jesus to be saved from that Socialist/Communist demented fool Biden.
Amen!!!!