tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post5915649168464247472..comments2024-02-08T07:32:20.315-06:00Comments on Steve Bates - Yellow Doggerel Democratic Views: The Beltway's War On Every Damned One Of UsSteve Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-12202873567000886152011-02-18T13:05:55.138-06:002011-02-18T13:05:55.138-06:00Kay, I suppose it's always a question whether ...Kay, I suppose it's always a question whether the Republans believe in the economic claptrap they (and Obama) spout, or whether they know full well it's a complete scam for taking the taxpayer. I believe the latter: basic economics is just not that hard, and it shouldn't take a great intellect to comprehend that a family budget and a government budget have little in common with each other. <br /><br />Quite a few people still alive from the 1930s could tell you what happened; they know full well what would have happened if FDR had continued to follow the path of Hoover rather than reversing course. But many people alive today haven't a clue, and the GOPers play on that ignorance, to the great advantage of their paying clients. "We're broke"? MFA! Does the government still have a printing press and taxing authority? yes and yes? then the hell it's broke!Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-74703015973301572372011-02-17T23:47:11.057-06:002011-02-17T23:47:11.057-06:00I share your pain and I help but think that I am g...I share your pain and I help but think that I am going to be a victim of the 'death panels' Palin predicted but failed to tell us that the authors would be her own party. Won't all the old Tea Partyers be surprised when Boehner et al steal their Social Security?Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.com