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kpete

(72,006 posts) Mon Oct 28, 2013, 05:27 PM Oct 2013

"The wrong problem is the deficit. The right problem is sluggish growth and persistent unemployment.

E.J. Dionne:

Here's the mistake made by President Obama and the Democrats that nobody is talking about:

They have been too fearful of confronting our country's three-year obsession with the wrong problem.

And here is the tea party's greatest victory: It has made the wrong problem the center of policymaking.

The wrong problem is the deficit. The right problem is sluggish growth and persistent unemployment.

the rest:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-jr-first-admit-the-problem/2013/10/27/1ad69cdc-3daf-11e3-b6a9-da62c264f40e_story.html?hpid=z2

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"The wrong problem is the deficit. The right problem is sluggish growth and persistent unemployment. (Original Post) kpete Oct 2013 OP

For ecological reasons, zero growth is a good thing. FarCenter Oct 2013 #1

What do you mean by resources? Are you referring to assets that already belong to someone? badtoworse Oct 2013 #6

goods and services FarCenter Oct 2013 #7

Wrong problem, wrong time to address it, and wrong steps taken. n/t Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #2

Rec! progressoid Oct 2013 #3

Thats OK. bvar22 Oct 2013 #4

But, but, but 'pukes, who willfully created the large portion of our national debt, indepat Oct 2013 #5

FarCenter

(19,429 posts)

1. For ecological reasons, zero growth is a good thing.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Oct 28, 2013, 05:40 PM

Oct 2013

So the question really is, how do you achieve equitable access to resources in a zero growth economy.

badtoworse

(5,957 posts)

6. What do you mean by resources? Are you referring to assets that already belong to someone?

Reply to FarCenter (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 28, 2013, 07:26 PM

Oct 2013

FarCenter

(19,429 posts)

7. goods and services

Reply to badtoworse (Reply #6)

Mon Oct 28, 2013, 10:18 PM

Oct 2013

Almost everything already belongs to someone.

Egalitarian Thug

(12,448 posts)

2. Wrong problem, wrong time to address it, and wrong steps taken. n/t

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Oct 28, 2013, 05:41 PM

Oct 2013

progressoid

(49,992 posts)

3. Rec!

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Mon Oct 28, 2013, 05:55 PM

Oct 2013

bvar22

(39,909 posts)

4. Thats OK.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Oct 28, 2013, 06:01 PM

Oct 2013

These new Free Trade Treaties (TPP, TPIP) will get thing moving along for America's Working Class.

Oh Wait.
No it won't.
It will make things WORSE.

Study: "Trade" Deal Would Mean a Pay Cut for 90% of U.S. Workers
http://citizen.typepad.com/eyesontrade/2013/09/the-verdict-is-in-the-trans-pacific-partnership-tpp-a-sweeping-free-trade-deal-under-negotiation-with-11-pacific-rim-coun.html

indepat

(20,899 posts)

5. But, but, but 'pukes, who willfully created the large portion of our national debt,

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Oct 28, 2013, 06:28 PM

Oct 2013

in no small part as an excuse to gut or eliminate entitlement benefits, have pledged their allegiance to Grover Norquist not to raise taxes, knowing Democrats will be all too willing to jump through their rhetorical assholes and go along with this shameful act of inhumanity 'cause they believe they have Democrats by their short hairs and know Democrats would rather capitulate to inhumanity than squeal like piglets.

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