tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174301114218706899.post5245078539659310904..comments2023-05-28T11:33:45.579-04:00Comments on Who Will Lead?: It's the 1930's again and there's nothing a president can do about itWho Will Lead?http://www.blogger.com/profile/03743247788371223606noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174301114218706899.post-1875352060851633072016-05-11T14:43:09.965-04:002016-05-11T14:43:09.965-04:00To both John and Gary - Some of the most level hea...To both John and Gary - Some of the most level headed dialog I have seen in quite a while on the mix of topics you both addressed. Great to get some enlightenment in the midst of the manure tossing we are exposed to in the daily media delivery. A newbie to this organization, I feel right at home thanks to articles like this one. Thanks. Dave Webernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174301114218706899.post-34756658278546995422016-05-04T17:31:24.330-04:002016-05-04T17:31:24.330-04:00Well said, Gary. Thanks for your comments. It sug...Well said, Gary. Thanks for your comments. It suggests to me a future blog post about the best ideas of the left and right. I love a challenge... Who Will Lead?https://www.blogger.com/profile/03743247788371223606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174301114218706899.post-70141398969465936802016-05-04T11:40:06.032-04:002016-05-04T11:40:06.032-04:00John:
Thank you for your 3 May post "It'...John:<br /><br />Thank you for your 3 May post "It's the 1930's again...".<br /><br />Your "[T]he real cause of our economic malaise - our lackluster growth - is the dip in aggregate demand for goods and services" is absolutely correct - Touché! And, "comparative advantage means that the prospects of many improve while the prospects of others suffer" is absolutely spot-on.<br /><br />I wish, however, to point-out that language matters, and the definitions of Left and Right implicit in your essay need to be addressed.<br /><br />Regarding, "Conservatives [the Right] blame immigration and the shift in values for our economic malaise." The Right does not indict immigration but the breaking of laws to enter America illegally and also blames the lack of assimilation into American culture by too many immigrants and their lack of appreciation of the idea that is America.<br /><br />Regarding, "Liberals [the Left] blame free trade [for our economic malaise]." The Left does not blame free trade but the lack of power for a centralized Big Government to dictate trade policies.<br /><br />Regarding, "[W]e need to focus on a combination of the best ideas of the left and the right: improved education, immigration reform, community development and a stronger safety net." All of these are great ideas! - but all are on the Right. The Left promotes indoctrination in lieu of education, no borders in lieu of a nation, and collectivism in lieu of liberty -- always has and always will.<br /><br />And lastly regarding, "[T]he loss of traditional values is responsible for our inevitable demise." The loss of virtue, while a necessary but not sufficient condition for the American experiment to succeed, is not the values that conservatives point-out. The values Americans appear to be losing are those of the founding principles in the Declaration and the principle of the rule of law as set forth in the Constitution as the law of the land.<br /><br />Until more Americans understand the actual differences between Left and Right many will continue to vote for what they're against and against what they're for. Alas, since the late-nineteenth century this has been the norm.<br /><br />Thanks and best regards,<br />Gary<br />Gary Lundeen, Marinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02168144581697384762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174301114218706899.post-76473119595057679522016-05-03T12:48:31.266-04:002016-05-03T12:48:31.266-04:00John,
This is a great piece you wrote today. You...John,<br /><br />This is a great piece you wrote today. You simplified a very complex discussion and that is really difficult to do.<br /><br />I hope you’re doing well...<br /><br />DaleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174301114218706899.post-85124361163809674972016-05-03T10:27:02.183-04:002016-05-03T10:27:02.183-04:00John:
Yours is a refreshing voice of calm and thou...John:<br />Yours is a refreshing voice of calm and thoughtful reason amidst the hysterical rhetoric of the presidential campaign. Thank you for that.<br />EdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174301114218706899.post-87695514601815969932016-05-03T10:24:45.197-04:002016-05-03T10:24:45.197-04:00Well done. Harry has used demographics to drive hi...Well done. Harry has used demographics to drive his entire career. I’ve seen his stuff for decades. Since this is his big/only concept I think he overplays it’s significance but I’ve been semi-regularly checking in on the Boomer/Millennial curves since I first saw his work because it does have merit.<br /> <br />Thanks for an update on this important information.<br /> <br />JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com