“In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. From time to time we've been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to gove…
“In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. From time to time we've been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people. Well, if no one among us is capable of governing himself, then who among us has the capacity to govern someone else?" -- Ronald Reagan.
Politicians HAVE advocated for it in the past. I will freely concede that Reagan did not shrink government as he wished, but he won two elections on its advocacy. And to the end of his Presidency he championed this idea:
``We the People'' tell the government what to do; it doesn't tell us. ``We the People'' are the driver; the government is the car. And we decide where it should go, and by what route, and how fast. Almost all the world's constitutions are documents in which governments tell the people what their privileges are. Our Constitution is a document in which ``We the People'' tell the government what it is allowed to do. ``We the People'' are free.
As for housing prices stabilizing, the data shows that they are stabilzing. This is not a "Moon shot" but a recognition of a simple reality: all things tend towards equilibrium.
Inflation abates. Inflation has abated. We need not carry the analysis further to understand that Harris ideas are counterproductive.
Food prices have risen more than wages. Housing prices have risen more than wages. Prices in general have risen more than wages. Price controls do nothing to remedy this.
Even as real incomes are shrinking, more people are out of work. By definition that is a sign of a weakening economy. It's trouble now for the people out of work, a sign of trouble yet to come for everyone else.
My hope is that people will see the lunacy of her ideas and reject both them and her.
Why do we take politics seriously? Because with government, there is no other option. We ignore it at our peril.
"[getting government out of the way.]
NOBODY is going to advocate for that."
“In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. From time to time we've been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people. Well, if no one among us is capable of governing himself, then who among us has the capacity to govern someone else?" -- Ronald Reagan.
Politicians HAVE advocated for it in the past. I will freely concede that Reagan did not shrink government as he wished, but he won two elections on its advocacy. And to the end of his Presidency he championed this idea:
``We the People'' tell the government what to do; it doesn't tell us. ``We the People'' are the driver; the government is the car. And we decide where it should go, and by what route, and how fast. Almost all the world's constitutions are documents in which governments tell the people what their privileges are. Our Constitution is a document in which ``We the People'' tell the government what it is allowed to do. ``We the People'' are free.
https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/archives/speech/farewell-address-nation
As for housing prices stabilizing, the data shows that they are stabilzing. This is not a "Moon shot" but a recognition of a simple reality: all things tend towards equilibrium.
Inflation abates. Inflation has abated. We need not carry the analysis further to understand that Harris ideas are counterproductive.
Food prices have risen more than wages. Housing prices have risen more than wages. Prices in general have risen more than wages. Price controls do nothing to remedy this.
Even as real incomes are shrinking, more people are out of work. By definition that is a sign of a weakening economy. It's trouble now for the people out of work, a sign of trouble yet to come for everyone else.
My hope is that people will see the lunacy of her ideas and reject both them and her.
Why do we take politics seriously? Because with government, there is no other option. We ignore it at our peril.
He advocated for it, but as Chief Executive, he didn't execute on it.
The federal deficit "roughly doubled and topped $200 billion several times during his eight years in office," according to one source.
Is there any contrary evidence?
I already said he didn't.
However that didn't stop him from getting elected twice advocating for the very thing you said politicians would never advocate.