I've been thinking about this for a long time.
I've done a LOT of thinking and wondering why the economy does better under democrats and why anyone would vote republican if that were the case. I think people are misguided, i think perceptual errors and cognative bias have taken the day. Identity politics has clouded our thinking. Supply Side economics is a joke because the only thing that causes businesses to hire is increased demand for goods and services.
cutting their taxes and leaving them with huge warchest doesn't lower the deficit at all it just leads to a higher deficit because it doesn't stimulate demand get businesses hiring and lead them to drive up revenue, it leads them to put it in savings that doesn't create as much economic activity as other people would-sure it lets them create loans but those loans don't create as much wealth as the little guys would.
the only thing that will create jobs is if businesses see an increased demand. They will llie to expand their own position and leverage but the simple truth is the achilles heel is that no matter how much money you throw at their slush fund they're not going to start spending it until they have no choice in order to maintain their profit levels. LAW: ONLY overwhelming demand leads to hiring.
evidence?
http://articles.latimes.com/...
So it seems to me, rationally sepaking Democrats are the party of Long term rational pro-business attitudes. You heard me,. We're BETTER for businesses then the Republicans because the better the little guy does the more he buys the stuff the big guy is selling. Business perceptions have been wayward and misguided. Democrats are the party of Business. Republicans are the party on unearned privilege and sophistry
to justify their positions of unearned privilege such as with the is-ought flacy.
I've been reflecting because the perception of democrats as being "anti-business" is actually quiet dangerous if people see their interest as absolutely intwined with businesses.
the problem is some people are so unaware they don't realize that businesses leaders don't really consider their interest as the same as the people that's in the streets to borrow a phrase from Tenacious D so the people up in city hall are !@#$ING it up for the people that's in the streets but WORSE the people in city hall are SO DUMB they don't realize they DO BETTER when the people that's in the STREETS do better.
so this is one righteous damn rant i've been considering for some time. we are BETTER for the .01% then the republicans are. You should be financing team BLUE!
and that brings me to this in prospect: Unearned Privilege as the American Way
http://prospect.org/... Great article btw. It focuses entirely on Romneys misguided framing of the issues
so i've been thinking about things for a while and i realized republicans are short sighted simpletons and democrats were long term economic thinkers who knew how to grow the economy save environment and what solutions were
republicans aren't even good for the 1% this country has lost it's mind.