The result of all this can kicking is that Congress must make all those decisions by January 2013—or defer them yet again. If the House and Senate don't act in time, a list of things will happen that are anathema either to Republicans or Democrats or both. The Bush tax cuts will expire. The temporary payroll tax cut will end. Unemployment benefits will be severely curtailed. And all on Jan. 1, 2013. Happy New Year!
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Statements like this make some people think "If only we had better politicians, this kind of governmental disfunction wouldn't happen, and we could regulate and legislate our way back to the good old days of (fill in the blank here for whatever is wished for - international military power, financial power, or being loved by all the little children of the world, especially Iranian and North Korean children)."
I don't see much reason to believe that is true. First off, no one or group can run an economy, or a government, much less, when they dance to the tune of the re-election song (and they all do or they become "former politicians").
Second off, the system produces the politicians. The folks that are comfortable speaking in half truths and platitudes and at the same time are able to project a sense of purpose and meaning in those half truths are the people who can survive a political arena. Those devoted to truth never win - with a few glaring exceptions.
That matters little however, since even if the truther tellers were elected, there would still be the problem stated in the paragraph prior.
Partisianship? Thank goodness, it saves us from a lot of do-gooding. Rancor? The more the better. Infighting? Bring it, and thanks. Political maneuvering which serves parties and politicians but not the People? Of course, inevitable, that's why the government is supposed to be limited.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304459804577281233569546496.html
Statements like this make some people think "If only we had better politicians, this kind of governmental disfunction wouldn't happen, and we could regulate and legislate our way back to the good old days of (fill in the blank here for whatever is wished for - international military power, financial power, or being loved by all the little children of the world, especially Iranian and North Korean children)."
I don't see much reason to believe that is true. First off, no one or group can run an economy, or a government, much less, when they dance to the tune of the re-election song (and they all do or they become "former politicians").
Second off, the system produces the politicians. The folks that are comfortable speaking in half truths and platitudes and at the same time are able to project a sense of purpose and meaning in those half truths are the people who can survive a political arena. Those devoted to truth never win - with a few glaring exceptions.
That matters little however, since even if the truther tellers were elected, there would still be the problem stated in the paragraph prior.
Partisianship? Thank goodness, it saves us from a lot of do-gooding. Rancor? The more the better. Infighting? Bring it, and thanks. Political maneuvering which serves parties and politicians but not the People? Of course, inevitable, that's why the government is supposed to be limited.
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