What this country needs isn't more tax cuts or more corporate subsidies. It needs jobs.
We know there is a "skills" gap. This has been referenced many times in several threads.
We know Republicans are slashing education in state after state.
We know Republicans, even before he was sworn in, have said they want this president to fail.
We had a bridge fall down into a river during rush hour and we know that unless we fix our bridges, it won't be the last.
We know our electrical grid is old and failing.
We know our roads have potholes.
We know corporations are sitting on piles of cash.
We know millions of Americans are out of work.
We know Democrats have presented a vision of how to get out of this mess.
We know Republicans have said government can't do anything.
Republicans have said they will block anything this president tries to do.
Even if they keep Obama from being re-elected, they still say government can't do anything.
How will Republicans get Americans to vote for them? So far, we've heard Obama doesn't love this country and corporations are people. If you follow the Republicans plan of ending Medicare, ending Social Security, defunding the Federal Government, removing regulations, taxs for the wealthy, subsidies for companies, slash education and so on.
What's left? What are they going to run one? Clearly everyone sees that just cutting the deficit does nothing without revenue coming in from either a tax increase or taxes from new jobs being created.
The only strategy can't possibly be, "I hope he fails". Because the next question is, "Then what?"
Too bad USMB Republicans can't just answer the question instead of crying, "We don't want to end Medicare". Even telling them, "A voucher program is not Medicare". Or we don't want to end Social Security. Look at what is happening in the stock market. Thank God only some of my 401 is there. And to deny those other things? Why bother? It's what the fight is all about. You might as well deny the Moon.
You want answers? Fine...
"What this country needs isn't more tax cuts or more corporate subsidies. It needs jobs."
Well, duh! And what creates jobs? Raising taxes and cutting corporate subsidies? You progressives seem to think so. It's part of "your" strategy of trying to blame the Private Sector for the economy languishing. What this country NEEDS is to cut the corporate tax rate and stop passing or threatening to pass legislation like Cap & Trade that prompt businesses to build factories overseas. I'm sorry but you're not going to get significant job creation in the US until corporations once again see us as business friendly...something that this Administration SO doesn't do.
Here's a news flash for you...
When President Obama comes back next week with his "long awaited" jobs plan, it's going to contain a request for another huge stimulus for "infrastructure". He's going to tell us THAT is what will bring the country out of this recession and put people back to work. The only problem with that concept is that infrastructure jobs aren't something that can be done quickly. As we learned with his last debacle with "shovel ready" jobs, they take a long time to materialize. If Rdean will recall in the last Obama stimulus those shovel ready infrastructure projects were taking much longer than we were led to believe. Because no jobs were being created...Obama's people panicked and told them to spend the allotted money on whatever could be done FAST. So instead of fixing bridges and schools the bulk of that money was spent repaving roads. Now they want to do the same thing all over again? There is an old saying that one definition of insanity is someone repeating the same actions over and over again and expecting a different outcome.
"We know Democrats have presented a vision of how to get out of this mess. We know Republicans have said government can't do anything."
I'm sorry, Rdean but I think I missed the Democratic "vision" of how we're going to get of the mess. I did catch the whole stimulus thing that they "said" would do that. I watched as they wasted a trillion dollars on that while unemployment went up and the economy continued to languish. Now President Obama is about to ask for another stimulus to do the same things that failed last time. Is THAT your vision? Pardon my bluntness but that isn't a "vision"...that is a "mirage". What Republicans have said is that government isn't the answer to this problem. After two and a half years of government failure it's time for government to back off and let the Private Sector do what it is good at...creating jobs and driving the economy.
"How will Republicans get Americans to vote for them? So far, we've heard Obama doesn't love this country and corporations are people. If you follow the Republicans plan of ending Medicare, ending Social Security, defunding the Federal Government, removing regulations, taxs for the wealthy, subsidies for companies, slash education and so on."
It's a pretty simple concept actually. The Republicans will get Americans to vote for them if they do one very simple thing...propose fiscal sanity. Stop runaway spending. Reform entitlements before they go insolvent. Get rid of burdensome regulations and reform the tax code to make it understandable and equitable.
The Democrats will attempt to get Americans to vote for them by trying to scare them or appeal to their greed. They will (as you continually do) accuse Republicans of trying to "end" Medicare and Social Security to scare all the old folks. They will have the total support of the public sector union folks that know only too well that their Cadillac benefit plans are going to disappear if Democrats lose. Those union folks will be out en mass like they were in Wisconsin trying to maintain the status quo even though it's quite obvious that the status quo isn't sustainable.
"What's left? What are they going to run one? Clearly everyone sees that just cutting the deficit does nothing without revenue coming in from either a tax increase or taxes from new jobs being created."
You're not going to get additional revenue coming in unless you stimulate the economy and raising taxes is not going to do that. I know for some unknown reason you STILL think tax increases are the answer here but even Christina Romer, who's a dyed in the wool Keynesian came out last Sunday and said she didn't recommend raising any taxes at this moment because of the weakness of the economy. If SHE isn't recommending tax raises then why are you?
