What a bummer, unemployment rate increased in April

[StormAl]

The truth is hard for Trump's supporters to understand just how badly Trump managed the pandemic that smashed the economy last.

More than a million jobs in two months is great. I bet next month will be more than half a million new jobs.

 

[Jim H - VA USA]

And the Biden Admin thinks the surprisingly-weak jobs report is a justification for more excessive spending.

A better choice which would fundamentally fix things for the long-term would to open America's businesses in full and reinstate Trump's policies.

Biden claims weak jobs report underscores need for MORE spending even as critics demand he scrap $300-a-week unemployment benefit that pays people more than working​

• President Biden uses sluggish growth to bolster his argument that more spending is necessary
• Says recovery is a 'marathon' not a 'sprint'
• Critics say $300 a week supplementary unemployment benefit is putting people off looking for work
• April jobs reports says economy added only 266,000 jobs last month
• Economists had forecast payrolls would advance by 978,000 jobs
• The unemployment rate rose to 6.1% in April from 6.0% in March

U.S. employment growth unexpectedly slows to just 266,000 jobs

President Joe Biden says slowing jobs growth underscores need for more spending after Labor Department report reveals economy added only 266,000 workers in April, far short of forecasts.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[StormAl]

More than a million jobs created in two months.

Pretty good.

 

[evenflow1969]

What a bummer. Sure COVID was Trump's fault, it makes a PROG feel good about stuff. But the unemployment rate consistently dropped from 13.3% to 6.3 on Trump's watch. It inched downward a pinch first few months of Xiden, and then April came and go figure.

No data source. More horse shit from right wing tin hat brigade.

 

[StormAl]

1. Current National Unemployment Rate, by State or City​

   www.unemployment-extension.org › unemployment-rate
   Current National Unemployment Rate: 6.0% (Down 0.2%) (April, 2021) Today's Unemployment Rate The United States figures chart refer to individuals who have applied to unemployed individuals who meet eligibility requirements. The United States Labor Board reports today's figures by city and by state.

 

[struth]

The truth is hard for Trump's supporters to understand just how badly Trump managed the pandemic that smashed the economy last.

More than a million jobs in two months is great. I bet next month will be more than half a million new jobs.

How is it Trump's fault that Dem Govts...like in California, and NY, decided to ignore the science and keep their cities and states locked down?

 

[StormAl]

Trump ignored the science. Let's be honest, struth.

 

[B. Kidd]

And the Biden Admin thinks the surprisingly-weak jobs report is a justification for more excessive spending.

A better choice which would fundamentally fix things for the long-term would to open America's businesses in full and reinstate Trump's policies.

Biden claims weak jobs report underscores need for MORE spending even as critics demand he scrap $300-a-week unemployment benefit that pays people more than working​

• President Biden uses sluggish growth to bolster his argument that more spending is necessary
• Says recovery is a 'marathon' not a 'sprint'
• Critics say $300 a week supplementary unemployment benefit is putting people off looking for work
• April jobs reports says economy added only 266,000 jobs last month
• Economists had forecast payrolls would advance by 978,000 jobs
• The unemployment rate rose to 6.1% in April from 6.0% in March

U.S. employment growth unexpectedly slows to just 266,000 jobs

President Joe Biden says slowing jobs growth underscores need for more spending after Labor Department report reveals economy added only 266,000 workers in April, far short of forecasts.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Unemployment benefits, Cheeto's, and Netflix have won out!
Lazy Gov't dependent slugs don't need no jobs.

 

[BlindBoo]

What a bummer. Sure COVID was Trump's fault, it makes a PROG feel good about stuff. But the unemployment rate consistently dropped from 13.3% to 6.3 on Trump's watch. It inched downward a pinch first few months of Xiden, and then April came and go figure.

This is what happens when you pay people not to work, and you rape people who do work. They don't like it when you call it communism, but the funny thing is they believe that these wackos are trying to create Denmark.

Dembots have this failed idea that Denmark is some sort of socialist utopia...it's not: Denmark Is Not a Socialist Economic Nirvana

"
Arecent New York Times op-ed observed that “Danes haven’t built a ‘socialist’ country. Just one that works.” A more precise observation would have been that Denmark has built a free-market democracy that works for Danes.

Given the fact that America is a much larger and far more diverse and multifaceted nation than Denmark, comparing the two countries’ economic systems is not always straightforward. For example, the competitive Nordic nation is an economy of 5.6 million people living in an area half the size of South Carolina.

Nonetheless, any meaningful attempt to compare Denmark with America and draw some practical policy implications for the United States should really “mean embracing more flexible labor markets, light regulations and a deeper commitment to free trade,” as noted in a recent Washington Post commentary by CNN’s Fareed Zakaria.

In other words, the comparison and discussion on the two democracies should be really about how to overcome socialism and embrace free-market capitalism.

In his op-ed “Bernie Sanders’s Scandinavian Fantasy,” Zakaria concisely pointed out:

The image [Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.] conjures up is of a warm and fuzzy social democracy in which market economics are kept on a tight leash through regulation, the rich are heavily taxed, and the social safety net is generous.

That is, however, an inaccurate and highly misleading description of those Northern European countries today. … Sanders’s vision of Scandinavian countries, as with much of his ideology, seems to be stuck in the 1960s and 1970s … .

Today’s Denmark, along with other Scandinavian countries, is a competitively free-market-oriented democracy—and as then-Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said in 2015, “far from a socialist planned economy.”

In addition to having stayed very open to free trade, among other notable policy measures, Denmark has kept its minimum-wage-free labor market flexible by allowing employers to adjust their workforces rapidly—in both hiring and dismissing—in response to changing market conditions.

That kind of free-market policy mix has earned Denmark an economic-freedom ranking as the eighth-freest country, according to The Heritage Foundation’s recently released 2020 Index of Economic Freedom. The Index cites as reasons for the country’s high resilience and competitiveness its free-market policies, such as a competitive corporate tax rate (which is lower than America’s), regulatory efficiency, market openness, and the rule of law that Denmark has long institutionalized.

Indeed, it isn’t accurate to characterize Denmark as “socialist.” The reality is that Denmark is one of the finest examples of countries committed to the free-enterprise system, which is often reinforced by a well-functioning civil society.

Free-market capitalism is not, of course, a one-size-fits-all, dogmatic system. The very concept of economic freedom suggests that individual countries will find their own unique routes to prosperity and resilience.

Undoubtedly, Denmark offers informative and practical examples of a society trying to balance the role of the government and that of individuals in its own distinctive approach. The Danish case reflects a resilient commitment to economic freedom that is based on a high degree of mutual trust between individuals and government.

It may be quite politically tempting to talk about Denmark as an economic model. However, when it comes to making America more like the highly competitive small Scandinavian economy, as often urged by the democratic socialist Sanders, we should focus on how to emulate its free-market policies that have advanced economic freedom, not big-government socialism.

The citizens in these countries are well informed and they know where their money is going. Contrast that with our situation. We have no idea where our money is going, higher math is racist, our kids are being taught to hate based on skin color, the rule of law is breaking down, and millions of people aren't even citizens. Good ole Chuck and Nancy are not creating anything near a Scandinavian Country, but progs don't like it when you tell them what they are really building.

The Dems in fact want to do the opposite...they want to grow distrust between the individual and their Govt. Much more akin to what we saw National Socialist due in the 20s and 30s in Germany

The fascist Nazi courted the trust of the Arian Nationals and used organized violence and intimidation to force the government to give Hitler absolute authority. They vested all power in one man.

The situation in America now couldn't be more different than Germany in the late 20's and early 30's.

True...I don't disagree the Dems don't want to vest ALL powers in one man. Just their party. I am not sure they know who their "man" is yet.

I think most Americans want the two parties to be able to compromise.

 

[Mac1958]

Trumpsters, too funny.

 

[struth]

What a bummer. Sure COVID was Trump's fault, it makes a PROG feel good about stuff. But the unemployment rate consistently dropped from 13.3% to 6.3 on Trump's watch. It inched downward a pinch first few months of Xiden, and then April came and go figure.

This is what happens when you pay people not to work, and you rape people who do work. They don't like it when you call it communism, but the funny thing is they believe that these wackos are trying to create Denmark.

Dembots have this failed idea that Denmark is some sort of socialist utopia...it's not: Denmark Is Not a Socialist Economic Nirvana

"
Arecent New York Times op-ed observed that “Danes haven’t built a ‘socialist’ country. Just one that works.” A more precise observation would have been that Denmark has built a free-market democracy that works for Danes.

Given the fact that America is a much larger and far more diverse and multifaceted nation than Denmark, comparing the two countries’ economic systems is not always straightforward. For example, the competitive Nordic nation is an economy of 5.6 million people living in an area half the size of South Carolina.

Nonetheless, any meaningful attempt to compare Denmark with America and draw some practical policy implications for the United States should really “mean embracing more flexible labor markets, light regulations and a deeper commitment to free trade,” as noted in a recent Washington Post commentary by CNN’s Fareed Zakaria.

In other words, the comparison and discussion on the two democracies should be really about how to overcome socialism and embrace free-market capitalism.

In his op-ed “Bernie Sanders’s Scandinavian Fantasy,” Zakaria concisely pointed out:

The image [Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.] conjures up is of a warm and fuzzy social democracy in which market economics are kept on a tight leash through regulation, the rich are heavily taxed, and the social safety net is generous.

That is, however, an inaccurate and highly misleading description of those Northern European countries today. … Sanders’s vision of Scandinavian countries, as with much of his ideology, seems to be stuck in the 1960s and 1970s … .

Today’s Denmark, along with other Scandinavian countries, is a competitively free-market-oriented democracy—and as then-Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said in 2015, “far from a socialist planned economy.”

In addition to having stayed very open to free trade, among other notable policy measures, Denmark has kept its minimum-wage-free labor market flexible by allowing employers to adjust their workforces rapidly—in both hiring and dismissing—in response to changing market conditions.

That kind of free-market policy mix has earned Denmark an economic-freedom ranking as the eighth-freest country, according to The Heritage Foundation’s recently released 2020 Index of Economic Freedom. The Index cites as reasons for the country’s high resilience and competitiveness its free-market policies, such as a competitive corporate tax rate (which is lower than America’s), regulatory efficiency, market openness, and the rule of law that Denmark has long institutionalized.

Indeed, it isn’t accurate to characterize Denmark as “socialist.” The reality is that Denmark is one of the finest examples of countries committed to the free-enterprise system, which is often reinforced by a well-functioning civil society.

Free-market capitalism is not, of course, a one-size-fits-all, dogmatic system. The very concept of economic freedom suggests that individual countries will find their own unique routes to prosperity and resilience.

Undoubtedly, Denmark offers informative and practical examples of a society trying to balance the role of the government and that of individuals in its own distinctive approach. The Danish case reflects a resilient commitment to economic freedom that is based on a high degree of mutual trust between individuals and government.

It may be quite politically tempting to talk about Denmark as an economic model. However, when it comes to making America more like the highly competitive small Scandinavian economy, as often urged by the democratic socialist Sanders, we should focus on how to emulate its free-market policies that have advanced economic freedom, not big-government socialism.

The citizens in these countries are well informed and they know where their money is going. Contrast that with our situation. We have no idea where our money is going, higher math is racist, our kids are being taught to hate based on skin color, the rule of law is breaking down, and millions of people aren't even citizens. Good ole Chuck and Nancy are not creating anything near a Scandinavian Country, but progs don't like it when you tell them what they are really building.

The Dems in fact want to do the opposite...they want to grow distrust between the individual and their Govt. Much more akin to what we saw National Socialist due in the 20s and 30s in Germany

The fascist Nazi courted the trust of the Arian Nationals and used organized violence and intimidation to force the government to give Hitler absolute authority. They vested all power in one man.

The situation in America now couldn't be more different than Germany in the late 20's and early 30's.

True...I don't disagree the Dems don't want to vest ALL powers in one man. Just their party. I am not sure they know who their "man" is yet.

I think most Americans want the two parties to be able to compromise.

I don't disagree...I just don't think that's what Dems want.

 

[B. Kidd]

What a bummer. Sure COVID was Trump's fault, it makes a PROG feel good about stuff. But the unemployment rate consistently dropped from 13.3% to 6.3 on Trump's watch. It inched downward a pinch first few months of Xiden, and then April came and go figure.

This is what happens when you pay people not to work, and you rape people who do work. They don't like it when you call it communism, but the funny thing is they believe that these wackos are trying to create Denmark.

Dembots have this failed idea that Denmark is some sort of socialist utopia...it's not: Denmark Is Not a Socialist Economic Nirvana

"
Arecent New York Times op-ed observed that “Danes haven’t built a ‘socialist’ country. Just one that works.” A more precise observation would have been that Denmark has built a free-market democracy that works for Danes.

Given the fact that America is a much larger and far more diverse and multifaceted nation than Denmark, comparing the two countries’ economic systems is not always straightforward. For example, the competitive Nordic nation is an economy of 5.6 million people living in an area half the size of South Carolina.

Nonetheless, any meaningful attempt to compare Denmark with America and draw some practical policy implications for the United States should really “mean embracing more flexible labor markets, light regulations and a deeper commitment to free trade,” as noted in a recent Washington Post commentary by CNN’s Fareed Zakaria.

In other words, the comparison and discussion on the two democracies should be really about how to overcome socialism and embrace free-market capitalism.

In his op-ed “Bernie Sanders’s Scandinavian Fantasy,” Zakaria concisely pointed out:

The image [Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.] conjures up is of a warm and fuzzy social democracy in which market economics are kept on a tight leash through regulation, the rich are heavily taxed, and the social safety net is generous.

That is, however, an inaccurate and highly misleading description of those Northern European countries today. … Sanders’s vision of Scandinavian countries, as with much of his ideology, seems to be stuck in the 1960s and 1970s … .

Today’s Denmark, along with other Scandinavian countries, is a competitively free-market-oriented democracy—and as then-Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said in 2015, “far from a socialist planned economy.”

In addition to having stayed very open to free trade, among other notable policy measures, Denmark has kept its minimum-wage-free labor market flexible by allowing employers to adjust their workforces rapidly—in both hiring and dismissing—in response to changing market conditions.

That kind of free-market policy mix has earned Denmark an economic-freedom ranking as the eighth-freest country, according to The Heritage Foundation’s recently released 2020 Index of Economic Freedom. The Index cites as reasons for the country’s high resilience and competitiveness its free-market policies, such as a competitive corporate tax rate (which is lower than America’s), regulatory efficiency, market openness, and the rule of law that Denmark has long institutionalized.

Indeed, it isn’t accurate to characterize Denmark as “socialist.” The reality is that Denmark is one of the finest examples of countries committed to the free-enterprise system, which is often reinforced by a well-functioning civil society.

Free-market capitalism is not, of course, a one-size-fits-all, dogmatic system. The very concept of economic freedom suggests that individual countries will find their own unique routes to prosperity and resilience.

Undoubtedly, Denmark offers informative and practical examples of a society trying to balance the role of the government and that of individuals in its own distinctive approach. The Danish case reflects a resilient commitment to economic freedom that is based on a high degree of mutual trust between individuals and government.

It may be quite politically tempting to talk about Denmark as an economic model. However, when it comes to making America more like the highly competitive small Scandinavian economy, as often urged by the democratic socialist Sanders, we should focus on how to emulate its free-market policies that have advanced economic freedom, not big-government socialism.

The citizens in these countries are well informed and they know where their money is going. Contrast that with our situation. We have no idea where our money is going, higher math is racist, our kids are being taught to hate based on skin color, the rule of law is breaking down, and millions of people aren't even citizens. Good ole Chuck and Nancy are not creating anything near a Scandinavian Country, but progs don't like it when you tell them what they are really building.

The Dems in fact want to do the opposite...they want to grow distrust between the individual and their Govt. Much more akin to what we saw National Socialist due in the 20s and 30s in Germany

The fascist Nazi courted the trust of the Arian Nationals and used organized violence and intimidation to force the government to give Hitler absolute authority. They vested all power in one man.

The situation in America now couldn't be more different than Germany in the late 20's and early 30's.

True...I don't disagree the Dems don't want to vest ALL powers in one man. Just their party. I am not sure they know who their "man" is yet.

I think most Americans want the two parties to be able to compromise.

You're a pollster now?

 

[BlindBoo]

What a bummer. Sure COVID was Trump's fault, it makes a PROG feel good about stuff. But the unemployment rate consistently dropped from 13.3% to 6.3 on Trump's watch. It inched downward a pinch first few months of Xiden, and then April came and go figure.

This is what happens when you pay people not to work, and you rape people who do work. They don't like it when you call it communism, but the funny thing is they believe that these wackos are trying to create Denmark.

Dembots have this failed idea that Denmark is some sort of socialist utopia...it's not: Denmark Is Not a Socialist Economic Nirvana

"
Arecent New York Times op-ed observed that “Danes haven’t built a ‘socialist’ country. Just one that works.” A more precise observation would have been that Denmark has built a free-market democracy that works for Danes.

Given the fact that America is a much larger and far more diverse and multifaceted nation than Denmark, comparing the two countries’ economic systems is not always straightforward. For example, the competitive Nordic nation is an economy of 5.6 million people living in an area half the size of South Carolina.

Nonetheless, any meaningful attempt to compare Denmark with America and draw some practical policy implications for the United States should really “mean embracing more flexible labor markets, light regulations and a deeper commitment to free trade,” as noted in a recent Washington Post commentary by CNN’s Fareed Zakaria.

In other words, the comparison and discussion on the two democracies should be really about how to overcome socialism and embrace free-market capitalism.

In his op-ed “Bernie Sanders’s Scandinavian Fantasy,” Zakaria concisely pointed out:

The image [Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.] conjures up is of a warm and fuzzy social democracy in which market economics are kept on a tight leash through regulation, the rich are heavily taxed, and the social safety net is generous.

That is, however, an inaccurate and highly misleading description of those Northern European countries today. … Sanders’s vision of Scandinavian countries, as with much of his ideology, seems to be stuck in the 1960s and 1970s … .

Today’s Denmark, along with other Scandinavian countries, is a competitively free-market-oriented democracy—and as then-Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said in 2015, “far from a socialist planned economy.”

In addition to having stayed very open to free trade, among other notable policy measures, Denmark has kept its minimum-wage-free labor market flexible by allowing employers to adjust their workforces rapidly—in both hiring and dismissing—in response to changing market conditions.

That kind of free-market policy mix has earned Denmark an economic-freedom ranking as the eighth-freest country, according to The Heritage Foundation’s recently released 2020 Index of Economic Freedom. The Index cites as reasons for the country’s high resilience and competitiveness its free-market policies, such as a competitive corporate tax rate (which is lower than America’s), regulatory efficiency, market openness, and the rule of law that Denmark has long institutionalized.

Indeed, it isn’t accurate to characterize Denmark as “socialist.” The reality is that Denmark is one of the finest examples of countries committed to the free-enterprise system, which is often reinforced by a well-functioning civil society.

Free-market capitalism is not, of course, a one-size-fits-all, dogmatic system. The very concept of economic freedom suggests that individual countries will find their own unique routes to prosperity and resilience.

Undoubtedly, Denmark offers informative and practical examples of a society trying to balance the role of the government and that of individuals in its own distinctive approach. The Danish case reflects a resilient commitment to economic freedom that is based on a high degree of mutual trust between individuals and government.

It may be quite politically tempting to talk about Denmark as an economic model. However, when it comes to making America more like the highly competitive small Scandinavian economy, as often urged by the democratic socialist Sanders, we should focus on how to emulate its free-market policies that have advanced economic freedom, not big-government socialism.

The citizens in these countries are well informed and they know where their money is going. Contrast that with our situation. We have no idea where our money is going, higher math is racist, our kids are being taught to hate based on skin color, the rule of law is breaking down, and millions of people aren't even citizens. Good ole Chuck and Nancy are not creating anything near a Scandinavian Country, but progs don't like it when you tell them what they are really building.

The Dems in fact want to do the opposite...they want to grow distrust between the individual and their Govt. Much more akin to what we saw National Socialist due in the 20s and 30s in Germany

The fascist Nazi courted the trust of the Arian Nationals and used organized violence and intimidation to force the government to give Hitler absolute authority. They vested all power in one man.

The situation in America now couldn't be more different than Germany in the late 20's and early 30's.

This is why we call The Democrat Party The DemNazi Party.

They follow the Nazi Blueprint ver batem.

DemNazis same as Them Nazis.

Nah. That's El Rushbo's contribution to the Great American experiment. He added Nazi to everything he wanted his flock to hate. Femi-Nazi's Enviro-Nazi's, Demo-Nazi's. He Nazified the GOP's vernacular that's for sure. Hate. It's what Nazis do best, don't-cha-know.

 

[BlindBoo]

What a bummer. Sure COVID was Trump's fault, it makes a PROG feel good about stuff. But the unemployment rate consistently dropped from 13.3% to 6.3 on Trump's watch. It inched downward a pinch first few months of Xiden, and then April came and go figure.

This is what happens when you pay people not to work, and you rape people who do work. They don't like it when you call it communism, but the funny thing is they believe that these wackos are trying to create Denmark.

Dembots have this failed idea that Denmark is some sort of socialist utopia...it's not: Denmark Is Not a Socialist Economic Nirvana

"
Arecent New York Times op-ed observed that “Danes haven’t built a ‘socialist’ country. Just one that works.” A more precise observation would have been that Denmark has built a free-market democracy that works for Danes.

Given the fact that America is a much larger and far more diverse and multifaceted nation than Denmark, comparing the two countries’ economic systems is not always straightforward. For example, the competitive Nordic nation is an economy of 5.6 million people living in an area half the size of South Carolina.

Nonetheless, any meaningful attempt to compare Denmark with America and draw some practical policy implications for the United States should really “mean embracing more flexible labor markets, light regulations and a deeper commitment to free trade,” as noted in a recent Washington Post commentary by CNN’s Fareed Zakaria.

In other words, the comparison and discussion on the two democracies should be really about how to overcome socialism and embrace free-market capitalism.

In his op-ed “Bernie Sanders’s Scandinavian Fantasy,” Zakaria concisely pointed out:

The image [Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.] conjures up is of a warm and fuzzy social democracy in which market economics are kept on a tight leash through regulation, the rich are heavily taxed, and the social safety net is generous.

That is, however, an inaccurate and highly misleading description of those Northern European countries today. … Sanders’s vision of Scandinavian countries, as with much of his ideology, seems to be stuck in the 1960s and 1970s … .

Today’s Denmark, along with other Scandinavian countries, is a competitively free-market-oriented democracy—and as then-Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said in 2015, “far from a socialist planned economy.”

In addition to having stayed very open to free trade, among other notable policy measures, Denmark has kept its minimum-wage-free labor market flexible by allowing employers to adjust their workforces rapidly—in both hiring and dismissing—in response to changing market conditions.

That kind of free-market policy mix has earned Denmark an economic-freedom ranking as the eighth-freest country, according to The Heritage Foundation’s recently released 2020 Index of Economic Freedom. The Index cites as reasons for the country’s high resilience and competitiveness its free-market policies, such as a competitive corporate tax rate (which is lower than America’s), regulatory efficiency, market openness, and the rule of law that Denmark has long institutionalized.

Indeed, it isn’t accurate to characterize Denmark as “socialist.” The reality is that Denmark is one of the finest examples of countries committed to the free-enterprise system, which is often reinforced by a well-functioning civil society.

Free-market capitalism is not, of course, a one-size-fits-all, dogmatic system. The very concept of economic freedom suggests that individual countries will find their own unique routes to prosperity and resilience.

Undoubtedly, Denmark offers informative and practical examples of a society trying to balance the role of the government and that of individuals in its own distinctive approach. The Danish case reflects a resilient commitment to economic freedom that is based on a high degree of mutual trust between individuals and government.

It may be quite politically tempting to talk about Denmark as an economic model. However, when it comes to making America more like the highly competitive small Scandinavian economy, as often urged by the democratic socialist Sanders, we should focus on how to emulate its free-market policies that have advanced economic freedom, not big-government socialism.

The citizens in these countries are well informed and they know where their money is going. Contrast that with our situation. We have no idea where our money is going, higher math is racist, our kids are being taught to hate based on skin color, the rule of law is breaking down, and millions of people aren't even citizens. Good ole Chuck and Nancy are not creating anything near a Scandinavian Country, but progs don't like it when you tell them what they are really building.

The Dems in fact want to do the opposite...they want to grow distrust between the individual and their Govt. Much more akin to what we saw National Socialist due in the 20s and 30s in Germany

The fascist Nazi courted the trust of the Arian Nationals and used organized violence and intimidation to force the government to give Hitler absolute authority. They vested all power in one man.

The situation in America now couldn't be more different than Germany in the late 20's and early 30's.

True...I don't disagree the Dems don't want to vest ALL powers in one man. Just their party. I am not sure they know who their "man" is yet.

I think most Americans want the two parties to be able to compromise.

You're a pollster now?

"Political compromise is difficult in American democracy even though no one doubts it is necessary. It is difficult for many reasons, including the recent increase in political polarization that has been widely criticized. We argue that the resistance to compromise cannot be fully appreciated without understanding its source in the democratic process itself, especially as conducted in the U.S. The incursion of campaigning into governing in American democracy--the so called "permanent campaign"--encourages political attitudes and arguments that make compromise more difficult. These constitute what we call the uncompromising mindset, characterized by politicians' standing on principle and mistrusting opponents. This mindset is conducive to campaigning, but not to governing, because it stands in the way of necessary change and thereby biases the democratic process in favor of the status quo."

The Mindsets of Political Compromise | Penn Office of the President

PDF available here

president.upenn.edu

 

[B. Kidd]

What a bummer. Sure COVID was Trump's fault, it makes a PROG feel good about stuff. But the unemployment rate consistently dropped from 13.3% to 6.3 on Trump's watch. It inched downward a pinch first few months of Xiden, and then April came and go figure.

This is what happens when you pay people not to work, and you rape people who do work. They don't like it when you call it communism, but the funny thing is they believe that these wackos are trying to create Denmark.

Dembots have this failed idea that Denmark is some sort of socialist utopia...it's not: Denmark Is Not a Socialist Economic Nirvana

"
Arecent New York Times op-ed observed that “Danes haven’t built a ‘socialist’ country. Just one that works.” A more precise observation would have been that Denmark has built a free-market democracy that works for Danes.

Given the fact that America is a much larger and far more diverse and multifaceted nation than Denmark, comparing the two countries’ economic systems is not always straightforward. For example, the competitive Nordic nation is an economy of 5.6 million people living in an area half the size of South Carolina.

Nonetheless, any meaningful attempt to compare Denmark with America and draw some practical policy implications for the United States should really “mean embracing more flexible labor markets, light regulations and a deeper commitment to free trade,” as noted in a recent Washington Post commentary by CNN’s Fareed Zakaria.

In other words, the comparison and discussion on the two democracies should be really about how to overcome socialism and embrace free-market capitalism.

In his op-ed “Bernie Sanders’s Scandinavian Fantasy,” Zakaria concisely pointed out:

The image [Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.] conjures up is of a warm and fuzzy social democracy in which market economics are kept on a tight leash through regulation, the rich are heavily taxed, and the social safety net is generous.

That is, however, an inaccurate and highly misleading description of those Northern European countries today. … Sanders’s vision of Scandinavian countries, as with much of his ideology, seems to be stuck in the 1960s and 1970s … .

Today’s Denmark, along with other Scandinavian countries, is a competitively free-market-oriented democracy—and as then-Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said in 2015, “far from a socialist planned economy.”

In addition to having stayed very open to free trade, among other notable policy measures, Denmark has kept its minimum-wage-free labor market flexible by allowing employers to adjust their workforces rapidly—in both hiring and dismissing—in response to changing market conditions.

That kind of free-market policy mix has earned Denmark an economic-freedom ranking as the eighth-freest country, according to The Heritage Foundation’s recently released 2020 Index of Economic Freedom. The Index cites as reasons for the country’s high resilience and competitiveness its free-market policies, such as a competitive corporate tax rate (which is lower than America’s), regulatory efficiency, market openness, and the rule of law that Denmark has long institutionalized.

Indeed, it isn’t accurate to characterize Denmark as “socialist.” The reality is that Denmark is one of the finest examples of countries committed to the free-enterprise system, which is often reinforced by a well-functioning civil society.

Free-market capitalism is not, of course, a one-size-fits-all, dogmatic system. The very concept of economic freedom suggests that individual countries will find their own unique routes to prosperity and resilience.

Undoubtedly, Denmark offers informative and practical examples of a society trying to balance the role of the government and that of individuals in its own distinctive approach. The Danish case reflects a resilient commitment to economic freedom that is based on a high degree of mutual trust between individuals and government.

It may be quite politically tempting to talk about Denmark as an economic model. However, when it comes to making America more like the highly competitive small Scandinavian economy, as often urged by the democratic socialist Sanders, we should focus on how to emulate its free-market policies that have advanced economic freedom, not big-government socialism.

The citizens in these countries are well informed and they know where their money is going. Contrast that with our situation. We have no idea where our money is going, higher math is racist, our kids are being taught to hate based on skin color, the rule of law is breaking down, and millions of people aren't even citizens. Good ole Chuck and Nancy are not creating anything near a Scandinavian Country, but progs don't like it when you tell them what they are really building.

The Dems in fact want to do the opposite...they want to grow distrust between the individual and their Govt. Much more akin to what we saw National Socialist due in the 20s and 30s in Germany

The fascist Nazi courted the trust of the Arian Nationals and used organized violence and intimidation to force the government to give Hitler absolute authority. They vested all power in one man.

The situation in America now couldn't be more different than Germany in the late 20's and early 30's.

True...I don't disagree the Dems don't want to vest ALL powers in one man. Just their party. I am not sure they know who their "man" is yet.

I think most Americans want the two parties to be able to compromise.

You're a pollster now?

"Political compromise is difficult in American democracy even though no one doubts it is necessary. It is difficult for many reasons, including the recent increase in political polarization that has been widely criticized. We argue that the resistance to compromise cannot be fully appreciated without understanding its source in the democratic process itself, especially as conducted in the U.S. The incursion of campaigning into governing in American democracy--the so called "permanent campaign"--encourages political attitudes and arguments that make compromise more difficult. These constitute what we call the uncompromising mindset, characterized by politicians' standing on principle and mistrusting opponents. This mindset is conducive to campaigning, but not to governing, because it stands in the way of necessary change and thereby biases the democratic process in favor of the status quo."

The Mindsets of Political Compromise | Penn Office of the President

PDF available here

president.upenn.edu

Despite your faculty lounge ruminations, in plain straightforward language, one would have to be gazooks banana's to compromise with today's anti-Ametican far leftist unhinged Dimm's!

 

[DustyInfinity]

What a bummer. Sure COVID was Trump's fault, it makes a PROG feel good about stuff. But the unemployment rate consistently dropped from 13.3% to 6.3 on Trump's watch. It inched downward a pinch first few months of Xiden, and then April came and go figure.

This is what happens when you pay people not to work, and you rape people who do work. They don't like it when you call it communism, but the funny thing is they believe that these wackos are trying to create Denmark.

Dembots have this failed idea that Denmark is some sort of socialist utopia...it's not: Denmark Is Not a Socialist Economic Nirvana

"
Arecent New York Times op-ed observed that “Danes haven’t built a ‘socialist’ country. Just one that works.” A more precise observation would have been that Denmark has built a free-market democracy that works for Danes.

Given the fact that America is a much larger and far more diverse and multifaceted nation than Denmark, comparing the two countries’ economic systems is not always straightforward. For example, the competitive Nordic nation is an economy of 5.6 million people living in an area half the size of South Carolina.

Nonetheless, any meaningful attempt to compare Denmark with America and draw some practical policy implications for the United States should really “mean embracing more flexible labor markets, light regulations and a deeper commitment to free trade,” as noted in a recent Washington Post commentary by CNN’s Fareed Zakaria.

In other words, the comparison and discussion on the two democracies should be really about how to overcome socialism and embrace free-market capitalism.

In his op-ed “Bernie Sanders’s Scandinavian Fantasy,” Zakaria concisely pointed out:

The image [Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.] conjures up is of a warm and fuzzy social democracy in which market economics are kept on a tight leash through regulation, the rich are heavily taxed, and the social safety net is generous.

That is, however, an inaccurate and highly misleading description of those Northern European countries today. … Sanders’s vision of Scandinavian countries, as with much of his ideology, seems to be stuck in the 1960s and 1970s … .

Today’s Denmark, along with other Scandinavian countries, is a competitively free-market-oriented democracy—and as then-Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said in 2015, “far from a socialist planned economy.”

In addition to having stayed very open to free trade, among other notable policy measures, Denmark has kept its minimum-wage-free labor market flexible by allowing employers to adjust their workforces rapidly—in both hiring and dismissing—in response to changing market conditions.

That kind of free-market policy mix has earned Denmark an economic-freedom ranking as the eighth-freest country, according to The Heritage Foundation’s recently released 2020 Index of Economic Freedom. The Index cites as reasons for the country’s high resilience and competitiveness its free-market policies, such as a competitive corporate tax rate (which is lower than America’s), regulatory efficiency, market openness, and the rule of law that Denmark has long institutionalized.

Indeed, it isn’t accurate to characterize Denmark as “socialist.” The reality is that Denmark is one of the finest examples of countries committed to the free-enterprise system, which is often reinforced by a well-functioning civil society.

Free-market capitalism is not, of course, a one-size-fits-all, dogmatic system. The very concept of economic freedom suggests that individual countries will find their own unique routes to prosperity and resilience.

Undoubtedly, Denmark offers informative and practical examples of a society trying to balance the role of the government and that of individuals in its own distinctive approach. The Danish case reflects a resilient commitment to economic freedom that is based on a high degree of mutual trust between individuals and government.

It may be quite politically tempting to talk about Denmark as an economic model. However, when it comes to making America more like the highly competitive small Scandinavian economy, as often urged by the democratic socialist Sanders, we should focus on how to emulate its free-market policies that have advanced economic freedom, not big-government socialism.

The citizens in these countries are well informed and they know where their money is going. Contrast that with our situation. We have no idea where our money is going, higher math is racist, our kids are being taught to hate based on skin color, the rule of law is breaking down, and millions of people aren't even citizens. Good ole Chuck and Nancy are not creating anything near a Scandinavian Country, but progs don't like it when you tell them what they are really building.

The Dems in fact want to do the opposite...they want to grow distrust between the individual and their Govt. Much more akin to what we saw National Socialist due in the 20s and 30s in Germany

The fascist Nazi courted the trust of the Arian Nationals and used organized violence and intimidation to force the government to give Hitler absolute authority. They vested all power in one man.

The situation in America now couldn't be more different than Germany in the late 20's and early 30's.

True...I don't disagree the Dems don't want to vest ALL powers in one man. Just their party. I am not sure they know who their "man" is yet.

I think most Americans want the two parties to be able to compromise.

You're a pollster now?

"Political compromise is difficult in American democracy even though no one doubts it is necessary. It is difficult for many reasons, including the recent increase in political polarization that has been widely criticized. We argue that the resistance to compromise cannot be fully appreciated without understanding its source in the democratic process itself, especially as conducted in the U.S. The incursion of campaigning into governing in American democracy--the so called "permanent campaign"--encourages political attitudes and arguments that make compromise more difficult. These constitute what we call the uncompromising mindset, characterized by politicians' standing on principle and mistrusting opponents. This mindset is conducive to campaigning, but not to governing, because it stands in the way of necessary change and thereby biases the democratic process in favor of the status quo."

The Mindsets of Political Compromise | Penn Office of the President

PDF available here

president.upenn.edu

Compromise isn't a bad thing, but it doesn't matter anymore. Washington has wrested most control away from its peon citizens. We are stuck in the clown show. It doesn't matter which side you are on, if your party does something you hate, what are you going to do? You can vote for someone with zero chance to win, or vote for somebody else in your party who will do the exact same thing as the guy who ticked you off.

 

[WTH_Progs?]

The truth is hard for Trump's supporters to understand just how badly Trump managed the pandemic that smashed the economy last.

More than a million jobs in two months is great. I bet next month will be more than half a million new jobs.

You fucking leftists are rich.

 

[The Original Tree]

What a bummer. Sure COVID was Trump's fault, it makes a PROG feel good about stuff. But the unemployment rate consistently dropped from 13.3% to 6.3 on Trump's watch. It inched downward a pinch first few months of Xiden, and then April came and go figure.

This is what happens when you pay people not to work, and you rape people who do work. They don't like it when you call it communism, but the funny thing is they believe that these wackos are trying to create Denmark.

Dembots have this failed idea that Denmark is some sort of socialist utopia...it's not: Denmark Is Not a Socialist Economic Nirvana

"
Arecent New York Times op-ed observed that “Danes haven’t built a ‘socialist’ country. Just one that works.” A more precise observation would have been that Denmark has built a free-market democracy that works for Danes.

Given the fact that America is a much larger and far more diverse and multifaceted nation than Denmark, comparing the two countries’ economic systems is not always straightforward. For example, the competitive Nordic nation is an economy of 5.6 million people living in an area half the size of South Carolina.

Nonetheless, any meaningful attempt to compare Denmark with America and draw some practical policy implications for the United States should really “mean embracing more flexible labor markets, light regulations and a deeper commitment to free trade,” as noted in a recent Washington Post commentary by CNN’s Fareed Zakaria.

In other words, the comparison and discussion on the two democracies should be really about how to overcome socialism and embrace free-market capitalism.

In his op-ed “Bernie Sanders’s Scandinavian Fantasy,” Zakaria concisely pointed out:

The image [Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.] conjures up is of a warm and fuzzy social democracy in which market economics are kept on a tight leash through regulation, the rich are heavily taxed, and the social safety net is generous.

That is, however, an inaccurate and highly misleading description of those Northern European countries today. … Sanders’s vision of Scandinavian countries, as with much of his ideology, seems to be stuck in the 1960s and 1970s … .

Today’s Denmark, along with other Scandinavian countries, is a competitively free-market-oriented democracy—and as then-Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said in 2015, “far from a socialist planned economy.”

In addition to having stayed very open to free trade, among other notable policy measures, Denmark has kept its minimum-wage-free labor market flexible by allowing employers to adjust their workforces rapidly—in both hiring and dismissing—in response to changing market conditions.

That kind of free-market policy mix has earned Denmark an economic-freedom ranking as the eighth-freest country, according to The Heritage Foundation’s recently released 2020 Index of Economic Freedom. The Index cites as reasons for the country’s high resilience and competitiveness its free-market policies, such as a competitive corporate tax rate (which is lower than America’s), regulatory efficiency, market openness, and the rule of law that Denmark has long institutionalized.

Indeed, it isn’t accurate to characterize Denmark as “socialist.” The reality is that Denmark is one of the finest examples of countries committed to the free-enterprise system, which is often reinforced by a well-functioning civil society.

Free-market capitalism is not, of course, a one-size-fits-all, dogmatic system. The very concept of economic freedom suggests that individual countries will find their own unique routes to prosperity and resilience.

Undoubtedly, Denmark offers informative and practical examples of a society trying to balance the role of the government and that of individuals in its own distinctive approach. The Danish case reflects a resilient commitment to economic freedom that is based on a high degree of mutual trust between individuals and government.

It may be quite politically tempting to talk about Denmark as an economic model. However, when it comes to making America more like the highly competitive small Scandinavian economy, as often urged by the democratic socialist Sanders, we should focus on how to emulate its free-market policies that have advanced economic freedom, not big-government socialism.

The citizens in these countries are well informed and they know where their money is going. Contrast that with our situation. We have no idea where our money is going, higher math is racist, our kids are being taught to hate based on skin color, the rule of law is breaking down, and millions of people aren't even citizens. Good ole Chuck and Nancy are not creating anything near a Scandinavian Country, but progs don't like it when you tell them what they are really building.

The Dems in fact want to do the opposite...they want to grow distrust between the individual and their Govt. Much more akin to what we saw National Socialist due in the 20s and 30s in Germany

The fascist Nazi courted the trust of the Arian Nationals and used organized violence and intimidation to force the government to give Hitler absolute authority. They vested all power in one man.

The situation in America now couldn't be more different than Germany in the late 20's and early 30's.

This is why we call The Democrat Party The DemNazi Party.

They follow the Nazi Blueprint ver batem.

DemNazis same as Them Nazis.

Nah. That's El Rushbo's contribution to the Great American experiment. He added Nazi to everything he wanted his flock to hate. Femi-Nazi's Enviro-Nazi's, Demo-Nazi's. He Nazified the GOP's vernacular that's for sure. Hate. It's what Nazis do best, don't-cha-know.

Nazis are what Nazis do. Pretty sure you hate Jews.

 

[BluesLegend]

Job creation was 1/4 what was predicted. Biden is crashing the economy.

Yeah this was not a small miss, it TANKED 73% below expectations. That's a spectacular failure even by Biden's standards.