Markets“Trickle-down did not work. It got us into the mess we were in, in 2008 and 2009,” Mrs. Clinton said, referring to the idea that tax cuts on high-income households can spur economic growth. “Slashing taxes on the wealthy hasn’t worked. And a lot of really smart, wealthy people know that.” ~ Wall Street Journal, September 27, 2016 (“Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton on Tax Cuts for the Rich”)

The Blame Game. The term “trickle-down economics” is the liberal pols’ pejorative for the theory behind “supply-side economics”, which holds that stable economic growth, in large part, is driven by favorable tax policies, regulatory policies and monetary policies.  In more prosaic terms, “a rising tide lifts all boats” – the boats don’t raise the tides. Continue reading “The Late Great Recession: How It Became Politicized In This Election Cycle”

CongressIn a recent Wall Street Journal article by reporter Rebecca Ballhaus (“GOP to Control Senate for First Time Since ’06 After Midterm Election Sweep”) one gets a graphic picture of the breadth of the Republicans’ mid-term 2014 victory.  Here’s the scorecard, by the numbers:  Continue reading “The Republican Mid-Term Sweeps: Doing The Numbers”

PoutingIntroduction.  Now that the mid-terms are over and the American public has spoken, I feel free to speak up as well.  It appears that millions of folks, as bystanders, have quietly felt as I do; they see that this country is spinning out of control; the world is upside down, with wars and rumors of war; there is a leadership vacuum in the White House, from top to bottom. Something needs to be done.  Perhaps now is the time. Continue reading “Why The Dems Got Trounced On Nov. 4, 2014”