12-03-2017, 01:56 PM
The period in which radical deregulation and radical tax cuts were adopted for the express purpose of promoting economic growth has proven the most catastrophic economically for the nation, with the modest gains in the middle of the period proving not merely unsustainable over anything approaching a long haul -- but actually catastrophic for long term economic development.
And yet, McConnell predicts unpopular tax bill will be a winning issue for GOP
Meanwhile, I’m a Depression historian. The GOP tax bill is straight out of 1929.
A note about the thread title: The title of the thread is taken from the book of Jeremiah 44:15-18. In this passage, about ten years after the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians, survivors that fled to Egypt engage in a debate with Jeremiah and they make clear that they still cannot find fault with their beliefs in foreign gods and that everything would still be well if not for Jeremiah pointing out what was actually happening.
And yet, McConnell predicts unpopular tax bill will be a winning issue for GOP
Meanwhile, I’m a Depression historian. The GOP tax bill is straight out of 1929.
A note about the thread title: The title of the thread is taken from the book of Jeremiah 44:15-18. In this passage, about ten years after the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians, survivors that fled to Egypt engage in a debate with Jeremiah and they make clear that they still cannot find fault with their beliefs in foreign gods and that everything would still be well if not for Jeremiah pointing out what was actually happening.