Comments on: Voodoo Schmoodoo http://www.bizzyblog.com/2006/01/13/voodoo-schmoodoo/ The Business End of the Blogosphere Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:37:29 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: TBlumer http://www.bizzyblog.com/2006/01/13/voodoo-schmoodoo/comment-page-1/#comment-3778 TBlumer Mon, 16 Jan 2006 05:59:53 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/?p=1241#comment-3778 #8 Rosemary, thanks. What makes the government bigger is the spending. If that get reined in, then we can maybe talk surpluses, or more likely a better ability to cope with the messes that are Social Security and Medicare. But that's another long post I'm not up for right now. :--> Yes, I understand the argument that if they get it, they'll spend it. Trouble is, if they don't get it, they pretend they did, and STILL spend it. #8 Rosemary, thanks. What makes the government bigger is the spending. If that get reined in, then we can maybe talk surpluses, or more likely a better ability to cope with the messes that are Social Security and Medicare. But that’s another long post I’m not up for right now. :–>

Yes, I understand the argument that if they get it, they’ll spend it. Trouble is, if they don’t get it, they pretend they did, and STILL spend it.

]]> By: Rosemary http://www.bizzyblog.com/2006/01/13/voodoo-schmoodoo/comment-page-1/#comment-3777 Rosemary Mon, 16 Jan 2006 02:28:50 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/?p=1241#comment-3777 Great post. The only thing I dislike about the <b>facts</b> is that it makes the government bigger. Grr! (lol) I hope you are having a good day. I know it must be fun to wipe the floor with Dave, but give the dude a break. He probably went to public school. lol. Great post. The only thing I dislike about the facts is that it makes the government bigger. Grr! (lol)

I hope you are having a good day. I know it must be fun to wipe the floor with Dave, but give the dude a break. He probably went to public school. lol.

]]> By: gregg Jackson http://www.bizzyblog.com/2006/01/13/voodoo-schmoodoo/comment-page-1/#comment-3773 gregg Jackson Sun, 15 Jan 2006 20:52:38 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/?p=1241#comment-3773 <p align="left">One more example why the lefties like Dave despise the New Media bloggers/subject matter experts like Tom. They hate it when thier shibboleth mindset ("tax cuts for the rich"/"voo-doo econmics") are subjected to empirical evidence which debunks their fallacious and vacuous assertions. Keep it up Tom. Great post. Indicative of why people are turning to blogosphere for news, info, and keen analysis. </p><p align="left">Gregg J (Pundit Review Radio)</p> One more example why the lefties like Dave despise the New Media bloggers/subject matter experts like Tom. They hate it when thier shibboleth mindset (”tax cuts for the rich”/”voo-doo econmics”) are subjected to empirical evidence which debunks their fallacious and vacuous assertions. Keep it up Tom. Great post. Indicative of why people are turning to blogosphere for news, info, and keen analysis.

Gregg J (Pundit Review Radio)

]]> By: NixGuy.com » Owned! http://www.bizzyblog.com/2006/01/13/voodoo-schmoodoo/comment-page-1/#comment-3754 NixGuy.com » Owned! Sat, 14 Jan 2006 03:18:48 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/?p=1241#comment-3754 [...] 45) September 2004 (43) 1/13/2006 Owned! BizzyBlog.com schools a liberal commenter about Supply Side Economics. As a side comment, a lot of Democrats hav [...] [...] 45) September 2004 (43) 1/13/2006 Owned! BizzyBlog.com schools a liberal commenter about Supply Side Economics. As a side comment, a lot of Democrats hav [...]

]]> By: Pundit Review » Blog Archive » Bizzy Blog’s Supply Side Smackdown http://www.bizzyblog.com/2006/01/13/voodoo-schmoodoo/comment-page-1/#comment-3753 Pundit Review » Blog Archive » Bizzy Blog’s Supply Side Smackdown Fri, 13 Jan 2006 23:52:49 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/?p=1241#comment-3753 [...] izzyBlog’s response is devastating. Insight, analysis, charts, graphs, links, etc. Check it out for yourself. Commenter David brought a wet noodle to a gun fight. Nice job Tom. Filed in: Eco [...] [...] izzyBlog’s response is devastating. Insight, analysis, charts, graphs, links, etc. Check it out for yourself. Commenter David brought a wet noodle to a gun fight. Nice job Tom. Filed in: Eco [...]

]]> By: Don http://www.bizzyblog.com/2006/01/13/voodoo-schmoodoo/comment-page-1/#comment-3751 Don Fri, 13 Jan 2006 18:55:24 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/?p=1241#comment-3751 <p align="left">Only "fringe economists"? Is that why several Nobel Prize-winning economists are either unapologetic supply-siders or strongly sympathetic to supply-side principles? Let's see, just off the top of my head...Mundell, Prescott, Friedman, Buchanon, V. Smith, Becker.</p> Only “fringe economists”? Is that why several Nobel Prize-winning economists are either unapologetic supply-siders or strongly sympathetic to supply-side principles? Let’s see, just off the top of my head…Mundell, Prescott, Friedman, Buchanon, V. Smith, Becker.

]]> By: Tracy http://www.bizzyblog.com/2006/01/13/voodoo-schmoodoo/comment-page-1/#comment-3750 Tracy Fri, 13 Jan 2006 18:00:38 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/?p=1241#comment-3750 <p align="left">I am going to compare my father, our family and the US government in 1965 with similar people in 2004: </p><p align="left">1965 Kids: 5, annual earnings $6,000, union electrician, own home, price $15,000, US popul 195m, US tax revenue 117b or $600 per person </p><p align="left">2004 Kids: 2, annual earnings $47,000, union electrician, own home, price $202,000, US popul 290m, US tax revenue 1880b or $6480 per person </p><p align="left">% increase: earnings 783%, home price, 1347%, tax revenues, %1610. </p><p align="left">Ask my parents which years were their best financially and they will tell you late 60s, 80s, and now. My Dad retired in 96.</p> I am going to compare my father, our family and the US government in 1965 with similar people in 2004:

1965
Kids: 5, annual earnings $6,000, union electrician, own home, price $15,000, US popul 195m, US tax revenue 117b or $600 per person

2004
Kids: 2, annual earnings $47,000, union electrician, own home, price $202,000, US popul 290m, US tax revenue 1880b or $6480 per person

% increase: earnings 783%, home price, 1347%, tax revenues, %1610.

Ask my parents which years were their best financially and they will tell you late 60s, 80s, and now. My Dad retired in 96.

]]> By: TBlumer http://www.bizzyblog.com/2006/01/13/voodoo-schmoodoo/comment-page-1/#comment-3747 TBlumer Fri, 13 Jan 2006 15:21:18 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/?p=1241#comment-3747 <p align="left">#1, this is all real (after-inflation) GDP growth. GDP is "always" reported in real terms. I added the title of Table 1.1.1 to the fine print under the graph to clarify. Thanks for asking.</p> #1, this is all real (after-inflation) GDP growth. GDP is “always” reported in real terms. I added the title of Table 1.1.1 to the fine print under the graph to clarify. Thanks for asking.

]]> By: Kevin Irwin http://www.bizzyblog.com/2006/01/13/voodoo-schmoodoo/comment-page-1/#comment-3746 Kevin Irwin Fri, 13 Jan 2006 14:43:46 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/?p=1241#comment-3746 Ok, GDP growth is nice. Offset the results of inflation, what do you get? Ok, GDP growth is nice. Offset the results of inflation, what do you get?

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