The unconscionable behavior of the political class should be thought of as a contagious disease that infiltrates any industry that comes within influence of the state. Government contractors, lobbying associations, favored corporations, and even the press all seek to use the monopolized power of government to further their own interests.
Instead of attempting to roll back stifling regulations, many of these firms simply wish to get in on the spoils of the great extortionary scheme.
The results are always the same. Politicians pretend to be saving the people from cold-natured capitalism while politically-connected businessmen and bankers act as if their commercial success is completely of their own doing.
The hidden truth is both act in tandem to fleece the average taxpayer.
The fantasy then continues unabated.
As F.A. Hayek recognized in The Road to Serfdom, central planners and their intellectual patrons achieve their power by gathering the
“support of all the docile and gullible, who have no strong convictions of their own but are prepared to accept a ready-made system of values if it is only drummed into their ears sufficiently loudly and frequently.”
No matter how many times government policy fails to deliver on its promises, the reasoning stays the same:
Politicians just need more tax dollars to spend goods into existence, central bankers need to print more money, human rights must be stripped away to ensure safety, consumers need to spend more and save less, and government will always know best.
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MicahStone
“We’ve Turned Things Around”…
Lunatic-left d-cRAT socialist extremists actually think that REALITY is whatever they say it is.
Don’t believe your eyes or your ears or your pocketbook – believe only socialist extremists.
Economan
Way to spin 1.5% you dummy! Yet she and the rest of the left don’t want to go back to George bush’s “mess” right? They only WISH the GDP were back to bush levels.
Demonize the GOP and praise the DNC whenever possible right Debbie?
chickadee
What a delusional insufferable scrunt.
She’s like a demented wind up doll fully programed to say the craziest b.s. and repeat it over and over again as if at some point it will make some sense.
What a grating stupid moronic insulting bitch.
skydiver
Coming up on 16 Trillion in debt! Nice turnaround!
45-70
Debbie Whathertwat barking at the moon again.
Spurwing Plover
Debbie Donut still as delerious as always
JustSayin..
Her voice cadence reminded me of other pure partisan propagandists the media loves to showcase .. CBS “NEWS” Les moonves & Bob Shieffer continue to ‘em bare ass’ the nation ..
The problem here is, nobody but the Democrats are living in the upside down world. In their world left is right, up is down, wrong is right, and evil is good. Watching the Democrats in action, always brings to mind Einstein’s theory on continuing to do the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. These fools never learn.
SpideyTerry
Haven’t we heard this already? “We tried our plan – and it worked!”
Patriot Lady
Oblama will win by illegal, dead, and mysterious voters, just like his identities. Bet me.
And what do WE do after that? Time to get your thinking caps on.
Xavier
^It starts with an I and it ends with a T
That’s why we have to have both houses too.
bitterclinger
Hey! Wasn’t Debbie Downer supposed to get the heave-ho as mayo spokesgal?
apeiceofwork
These Democrats are nothing but con-artist’s, the problem for them is nobody’s being conned but their sheeple …
Moe
What’s the deal w/ her hair anyway…she always just looks like she just got out a shower.
1987 called, they want their L’Oreal hair mousse back…
http://www.lucianne.com Sandy
Those kinks are cutting off oxygen to her brain…..But not to fear…she will be gone along with her boss come this November….
We can tolerate a little longer.