tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post7978902837625252406..comments2024-03-27T07:30:21.457-04:00Comments on BLCKDGRD: Go There and Rest from the Ragged and Rapid PulseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-481107608366356952017-12-23T11:32:10.575-05:002017-12-23T11:32:10.575-05:00as 2018 approaches, i thought this was interesting...as 2018 approaches, i thought this was interesting:<br /><br /><br />The Politics of the Republican Tax Bill: A Dissenting View<br />By JOHN JUDIS Published DECEMBER 21, 2017 8:49 AM <br /><br /><br />I am not a fan of the new tax bill that the Republican Congress passed. It will widen the gap between the wealthy and everyone else and increase the likelihood over a decade or so of another crash. And it contains all kinds of unpleasant ancillary provisions, such as the one killing the Affordable Care Act’s mandate. But I don’t buy the argument – voiced by Democratic pundits, political consultants, and even a few economists – that the bill will doom the Republicans to defeat in 2018 and even 2020. Like many things I read or hear these days from liberals, it’s wish fulfillment disguised as analysis....<br /><br />http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/--100964mistah charley, ph.d.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06303695341246058680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-87455969444981994932017-12-23T10:44:26.527-05:002017-12-23T10:44:26.527-05:00The problem is this: 'Neocon' is what neoc...The problem is this: 'Neocon' is what neocons call themselves. They have an academically developed economic philosophy and political ideology. They define themselves as such. 'Neoliberal' is a term people throw at people they disagree with and resent. It's namecalling, labeling, meant to provoke an emotional reaction. It has no U.Chicago School of Economics backstop, e.g. No one I know of calls themselves that. So, please continue to use and link to it, but do acknowledge it's use as insult—which, of course, is your purpose. And I must agree with the next link: it is equally as awful that an elected governor would (GASP) use corporate money for an inauguration party as, say, Donald Trump installing his kids and cronies and self-dealing and criminality into office. So, yes: whataboutism is devastating propaganda.Jim H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02088100982761595050noreply@blogger.com