Is this not the case?

[sirs]

Has the modern left in America really come to believe that communism, socialism, Marxism and totalitarianism -- or other terms for the monopolization of power into the hands of a ruling elite -- are superior to free-market capitalism??

[kimba1]

i read somewhere students do until later on when they have jobs and foundout where thier taxes go to

[Xavier_Onassis]

Sweden is a pleasant nation and has a nice blend of capitalist and socialist features.

We know Reaganomics sucks.

You are a troglodyte, sirs, a historic anomaly. 

[sirs]

Sweden is a fraction of a fracion of the population of the U.S., nor has the global committments both economically, and more importantly, militarily, that the U.S. has.  But yes, its a pleasant place...if you want to live where you're mandated to own a firearm I suppose

[Plane]

We know Reaganomics sucks.

 

How do we know this?

Did President Carter hand over an economy with no significant problems?

Did the economy do badly while Reagan worked on it?

[Xavier_Onassis]

Reagan claimed that  cutting taxes would increase revenue. That did not happen,. Reagan caused the national debt to grow. It caused the rich to grow richer and the poorer to grow poorer. It did not work. Therefore it sucked.

Reagan did not understand economics, nor did his advisors, except the David Stockman, who declared The hogs were really beginning to feed".

[sirs]

Reagan claimed that  cutting taxes would increase revenue. That did not happen,. Reagan caused the national debt to grow. It caused the rich to grow richer and the poorer to grow poorer. It did not work. Therefore it sucked.

Under those parameters, Obamanomics must be that much suckier

[Xavier_Onassis]

You are nattering and make zero sense.

[Plane]

Reagan claimed that  cutting taxes would increase revenue. That did not happen,.

You are in error , exactly this did happen.

Reagan caused the national debt to grow.

That is true , at least in part , the debt did grow , but at what rate in comparison to before and since?

If one were to subtract all of the national debt that existed before the election of BHO from the total , you would have more than half remaining, that is right , a little more than doubled in the last eight years.

Some time in the near future , the amount that we take in from taxes will equal the interest owed on the national debt, this will happen in the very near future if high unemployment or greatly increased outlays accelerate the growth of debt, or perhaps if interest rates rise .

[sirs]

You are nattering and make zero sense.

The sense you're ignoring, is that under Obama's policies, the rich have gotten richer, and the poor have gotten poorer.  Per your parameters, makes Obama full on suck

[kimba1]

our capitalism has changed quite abit from when I came here. The power of the business and buyer has shifting power. Ex. Buyer beware  & the customer is always right is not said anymore.

[Xavier_Onassis]

All the more reason to elect a Socialist.

[sirs]

Yea, let's ignore the mistakes of the past, and place all the power into a ruling elite governmental group.....yea, that's the ticket.....NOT

[kimba1]

Our past has some serious bad example of capitalism. Ex. Child labor  im not saying socialism is the answer but we shouldn't be ignoring aspect of it

[sirs]

With all due respect Kimba, in my never so humble opinion, yes we should