solutions to america's problems

[ruffryder]

Interesting podcast from NPR's planet money podcast...

http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/07/29/138818388/the-friday-podcast-planet-money-live

3 main solutions / issues to fix

1) Send all kids to preschool. There is a lot of evidence that states/shows that kids that go to preschool (especially those from poor neighborhoods) are much much better off in life then those that didn't go to preschool. Lots of evidence shows that the lessons learned in preschool, if missed, are very difficult and expensive to teach later on in life. I wouldn't have believed it / know it, but that is what a lot of evidence / studies show.

2) cut lots of govt spending / increase taxes to get debt to gdp levels back to where they should be (sound familiar winter brew? lol)

3) fix the health care system - the main thing is to remove the tax incentives for employer based health care. It screws up the system, removing the cost signals from the people using the health care, and creates a half free market / half socialized care system. Not to mention that the only reason we have employer paid care is due to govt regulations in WWII limiting increases in wages. Either going all socialized or all free market would be much more efficient then the mess we have now.

It is about 45 minutes long, but it is a pretty good listen.

 

[MPS]

Increase taxes during a recession? Ingenious!!!!! However, we could cut government spending in half.

I find nothing wrong with #1 and actually agree with #3....however, I would rather shove a red hot iron in my eye than listen to NPR (national progressive regurgitation) for 45 minutes!

 

[ruffryder]

Increase taxes during a recession? Ingenious!!!!! However, we could cut government spending in half.

Makes as much sense as cutting taxes to solve the debt problem... Or cutting thousands of government jobs to reduce the unemployment rate.

Whats more important, the debt or the recession?

I find nothing wrong with #1 and actually agree with #3....however, I would rather shove a red hot iron in my eye than listen to NPR (national progressive regurgitation) for 45 minutes!

odd, I would rather you do that too.

 

[MPS]

Makes as much sense as cutting taxes to solve the debt problem... Or cutting thousands of government jobs to reduce the unemployment rate.

Whats more important, the debt or the recession?


odd, I would rather you do that too.

I guess you don't understand economics. If we cut taxes it will most likely increase the GDP...there will be more productivity and more taxes recouped in the long run than what you can get during a recession! Ya lets hurt Americans right now while they are struggling....lets stomp the fawk out of any productivity small businesses have left. Ya lets tax the hell out of people that earn 250k or more...great plan....lets ride the these small business owners into the ground like a worn out horse. Let's keep thinking idiotic short term solutions....like stupid a$$ bailouts.

...and I am more than cool with cutting thousands of government jobs that we don't need! We can't sustain it and the economy will re-invent itself if that money is put into the free market instead. We have more government jobs per capita in the history of this nation. Why? Because the liberal agenda is about more and more control...more and more government. So it makes sense you would support not cutting government and taxing the hell out of the American public.

 

[christopher]

...and I am more than cool with cutting thousands of government jobs that we don't need! We can't sustain it and the economy will re-invent itself if that money is put into the free market instead.

What a RADICAL IDEA.

REDUCE THE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT!

What a concept!

 

[Mafesto]

Very well said.

 

[ruffryder]

What a RADICAL IDEA.

REDUCE THE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT!

What a concept!

Did you miss item 2? lol

I don't think anyone is saying this isn't a good thing, not sure why it seems people are trying to argue the point though...

So it makes sense you would support not cutting government and taxing the hell out of the American public.

Do you even read anymore?

2) cut lots of govt spending / increase taxes to get debt to gdp levels back to where they should be (sound familiar winter brew? lol)