Don’t agree with the premise of the question. Should be are Conservative policies good, yes. Are republican, who knows, too many rinos,,,,
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Just like in EVERY CASE , when
Republicans pick up power, the economy does better. When dim-0s pick up power,
the economy falters.
It happened when carter gained the WH, the economy got WORSE.
It happened when Reagan gained the WH, the economy got BETTER.
It happened when clinton gained the WH, economic growth dropped from over 4%,
to about 2% 2 years later.
It happened in jan ‘95, when Republicans took over congress, the economy caught
fire and sported some of the best times in our history, including balanced
budgets and even a PROJECTED surplus.
It happened in jan ‘00 when W. gained the WH. He inherited a recession, a crashing market and 9-11 with terrorists in our country planning and training. He turned that into the longest running jobs expansion in our history with an average 5.2% unemployment number.
It happened AGAIN in jan ‘07, when dim-0 gained control of congress promising
“CHANGE” from the 4.4% unemployment, mid 4% economic growth, and the
longest running jobs expansion in the history of the nation.
“CHANGED” to depression.
It depends on whose brand of conservatism is compared. Bush’s patriot act and stimulus conservatism, no. Perry’s don’t mess with Texas conservatism is shades better... Bachmans question everything conservatism is even better still. Romney’s conservatism.. shudder. Founding Father conservatism... I guess we will never know much more than, it worked a long time ago. I am astounded as I read the Old Testament how this country parallels Israel.
> Are Republican Policies Good or Bad for the Economy?
It doesn’t matter. Anyone’s policies are better than Obama’s !!!!!
Keynes gets a somewhat worse reputation than he deserves, He did not believe in a permanent deficit but in a cyclically balanced budget. In recession, according to Keynes, tax revenue would drop and the deficit would stimulate a recovery and in an inflated, overheated economy, tax revenues would rise, creating a surplus which would cool down inflationary trends. In a limited, demand-side sense, Reagan might could be considered more of a true Keynesian than the leftists who use Keynes as an excuse to eternally grow government.
“Republican” policies - may or may not be good for the economy. It depends. Which Republican? G. Bush, G.W. Bush - no. R.R. - yes.
Sometimes being less worse than the Democrats is not good enough.
BTW I actually liked the platform of G.W. Bush of 2000.
A Republic is a system of governance characterized by the Rule of Law.
When the Law fails to govern, the Republic ceases to exist.
For America, the specified purpose of government was “TO SECURE THESE RIGHTS”.
To secure these rights from what?