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EXCLUSIVE: Economist SHREDS Media’s Dem Admins Better than GOP for US Economy Narrative
NewsBusters ^ | 3/11/2021 | Joseph Vazquez

Posted on 03/11/2021 8:59:16 AM PST by JV3MRC

An economist ripped the media for pushing the false idea that Democratic administrations are better for the U.S. economy than GOP administrations.

New York Times senior writer David Leonhardt had written that Democratic administrations have been more “pragmatic” by being “willing to heed economic and historical lessons about what policies actually strengthen the economy, while Republicans have often clung to theories that they want to believe — like the supposedly magical power of tax cuts and deregulation.” Economist and Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow Brian Riedl rebuked Leonhardt and the media for living in an “ideological cocoon” and pushing talking points on behalf of Democrats. “This is just partisan nonsense,” Riedl said of Leonhardt in an exclusive interview with the Media Research Center.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: brianriedl; demsandgop; economy; newsbustersinterview

1 posted on 03/11/2021 8:59:16 AM PST by JV3MRC
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To: JV3MRC

Keynesian economic theory has proven to be horrible. That’s probably why the Democrats circle their wagons around it.


2 posted on 03/11/2021 9:07:55 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Keep the Faith. Everything happens for a reason.)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

Keynes told Big Government what they wanted to hear.

Spend! Spend! Spend!


3 posted on 03/11/2021 9:21:13 AM PST by joshua c (Dump the LEFT. Cable tv, Big tech, national name brands)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

The de.ocrats thrive on failure. Keynesian policies reward failure. Failure is extremely profitable if you’re connected.


4 posted on 03/11/2021 10:13:22 AM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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To: JV3MRC

I had the tax cut argument with a government employee idiot not to long ago. She was going on and on how the Trump tax cuts cost so much money. My business grew nearly 4 times in size (until king flu). She couldn’t understand how cutting my taxes led me to pay 4 times more taxes because of the growth. Liberals are not as smart as they think they are.


5 posted on 03/11/2021 10:16:49 AM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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