“If we cut taxes, they’ll have to lay off government employees!”
Yes....and then the taxpayers will have more money to spend and the private sector will grow and those laid off government employees can find jobs there. My little town hired an arborist.....an arborist.....somebody’s brother needed a job......what does a government arborist do all year long?.....couldn’t the city hire a private sector arborist for a couple of weeks a year?......
“And now the city arborist will give his report.”
“The leaves have fallen off the trees!”
“Doesn’t that usually happen in the fall?”
“And now the city street supervisor will give his report.”
“Some white stuff fell from the sky and made all the streets slippery!”
“I guess the changing of the seasons is too much to comprehend.”
Thanks for this thread.
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From the article first mentioned:
” - - - You [Reagan] have identified in the campaign the key issues and lines of policy necessary to restore hope and confidence in a better economic future:
• Reestablish stability in the purchasing power of the dollar.
• Achieve a widely-shared prosperity through real growth in jobs, investment, and productivity.
• Devote the resources needed for a strong defense, and accomplish the goal of releasing the creative forces of entrepreneurship, management, and labor by:
• Restraining government spending.
• Reducing the burden of taxation and regulation.
• Conducting monetary policy in a steady manner, directed toward eliminating inflation.
This amounts to emphasis on fundamentals for the full four years, as the key to a flourishing economy.”
My, oh my - - - ! How far we have strayed - - - - .