tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post7837482064298886587..comments2023-08-24T07:27:12.657-07:00Comments on Contra O'Reilly: Leftist Revisionism Run AmokWill "take no prisoners" Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-12590827128834983592013-12-21T16:17:28.805-08:002013-12-21T16:17:28.805-08:00He absolutely may be on to something. And, yes, I ...He absolutely may be on to something. And, yes, I would add Kennedy to the list ("Happy birthday, Mr. President") as well.Will "take no prisoners" Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-40458637858292131182013-12-21T16:12:43.068-08:002013-12-21T16:12:43.068-08:00Protectionism...Outsourcing/Off-shoring then impor...Protectionism...Outsourcing/Off-shoring then importing, someday we'll find that global balance that is just right. Nobody learns from history and the damn game keeps changing anyway. <br /><br />Ya might be on to something there Joe... Maybe Obama should start fooling around? Oh that's right, he has been for 5 years and it doesn't seem to be working so well for him.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-53651480212007790612013-12-21T13:52:44.207-08:002013-12-21T13:52:44.207-08:00You fool! Harding and Clinton were great economica...You fool! Harding and Clinton were great economically not because of bubbles or freedom stuff, but because they fooled around.<br /><br /> God I have to straighten you people out on everything.<br /><br /> Raise your game Will. I thought you had a degree in history or something.Joe "Truth 101" Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08875151516978133598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-34772919123884260772013-12-20T08:36:05.093-08:002013-12-20T08:36:05.093-08:00And the assertion (by the leftists), WD, was that ...And the assertion (by the leftists), WD, was that it was UNDERconsumption by the masses that caused Great Depression. That is their theory. And, while, yes, we did have a bubble, that bubble was not caused by private citizens keeping more of their own private property. It was caused by the Federal Reserve and its ridiculously stupid easy money policy (they of course compounded the problem by overly restricting the money supply after the crash).......And even then the economy was actually improving in 1930 and it wasn't until President Hoover (a progressive) started messing with the markets that the bottom truly fell out.Will "take no prisoners" Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-80256209047737175752013-12-20T08:28:15.662-08:002013-12-20T08:28:15.662-08:00Yes, and price supports, unit banking laws, crazy-...Yes, and price supports, unit banking laws, crazy-assed spending policies, draconian tax increases, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation which was essentially a bailout entity, etc.. Yes, we had an economic downturn and, yes, the government policies of Hoover and FDR made it much worse.Will "take no prisoners" Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-56542154144248252962013-12-20T04:39:53.065-08:002013-12-20T04:39:53.065-08:00Don't forget protectionism as a major cause fo...Don't forget protectionism as a major cause for making the Depression a lot worse. dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.com