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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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To: michael97123 who wrote (6920)12/15/2005 4:23:16 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) of 542139
 
I agree that an extensive welfare state doesn't really address the problems of the middle class. (Unless its so extensive the middle class is getting significant amounts of welfare money and than its likely to make things worse rather than better but techinically it would be "addressing the issue", even if in a very unwise way).

Supply side does address the middle class, if the economy grows it will create more jobs, but it isn't really a direct attempt to deal with specific problems of the middle class. I think that most people supporting supply side tax cuts would say that in many cases the government shouldn't try to address the workings of the economy to that extent. At least I would say this, I might be wrong about other tax cut supporters.

I don't think the middle class is being killed off. So I'm not sure how I would address the question of what to do to prevent the middle class from being killed off.

Tim
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