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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: tejek who wrote (64152)	2/20/2008 4:21:05 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 90947

*Re: "By giving the country 8 years of prosperity, Bill Clinton"* The president doesn't give anyone prosperity. The American people create prosperity in the US.

To: tejek who wrote (64152)	2/20/2008 6:15:07 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 90947

Government's Role in the Housing Problem Thomas Sowell, on the subprime credit crisis: The government has brought on the housing problem, partly by highly restrictive building policies, which have caused housing prices to skyrocket artificially. From today's Seattle Times, confirmation of Sowell's point: An intriguing new analysis by a University of Washington economics professor argues that home prices have, perhaps inadvertently, been driven up $200,000 by good intentions. Between 1989 and 2006, the median inflation-adjusted price of a Seattle house rose from $221,000 to $447,800. Fully $200,000 of that increase was the result of land-use regulations, says Theo Eicher — twice the financial impact that regulation has had on other major U.S. cities. Bottom Line: Of the $226,800 increase in Seattle house prices from 1989 and 2006, $200,000, or 88%, of the increase was the result of land-use regulation (see chart above, click to enlarge). mjperry.blogspot.com cafehayek.typepad.com

To: tejek who wrote (64152)	2/20/2008 6:23:14 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

I see, as expected, you failed to do your homework, research the subject, and find out what happened. Instead you, as expected,twisted it into a partisan matter to fit your preconceived views. So be it. You suffer the consequences, not I. You pick ANY President, whether he serves 4 or 8 years, and you can find matters to throw stones at. Usually you don't even ave to look very hard. If you think this is not true of LBJ, Jimmy Carter, or Clinton, I suggest you open your history books. If you can read them. "The question now is, what do we do now?" Get out as quickly as possible. Iraq is costing us a small fortune and American lives. What's your plan after Iran and al qaeda move in? Do you intend to do anything about the genocide of the Kurds? When Turkey takes northern Iraq to prevent the secession of eastern Turkey and te formation of a Kurdish state, what should US policy be? Turkey IS a member of NATO and an ally of ours. "Tax cuts are a far more complicated issue tan you are even faintly capable od understanding. But Bush has made no worse a mistake than that Democrat LBJ. He also has gone for guns AND butter." He cut taxes on the wealthy while starting two wars. Even a fifth grader knows that's a stupid move. You prove my point. No, you've made my argument for me. Thanks. You've proven mine. I thank you.