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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (75094)	11/12/2009 8:37:49 AM
From: JakeStraw	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224729

As more factors of production come under government control, the more inefficient our entire economy becomes. Inefficiency lowers productivity, stifles competitiveness and lowers living standards.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (75094)	11/12/2009 12:12:58 PM
From: TimF	4 Recommendations Respond to of 224729

I agree with Jakestraw's reply to your post. - "As more factors of production come under government control, the more inefficient our entire economy becomes. Inefficiency lowers productivity, stifles competitiveness and lowers living standards." Focusing on polled opinions rather than economic reality (since the poll was your point, even if it is a less important one), while people may feel the government is not doing enough for jobs, many of them also feel the government is doing too much in general. It could be an issue of how the polls are worded, or it could be that people don't see what Obama and congress have done and are doing, as being actions that help make their job more secure or in general help the economy grow.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (75094)	11/12/2009 12:21:57 PM
From: tonto	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224729

I am building a new home right now and Pella is very late is delivering a new style door. It is an employment issue. They cut back so many people that they are unable to deliver on time and they have no intent at this time to hire additional people even though some sales have increased. They expect another down turn. It is no wonder how afraid people are about their jobs today...people have lost confidence in our government and their lack of controls in what they do. Confidence will be restored somewhat next year if we elect more qualified people. Meanwhile, 38 percent said they were somewhat concerned or very concerned about possibly losing their jobs during the next year. "More than one in three employed persons worried about losing their job means a lot of people who will put off spending and investing and that will slow economic recovery on the whole," said Scott Huffmon, a political science professor who oversees the poll and runs Winthrop University's social and behavioral research lab.