tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321422627188917599.post8597350009647670443..comments2023-12-21T03:53:20.907-08:00Comments on The Liberator Today: Solving the Deficit CrisisB-Daddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13880092017105841256noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321422627188917599.post-44998628355556458902010-11-17T15:38:29.718-08:002010-11-17T15:38:29.718-08:00Fed inflation expectations here.
http://www.cleve...Fed inflation expectations here.<br /><br />http://www.clevelandfed.org/research/data/inflation_expectations/index.cfm<br /><br />Stevestevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470634215313696595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321422627188917599.post-51600600880247260712010-11-17T15:20:24.905-08:002010-11-17T15:20:24.905-08:00On uncertainty, health care costs have been an iss...On uncertainty, health care costs have been an issue for many years. I never know how much the costs for my corporation are going to increase, being hit with a 26% increase three years ago. <br /><br /> If you look at the numbers the folks a t Calculated Risk have been running, businesses are investing in everything except real estate and new hires at the same rate as prior recoveries. We also have a huge inventory problem yet with all real estate. This still looks like an AD problem. <br /><br /> I like the idea of taxes aimed more at consumption. I would also do away with corporate taxes. The amount of revenue corporations pay is not that large, about 12% of total revenue, and they spend too much money and time on it. Also a major source of corruption.<br /><br />The Reagan economy had more to do with a steady decrease in interest rates after Volcker peaked them early in Reagan's presidency. Also, it was the beginning of our credit financed economy. Prior to Reagan we had steadily been working down our debt, as a percentage of GDP, since WWII. I have be researching the idea of deregulation off and on for a while. I cannot find conclusive evidence of broad deregulation, though there was a lot in the financial sector. <br /><br /><br />Stevestevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470634215313696595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321422627188917599.post-76295555168696355222010-11-15T16:00:32.295-08:002010-11-15T16:00:32.295-08:00I think your analysis is spot on. I think the reas...I think your analysis is spot on. I think the reason you aren't hearing more of this from the tea party is that leadership is bogged down by the short term tsunami of spending. As the immediate danger of growth in spending is curbed, the private sector job creation will be our true test and primary focus. If the rules of taxation and regulation can stabilize (and DC stops printing money), I believe we will see an explosion of pent-up productivity we haven't seen since after WWII. An awful lot of things have got to go right for any hope of recovery. But I have faith. Have to.SarahBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10201948440490000538noreply@blogger.com