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Disturbing Trends In American Society

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It's a Super-Sized 77 minute long edition of the podcast this week (gotta make up for last week's hooky) as we ponder whether Donald Sterling's exile from the NBA actually is slam dunk, how to avoid being a Glass-hole, chat with Law Talk's John Yoo on his new book Point of Attack: Preventive War, International Law, and Global Welfare. Then, Forbes Opinion editor and American Wonk host (yes, it's coming back) Avik Roy on what the Republican strategy for health care ought to be going forward and why Rick Santorum might lead the way, and how do we make the electorate fall in love with our candidates? A Ricochet Podcast investigation.

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  • Petty Boozswha@PettyBoozswha
    I agree 100% we need to find a way to communicate with those that do not believe entrepreneurship is the only path to happiness, but then some one said Paul Ryan might be such a candidate? Paul Ryan couldn't take off his Ayn Rand button even on Labor Day, when he said everyone should get down on their hands and knees and thank the job creators.
  • user_86050@KCMulville

    Speaking of appealing to normal people, one thing that drives me crazy is when Republicans talk about tax breaks to "improve the economy. "

    The economy? Nobody gives a crap about The Economy. The Economy is one big, amorphous, vague, system-y thing that includes the stock market and banks and entrepreneurs ... you know, rich people ... about whom I don't care.

    I care about jobs. Jobs are everything. Even when other people are getting jobs, it helps me because that means it's thinning out my competition for the jobs I have a chance for. Every job that's created means higher wages and more opportunity for me.

    Jobs are everything. The Economy is nothing. Talk about jobs, not the economy.

    (Yeah, I know that the economy has to improve before the jobs come back, but that's the point ... don't talk to me about how I have to wait until other people do well before the benefits gets down to my level. That means nothing to me. All I want to hear is jobs, because that's the "open sesame" word that'll get my attention.)

    Jobs rings the bell. The Economy doesn't.

  • Peter Robinson@PeterRobinson
    ReplyingtoKC Mulville

    KC Mulville (View Comment):

    Speaking of appealing to normal people, one thing that drives me crazy is when Republicans talk about tax breaks to “improve the economy. ”

    The economy? Nobody gives a crap about The Economy. The Economy is one big, amorphous, vague, system-y thing that includes the stock market and banks and entrepreneurs … you know, rich people … about whom I don’t care.

    I care about jobs. Jobs are everything. Even when other people are getting jobs, it helps me because that means it’s thinning out my competition for the jobs I have a chance for. Every job that’s created means higher wages and more opportunity for me.

    Jobs are everything. The Economy is nothing. Talk about jobs, not the economy.

    (Yeah, I know that the economy has to improve before the jobs come back, but that’s the point … don’t talk to me about how I have to wait until other people do well before the benefits gets down to my level. That means nothing to me. All I want to hear is jobs, because that’s the “open sesame” word that’ll get my attention.)

    Jobs rings the bell. The Economy doesn’t.

    As usual, our own beloved KC is exactly right.

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