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Thank you for addressing the only point on this list which shows any promise - a renewed commitment to Trust Busting. I have a similar take on technology - new
by pizzazzaro 8y ago
Thank you for addressing the only point on this list which shows any promise - a renewed commitment to Trust Busting.
I have a similar take on technology - new industries are nice, but without some serious push, each is going to take time to get started. If we wait for the "market" to drive solar panel adoption by itself, foreign competition is going to choke out domestic firms.
This list lost me at more Supply Side "Economics". Both US political parties have been trying variations on this theme continuously since 1980. As far as Im concerned, this is the problem, not the solution. The same goes for disingenuous Corporate Libertarianism, German-style subsidies, and whatever other model you can invent to pretend this still works.
The real solution? Workers need to tell their bosses, "F%$k You, Pay Me." In all seriousness, driving for Uber or Lyft is just a way to devalue your vehicle for pay that rarely keeps pace with such and gas.
Inflation continues, even as workers see their pre-inflation average wages remain constant. Its almost like the economy doesn't really include us anymore.
Your economy is struggling? Maybe you should pay us enough to participate, boss.
- FiveSquared 8y agoTrue, companies have so much money. Where that's money going! Paying off "creative accounting debt" and stock buybacks, which make shareholders happy but undermine the economy in the long run. https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/123115/4-reasons-why-investors-buybacks.asp https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/123115/4-rea... https://www.fool.com/knowledge-center/does-a-stock-buyback-affect-the-price.aspx https://www.fool.com/knowledge-center/does-a-stock-buyback-a...