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Kamala Harris’s First Policy Proposal Is Economically Illiterate | National Review (www.nationalreview.com)

submitted 2 years ago by Amoxtli@thelemmy.club to c/conservative@lemm.ee

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[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Of course a conservative site is going to have a pro-tax stance when it is anti-labor, regardless of it also being pushed by conservatives.

Because Harris said it, it's bad? The mental gymnastics of this is amazing.

Given the volume of trash that OP posts and it purely being Democrat-bad, I am fairly convinced it is a foreign actor. We should have seen articles about how Cruz introduced the No Tax on Tips Act, but no. We get this instead.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Remember back in the day, George H.W. Bush was running for the GOP nomination against Ronald Reagan. Bush called Reagan's tax cut plan 'voo-doo economics.' After Reagan won the nomination Bush was happy to abandon reality for the Veep slot.

Also, wage and price controls have been used in the past.

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 years ago

And no new taxes.

[–] jimbolauski@lemm.ee -3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Also, wage and price controls have been used in the past.

The only time price controls have been shown to work is in the face of monopolies. The rest of the time they have caused problems.

[+] wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee -6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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[–] jimbolauski@lemm.ee -4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Worked as in controlled prices yes, but it did not work for the economy. Rationing controlled demand but as costs to produce went up skimflation was used. Meat manufacturers started filling sausages with crackers and potatoes. Meat producers stopped producing after Congress reinstated price controls after ww2. The biggest problem is that ending price control saw inflation skyrocket in order to catch back up. Farm bills were used to curb this.

[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I wish we could get everyone who is economically illiterate out of the government, but unfortunately religious nutjobs and bigots keep voting more of them in.

[–] realcaseyrollins@noauthority.social -4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

@barsquid @Amoxtli Fair enough, #BlueAnon is pretty much a religion at this point

[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I always enjoy that the fake thing you guys are trying to push is named after your own insane cult which the entire rest of the nation recognizes as delusional.

[–] realcaseyrollins@noauthority.social -5 points 2 years ago

@barsquid Hey don't look at me, I hate #Qanon. I agree, they both are equal parts irrational and insane.