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I Give Up
By John | November 9, 2011
OK, I give up.
If you have followed my posts for a while you know I have been very critical of government policies that support consumption at the expense of production – that I have been very critical of stimulus policies – that I have been very critical of government spending, borrowing, taxing, regulating…..
Well, I have been giving this a lot of thought. The Obama administration is being advised by Nobel laureate economists. Surely, they know better than I what makes sense in the real world. So I have decided to throw in the towel. From now on, I am on their side. Rather than continue my obstructionist ways, I will now attempt to support the administration and their economic policies.
In fact, in keeping with my new attitude, I have a couple of ideas to help stimulate the economy.
Last weekend, we went off daylight savings time and back to regular time. It got me to thinking – why do we have daylight savings time? Isn’t it to regulate behavior, so people have more free time to spend in the daylight, so they can spend more money and stimulate the economy? So, why not have daylight savings time adjusted two hours instead of one. That way, people will sleep less, be awake more, and spend more. After all, you can’t spend money while you sleep.
Another idea: Have you noticed how many people attend college football games in the fall? College towns are crowded with people attending home games and spending money. On days when the team is out of town, the town is dead, and businesses receive a lot less income. Why not pass a law requiring all college football games to be home games? Just think of the extra economic stimulus!
Well, as you can see, this is the new me. I hope this encourages others as well, to cease your obstructionist behavior. Let’s be supportive of this administration. Let’s help them demonstrate that their economic policies really work.
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