Two Santa Clauses: Going back in history

Two Santa Clauses Tactic:

https://www.thomhartmann.com/blog/2018/02/how-gop-used-two-santa-clauses-tactic-con-america-nearly-40-years

Here’s how it works, laid it out in simple summary:
First, when Republicans control the federal government, and particularly the White House, spend money like a drunken sailor and run up the US debt as far and as fast as possible. This produces three results – it stimulates the economy thus making people think that the GOP can produce a good economy, it raises the debt dramatically, and it makes people think that Republicans are the “tax-cut Santa Claus.”

Second, when a Democrat is in the White House, scream about the national debt as loudly and frantically as possible, freaking out about how “our children will have to pay for it!” and “we have to cut spending to solve the crisis!” This will force the Democrats in power to cut their own social safety net programs, thus shooting their welfare-of-the-American-people Santa Claus.

Think back to Ronald Reagan, who more than tripled the US debt from a mere $800 billion to $2.6 trillion in his 8 years. That spending produced a massive stimulus to the economy, and the biggest non-wartime increase in the debt in history. Nary a peep from Republicans about that 218% increase in our debt; they were just fine with it.

And then along came Bill Clinton.

Biden – lowered the deficit so far

Trump – raised the deficit dramatically holds the record for largest and 2nd largest deficit in American history

Obama – cut the deficit by about half over his two terms

George W – took us from a surplus to what at the time was the largest deficit in American history

Clinton – took us from a deficit to a surplus

George HW – increased the deficit

Reagan – increased the deficit

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Robert Reich Oct 10, 2023

I’ve spent decades fighting right-wing economists. Yet, like zombies, they and their ideas keep coming back from the dead.

Here’s the latest example.

A surge in long-term interest rates is causing tremors on Wall Street. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note has risen to its highest level since the subprime mortgage crisis began in August 2007…………

https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/the-rubbish-youre-hearing-about-long?r=1rz8gl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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The Spare: A slim book review

The book “The Spare” is a book about Prince Harry’s perspective of his early life, his mother and his exit from royal life. In essence, Harry was forced out by sibling rivalry, a passive Prince Charles (now King Charles) and a bureaucratic, self-serving, sometimes corrupt, and largely money driven cadre of hovering sycophants around the immediate royal family. My view of King Charles and Heir Prince William came out tarnished. My view of the dear departed Queen Elizabeth II remains the same.

I will not spoil the book too much here. The people that read it will find a bunch of self-entitled, well educated people who are blind to realities of common man. It is only when they are in their latter twenties and early thirty’s that the more stereotype, British top royal society images appear.

The book is worth the read and I procured mine via Libby and my Indiana library card. I had to wait about a month. It is an easy to read, fast progressing but filled with recollections book.

Bidenomics

Pun

Mary had a little lamb and the doctor fainted.

This mornings ride:

The grayness either burned off or the system moved a little since the barometer raised from 29.90″ earlier to 30.07″. Looking good for the super blue moon tonight around 9:30PM peak. The Fish Creek Trail ride this AM was nice in the sun. The trail was a bit damp and spongy so my ride was not the fastest. I took the DiamondBack bike and I kept shifting the wrong way too. That tells me I need to ride it more often.

Hallelujah

I’ve heard there was a secret chord That David played and it pleased the Lord But you don’t really care for music, do ya? Well it goes like this The fourth, the fifth, the minor fall, the major lift The baffled king composing Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Well, your faith was strong but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty in the moonlight overthrew ya She tied you to the kitchen chair She broke your throne and she cut your hair And from your lips, she drew the Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Well baby I’ve been here before I’ve seen this room and I’ve walked this floor I used to live alone before I knew ya And I’ve seen your flag on the marble arch And love is not a vict’ry march It’s a cold and it’s a broken Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Well, maybe there’s a God above But all I’ve ever learned from love Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew ya And it’s not a cry that you hear at night It’s not somebody who’s seen the light It’s a cold and it’s a broken Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah

A day in the USA

2K years of kindness