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Forum: Economy 12-03-2022, 03:43 PM
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Posted By whell
What are you bloviating about now, Chickie?

What are you bloviating about now, Chickie?
Forum: Economy 12-03-2022, 03:41 PM
Replies: 836
Views: 63,714
Posted By whell
No, we don't. We're sitting on oil and natural...

No, we don't. We're sitting on oil and natural gas fields right here at home. Let's use those and not empower the MBS and Maduros of the world.
Forum: Economy 12-02-2022, 03:38 PM
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Views: 63,714
Posted By whell
Your friends at WaPo disagree with you. Example,...

Your friends at WaPo disagree with you. Example, your claim about OPEC potentially releasing more oil is counter to this section of the WaPo article:

Another wild card is the OPEC Plus consortium...
Forum: Economy 12-02-2022, 03:31 PM
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Posted By whell
Most of the news reports I've seen - ABC News, NY...

Most of the news reports I've seen - ABC News, NY Times, Fortune, PBS - used the word "impose". And yes, this imposition is exactly what Biden asked Congress for earlier this week.
Forum: Economy 12-02-2022, 03:26 PM
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Posted By whell
I'm quite aware of the law. The surprise is that...

I'm quite aware of the law. The surprise is that a Prez and party that proclaim to be pro-labor would use this law to impose a contract and circumvent the collective bargaining process.

But hey,...
Forum: Economy 12-02-2022, 12:14 PM
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Views: 63,714
Posted By whell
Actually I should amend the post above: Biden...

Actually I should amend the post above: Biden does have a hand in lowering gas prices. Things are getting so expensive that folks are driving less to save a buck. :rolleyes:
Forum: Economy 12-02-2022, 12:03 PM
Replies: 836
Views: 63,714
Posted By whell
Biden has NOTHING to do with falling gas...

Biden has NOTHING to do with falling gas prices:https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/11/30/gas-prices-drop-russia-oil/

Even as the plunge in prices at the pump helps fuel a national...
Forum: Economy 12-02-2022, 11:57 AM
Replies: 836
Views: 63,714
Posted By whell
Tell that to the Venezuelans...

Tell that to the Venezuelans...
Forum: Economy 12-02-2022, 10:40 AM
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Views: 63,714
Posted By whell
Yeah, getting oil from a leftist thug rather than...

Yeah, getting oil from a leftist thug rather than a pariah nation is brilliant. That move will likely help Maduro stick around for longer than his own citizens want him to.

This Morton's Fork...
Forum: Economy 12-02-2022, 10:27 AM
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Posted By whell
Biden "fixed" the economy alright. -...

Biden "fixed" the economy alright.

- Historically high inflation
- $4 - $5 dollar a gallon gasoline, up from about $2.40 per gallon when he entered office
- Heating oil prices higher than...
Forum: Economy 12-01-2022, 11:20 AM
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Posted By whell
What you call a "lie" is what others call "fact"....

What you call a "lie" is what others call "fact". Examples:

From Discourse, a "right down the middle" publication from George Mason University: In Actual Dollars, Tax Cuts Boost Revenue Time...
Forum: Economy 11-30-2022, 10:37 PM
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Posted By whell
Really? The dot.com recession followed the...

Really?

The dot.com recession followed the Clinton presidency. The recession that started in July of 1981 followed the Carter presidency. Nixon actually inherited a recession from Johnson.
...
Forum: Economy 11-30-2022, 10:25 PM
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Posted By whell
Speaking of blowing things up, those tax cuts had...

Speaking of blowing things up, those tax cuts had bipartisan support because terrorists blew up the World Trade Center, which caused massive upheaval in the economy. Those tax cuts were extended by...
Forum: Economy 11-30-2022, 02:37 PM
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Views: 63,714
Posted By whell
There have been budget deficits every year since...

There have been budget deficits every year since around 1960. The only common denominator during most of that time gas been Dem control of the House. Year after year the controllers of the Federal...
Forum: Economy 11-30-2022, 12:39 PM
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Views: 63,714
Posted By whell
Go back and read post #784. You may have...

Go back and read post #784. You may have conveniently overlooked this:

During that same period of time, while the Bush administration was warning against the increasing risks of Fannie Mae and...
Forum: Economy 11-30-2022, 12:29 PM
Replies: 836
Views: 63,714
Posted By whell
Again, your fact and recall of history is in...

Again, your fact and recall of history is in error. Revenues went up (https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/federal-budget-receipts-and-outlays) every year during the 1980's. Revenue...
Forum: Economy 11-30-2022, 08:41 AM
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Views: 63,714
Posted By whell
Except that's not quite true...

Except that's not quite true...
Forum: Economy 11-28-2022, 08:20 PM
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Views: 63,714
Posted By whell
Again, supply-side theory has nothing to do with...

Again, supply-side theory has nothing to do with spending. You also ignored the info posted above. Here's the most straightforward (watered down just for you), non-politicized description I can find...
Forum: Economy 11-28-2022, 08:39 AM
Replies: 836
Views: 63,714
Posted By whell
Speaking of rubes, hope you had a great...

Speaking of rubes, hope you had a great Thanksgiving, Chickie.

Thanks for this article as well, because it calls out the one item that the left keeps coming back to:

Arthur Laffer, the...
Forum: Economy 11-10-2022, 08:04 PM
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Views: 63,714
Posted By whell
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/washington/terence...

https://www.cnsnews.com/article/washington/terence-p-jeffrey/318576000000-federal-tax-collections-set-record-october

At the same time the federal government was collecting this $318,576,000,000 in...
Forum: Economy 11-08-2022, 07:12 PM
Replies: 836
Views: 63,714
Posted By whell
Thumbs down Not at all. I thought I had addressed these...

Not at all. I thought I had addressed these questions, but I'll give it another try.

how does one justify tax cuts with money that's needs to be borrowed. Businesses like mine does this all the...
Forum: Economy 11-08-2022, 06:55 PM
Replies: 836
Views: 63,714
Posted By whell
Well sir, I'm a conservative and that's obviously...

Well sir, I'm a conservative and that's obviously not my "catechism". But I'll let you have the last word - seems like it's one of the few things that make you feel better.
Forum: Economy 11-08-2022, 01:07 PM
Replies: 836
Views: 63,714
Posted By whell
No, it's not. But I won't try to demonstrate...

No, it's not. But I won't try to demonstrate otherwise. Sometimes folks just want to believe what they want to believe. I'll leave you with this, from a source with zero agenda other than to...
Forum: Economy 11-08-2022, 12:52 PM
Replies: 836
Views: 63,714
Posted By whell
Thanks for proving my point. Supply-side theory...

Thanks for proving my point. Supply-side theory is not political, as stated above. You can make it political if you wanna....and apparently you wanna. :rolleyes:
Forum: Economy 11-08-2022, 08:09 AM
Replies: 836
Views: 63,714
Posted By whell
This is true, but sometimes I have to wade into...

This is true, but sometimes I have to wade into the swamp to illustrate a point. It's painful, but it's a service I gladly provide just for my friends here on the forum. :p
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