05.15.09
Freakonomics
Ok, here goes. The state of the economy, it’s what everybody is talking about. How bad is it, really? I’ll tell ya, it’s horrible, and it’s just gonna get worse. Here’s a sample. People on disability recently got a “stimulus” check in the mail. Hey, guess what, at least one person I know spent the entire check on BEER! What the fuck is that???? I’m telling you, it’s just dead wrong. What did that check do? It helped an alcoholic get drunk faster, is what it did! It did nothing to help the economy out, merely put a few more dollars in some bureaucrat’s pocket. I’m with Rush on this one. The only way to help people to get jobs is to hire them, and produce more. Flood the market with stuff. This will in turn force prices down, and allow people to buy more stuff, which in turn allows more to be produced. It’s a vicious circle, but it’s what needs to happen. I’m blaming Wally World on this whole mess, because you just know that somewhere, someone decided to keep some more of the money they were making, and fired a few people. This made them unable to buy products they wanted, which in turn caused more layoffs. Again, a vicious circle. I’m telling you, make more stuff, open up a business, hire the people! It will all come together after that.