Presidential hopeful and former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson is that rare, rare politician who both understands the government's economic role and is willing to tell the truth about it:
Don't get me wrong....We are proud of this distinction. We had a 11.6 percent job growth that occurred during our two terms in office. But the headlines that accompanied that report—referring to governors, including me, as
Comments
It's late and I'm tired, so maybe I'm not getting it. Everyone who serves in government has a government-created job. Everyone who runs for offices seeks a government-created job. Everyone who serves in the armed forces holds a government-created job.
Since I have confessed my own confusion (it's very late), can you clarify your point?
And why does everyone who says "government is the problem," from Reagan to Bachmann, seek a position in government? Are they immune to irony?
You are correct Littlejohn, it was too late and you were to tired to comprehend the simplest of statements.
Maybe try reading it again today.
Littlejohn, you're right. It's an immunity to irony. Also an inability to understand the fact that money is a fiction.
They say that we can't build an economy on everybody taking in everyone else's laundry, but in the end, that's exactly how the economy DOES work.