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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"The GOP's Jobs Bill Will Create Few Jobs, But Plenty of Debt"
The GOP's Jobs Bill Will Create Few Jobs, But Plenty of Debtby Danny Vinik at the New Republic
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/119517/house-gop-jobs-bill-shows-they-still-dont-get-economys-problems
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Even worse, the GOPs job policies still dont actually address what most economists say is the real reason the economy isnt creating jobs: a lack of demand. After the financial crisis, consumers cut back on spending, forcing businesses to lay off workers, who then cut back their spending, causing more layoffs. The government used fiscal and monetary policyi.e., deficit spending and lower interest ratesto fill some of this hole in aggregate demand, but it was not enough to return us to full employment. And we still arent there.
Business tax cuts and reduced regulations can spur on greater investment when the economy is at full employment. But these supply-side policies are ineffective when the problem with the economy is a lack of demand. The problem isnt that business lacks money to expand or invest; its that theres not a big enough market for more goods and services. Even so, this is what the GOP has consistently proposed year-after-year during the Obama presidency, demonstrating a fundamental misunderstanding of the current economic environment.
The practical effects of proposing this agenda are small. Democrats oppose the provisions about Obamacare and regulations. They are more open to renewing the tax extenders, although it won't do that much for the economy. Thats why the Senate Democrats plan to temporarily extend all of them is smart policy. Eventuallyafter the midtermsboth sides will likely reach an agreement on how to handle just that part of the agenda.
But House Republicans have sent a clear and important signal with this new agenda: They have explicitly abandoned their commitment to reducing the deficit. And that tells you something about why they opposed the stimulus and other Obama proposals. They dont really care about increasing the deficit. Clearly, theyre fine with that in certain situations. They just didnt like the fact that those programs and proposals increased the deficit through government spending, rather than business tax breaks. To Republicans, thats the real flaw.
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"The GOP's Jobs Bill Will Create Few Jobs, But Plenty of Debt" (Original Post)
applegrove
Sep 2014
OP
Yup. Some of the GOP outright lie about their intentions. The base buys the bullshit
applegrove
Sep 2014
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IkeRepublican
(406 posts)1. "Demonstrating a fundamental misunderstanding"
Bullshit. The Repukes know exactly what they're doing.
Writers always have to make it a point to pet Republicans' balls somewhere. I guess this is their idea of "being objective".
applegrove
(118,615 posts)2. Yup. Some of the GOP outright lie about their intentions. The base buys the bullshit
and misunderstands their relationship to the powers that be in the GOP: they are the GOP's patsies, not their inspiration.