ignorance and arrogance

 Yesterday I went round and round with RBIII. He had talked of core principles. I do believe everything has its place, however, these core principles and/or ideologies do not solve problems. We have day to day problems to address. And certainly fiscal prudence and other things that have been said needs to take place.

However, there has to be a place for progressives. (I don't like any of these terms.) I would like the best for our country. I have laid out my side of the story on globalization.

 Okay, we are not connecting.

And this is where ignorance and arrogance comes into play. Since there is people that think they know it all. How are you going to solve the destruction of the middle class and the cities and states due to loss jobs? And the one answer I get is to diversify. So there are hundreds of small towns and they are supposed to diversify. Now that is a brilliant answer. And just what are we to diversify to? And if you talk of making a widget, any widget can be made in China.

But see that does not matter. It does not matter in the globalized world that we are up against 2 to 3 billion cheap laborers around the world. The only answer from the republican right is to fend for yourself. So the cities and states have to find ways to compete with the world, while Washington ignores the whole problem. Is it any wonder this country is falling apart with an attitude like this.

While Bush presented some social/liberal ideas, he basically was laissez-faire in fixing the problems of the day. Bush repeatedly said "free trade is good" as we lost our jobs. And to me, economics comes first. It is not some ideology or some article of the constitution. China does not care about our constitution. If we are talking about the constitution then we are fighting with ourselves and the states. The cities and states are not causing the problem. The problem is that we have to keep up with the rest of the world. The constitution and ideologies do not give us management abilities. This come from the gut. This comes from economics to preserve your country, to advance, and to have economic growth.

True economic growth can come from tax cuts. It can come from the fed in lowering interest rates, but you need to recognize the world. And all we do is sit by and let other countries take our middle class jobs. By listening to others on this site, I get the feeling that republicans don't care about the middle class, the cities, and the states. I get the feeling that they are oblivious to what is going on. (Bushism)

There is no perfect economics. Not one ideology, and not one faction of any one party that has a grip on how to run a country. It is a combination of many factors. 

You can sit back and show me something on black and white, but that is not management and economics. If one thing happens in economics, then you have to balance it with something else. So, at this point, not one republican with the exception of Newt Gingrich has come close to what we have to do. At least Newt comes up with plans-even though he comes with baggage. So tax cuts and the "on your own philosophy" fails to address the problems.

This ignorance and arrogance is what I have seen over the years. It is people who think they know and they don't know. They leave people hanging and they either don't realize the damage or they are so caught up with their ideals that they ignore the situation. In short, the republican party has abandoned the middle class and America.