[Pen-l] Re: Chavez on TV: "Comrade McCain"

[Seth Sandronsky <ssandronsky@xxxxxxxxx>]

As political elites rush in with tax dollars to bailout financial firms, cities and states across the nation are cutting social spending due partly to falling revenues from the collapsing housing bubble. My point? The shibboleth that social spending harms the economy is alive. Maybe not living well but still around, politically. The California GOPsters at the state Capitol know that. While the legislative minority, they maintained some 80 days past a budget deadline that the California deficit was partly the result of too much social spending.  

 

It is worth noting that earlier state budget proposals from the Democrats and Gov. Schwarzenegger all had spending cuts in health care for the most fragile members of the populace. Real California heroes, this crew.

     

Seth Sandronsky

 

 

From: Doyle Saylor <doylesaylor@xxxxxxx>

Subject: Re: [Pen-l] Chavez on TV: "Comrade McCain"

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Greetings Economists,

On Sep 20, 2008, at 7:15 AM, Julio Huato wrote:

 

> IMO, we cannot demand that Chávez (or any other popular leader in the South) adjust their rhetoric for our tactical gain here.

 

Doyle;

Well said.  I was thinking of saying something last night.  I just  think the days of us worrying about how the world impacts us is at an end.  The Reagan era is ended, and we have the opportunity to aim at the declining Neo-Liberal era to establish a left element in the national consensus.

thanks,

Doyle Saylor

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