9 August 2010 - Granite Grok

August 9, 2010

Where do jobs come from?

Democrats and other socialists believe that "government creates jobs" (just like "government gives us our rights"). But most everyone on this list (except for Democrat trolls) knows that jobs are overwhelmingly created by new and small businesses. So…what would a common-sense Republican state senate and house of representatives send to a new Republican governor next year to unleash the …

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What does it take to kill a national free market economy?

About 100 years of socialist economics combined with institution of a welfare state appears like enough to do it. Start with the wannabe dictator, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and don’t repeal the damage done during his reign. Then have both Democrats and Republicans build upon and expand the damage whenever they’re in power. Finally, give the …

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It’s All About What They Want

Erik Erickson offers up an interesting article on pursuing a constitutional convention, (here) but what caught my attention was the Rasmussen figuers on the differences in perception between the Hodesheaporters of the world and the rest of us.   Consider the Rasmussen surveys of late: 86% of voters believe there should b “limits on what …

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