If gov’t is behind it it will fail. It’s built-in to the system.
Think of gov’t as the parking brake on the vehicle of progress, it is always slowing down the machines, making them work harder and producing less.
The best thing the gov’t can do is get out of the way and let the innovators do what they do.
IF the gov’t wants to assist it should do this:
1. Cut ALL regulations by at least 90%.
2. Cut ALL taxes by 90%.
Then, and only then, can american innovation, technology, and pure inspiration soar.
M. MurcekAugust 25, 2020, 5:37 AM
This is being sold in the LIE (Legacy Infotainment Establishment) as Trump’s “lacking in details” platform.
Gordon ScottAugust 25, 2020, 6:41 AM
Ghost, I agree philosophically. I think on a practical level, sometimes we need the big stick.
Trump has made an impact on regulations. More impact will help.
I suppose the thing we have going for us is that the socialists can never resist going too far, and alienating the populace. The photo of the UU church with its BLACK LIVES MATTER sign is the metaphor for 2020.
Based on President Trump’s track record of achieving most of these objectives already, it should be obvious that he will achieve each one of the milestones he hasn’t reached yet, within his next two years. Just think what he would have achieved if that piece of shit “Snake Eyes Lying Ryan” hadn’t been Speaker of the House. It is my opinion that Paul Ryan is a treasonous minion of all that wants to destroy America.
TerryAugust 25, 2020, 7:46 AM
Joe Krill speaks for me.
I would expand as treasonous about all of the thumb in the ass creeps in the House and Senate. That is where the resistance to real help for Americans is located along with the judicial branch.
Sam L.August 25, 2020, 8:49 AM
Beat the damned Dems!
Kevin in PAAugust 25, 2020, 9:07 AM
I agree with Joe K.
And just imagine what Trump could have achieved if he were not constantly swatting off petty B.S. for 4 years. And then, just imagine a second term. He will be totally unbridled, free to push the agenda of smaller gov and lower taxes all the way. He will not be unfettered by thoughts of re-election and, well, Honey Badger won’t give a shit.
I dream of his second term and the crushing of the commies here and abroad.
He thinks like a businessman. If he is successful in unleashing the great engine of innovation through tax incentives and deregulation, it could spark new promise for our country.
& remember all my woke acquaintances, only you can stop the Bad Orange Man, mark it on your calendar right now, get out there and vote on election day December the third!
Steve BrownAugust 25, 2020, 1:36 PM
I refer to the pre-1997 Hong Kong, to when it was still nominally a British Colony which was, to all intents and purposes, self-governing. Income tax was limited to a maximum of 15%. I worked there and was never taxed at more than 12.5%. Businesses were bound by British-style laws of conduct and contract but otherwise were completely unfettered by government-mandated rules and regulations.
With this “hands-off” government policy Hong Kong went from being the provider of plastic trivia to being a world leader in the financial and business worlds. Just post-1997, after the handover of sovereignty and before the CCP involved itself in HK’s affairs the HK taxman wrote to every income-tax payer and told them NOT to pay that year’s income tax and instead GAVE every income tax payer a $6,000HKD rebate! The government was embarrassed by it’s monetary surplus.
To me this is proof positive that small government with only few essential regulations does, indeed, work very well.
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If gov’t is behind it it will fail. It’s built-in to the system.
Think of gov’t as the parking brake on the vehicle of progress, it is always slowing down the machines, making them work harder and producing less.
The best thing the gov’t can do is get out of the way and let the innovators do what they do.
IF the gov’t wants to assist it should do this:
1. Cut ALL regulations by at least 90%.
2. Cut ALL taxes by 90%.
Then, and only then, can american innovation, technology, and pure inspiration soar.
This is being sold in the LIE (Legacy Infotainment Establishment) as Trump’s “lacking in details” platform.
Ghost, I agree philosophically. I think on a practical level, sometimes we need the big stick.
Trump has made an impact on regulations. More impact will help.
I suppose the thing we have going for us is that the socialists can never resist going too far, and alienating the populace. The photo of the UU church with its BLACK LIVES MATTER sign is the metaphor for 2020.
Based on President Trump’s track record of achieving most of these objectives already, it should be obvious that he will achieve each one of the milestones he hasn’t reached yet, within his next two years. Just think what he would have achieved if that piece of shit “Snake Eyes Lying Ryan” hadn’t been Speaker of the House. It is my opinion that Paul Ryan is a treasonous minion of all that wants to destroy America.
Joe Krill speaks for me.
I would expand as treasonous about all of the thumb in the ass creeps in the House and Senate. That is where the resistance to real help for Americans is located along with the judicial branch.
Beat the damned Dems!
I agree with Joe K.
And just imagine what Trump could have achieved if he were not constantly swatting off petty B.S. for 4 years. And then, just imagine a second term. He will be totally unbridled, free to push the agenda of smaller gov and lower taxes all the way. He will not be unfettered by thoughts of re-election and, well, Honey Badger won’t give a shit.
I dream of his second term and the crushing of the commies here and abroad.
He thinks like a businessman. If he is successful in unleashing the great engine of innovation through tax incentives and deregulation, it could spark new promise for our country.
GO TRUMP!
& remember all my woke acquaintances, only you can stop the Bad Orange Man, mark it on your calendar right now, get out there and vote on election day December the third!
I refer to the pre-1997 Hong Kong, to when it was still nominally a British Colony which was, to all intents and purposes, self-governing. Income tax was limited to a maximum of 15%. I worked there and was never taxed at more than 12.5%. Businesses were bound by British-style laws of conduct and contract but otherwise were completely unfettered by government-mandated rules and regulations.
With this “hands-off” government policy Hong Kong went from being the provider of plastic trivia to being a world leader in the financial and business worlds. Just post-1997, after the handover of sovereignty and before the CCP involved itself in HK’s affairs the HK taxman wrote to every income-tax payer and told them NOT to pay that year’s income tax and instead GAVE every income tax payer a $6,000HKD rebate! The government was embarrassed by it’s monetary surplus.
To me this is proof positive that small government with only few essential regulations does, indeed, work very well.