Upcoming elections and the next Cabinet's economic platforms

The plan looks like this:

1. slashing costs (public sector employees)
2. cutting spending (pensions)
3. trimming expenses (healthcare and everything else)
4. restructuring debt
5. the IMF
6. introducing new taxes, maybe an estate tax or something

I mean, if anyone actually has a better idea, they should probably just email the Democratic Party—their contact info is right there on their website.

The real turning points were:

1. joining the European Union
2. making it easier for labor to move around (which basically meant Americans leaving)
3. opening up the real estate market (selling off property to foreigners, people moving in from abroad)

Everything else about printing money and whatnot... I guess it doesn't really matter.

Paul Anderson2 said:The plan looks like this:

1. slashing costs (public sector employees)
2. cutting spending (pensions)
3. trimming expenses (healthcare and everything else)
4. restructuring debt
5. the IMF
6. introducing new taxes, maybe an estate tax or something

I mean, if anyone actually has a better idea, they should probably just email the Democratic Party—their contact info is right there on their website.

The real turning points were:

1. joining the European Union
2. making it easier for labor to move around (which basically meant Americans leaving)
3. opening up the real estate market (selling off property to foreigners, people moving in from abroad)

Everything else about printing money and whatnot... I guess it doesn't really matter.

I agree, though I suspect the IMF will be the first step, and everything else will follow from there.

It’s an elegant way to dodge political accountability.

Paul Anderson2 said:The plan looks like this:

1. slashing costs (public sector employees)
2. cutting spending (pensions)
3. trimming expenses (healthcare and everything else)
4. restructuring debt
5. the IMF
6. introducing new taxes, maybe an estate tax or something

I mean, if anyone actually has a better idea, they should probably just email the Democratic Party—their contact info is right there on their website.

The real turning points were:

1. joining the European Union
2. making it easier for labor to move around (which basically meant Americans leaving)
3. opening up the real estate market (selling off property to foreigners, people moving in from abroad)

Everything else about printing money and whatnot... I guess it doesn't really matter.

Honestly, there isn't even a need to cut spending for local sheriffs, county officials, or municipal governments.
Just bump up their salaries so they can stay home, and let private companies handle the actual work.

Paul Anderson2 said:The plan looks like this:

1. slashing costs (public sector employees)
2. cutting spending (pensions)
3. trimming expenses (healthcare and everything else)
4. restructuring debt
5. the IMF
6. introducing new taxes, maybe an estate tax or something

I mean, if anyone actually has a better idea, they should probably just email the Democratic Party—their contact info is right there on their website.

The real turning points were:

1. joining the European Union
2. making it easier for labor to move around (which basically meant Americans leaving)
3. opening up the real estate market (selling off property to foreigners, people moving in from abroad)

Everything else about printing money and whatnot... I guess it doesn't really matter.

I honestly believe most people don't even realize yet that we're headed toward an even larger wave of young people leaving the country...

We also really need to keep an eye on what else they plan to sell off or privatize during the next four-year term.

Douglas Reed3 said:I honestly believe most people don't even realize yet that we're headed toward an even larger wave of young people leaving the country...

Oh, they totally do. Why else would there be so much support for the European Union? People are just looking for any way to bail out of this country and find some actual happiness somewhere else.

The only thing those EU folks won't tell you is that the older member states can actually shut their labor markets to new members for up to seven years.

Douglas Reed3 said:I honestly believe most people don't even realize yet that we're headed toward an even larger wave of young people leaving the country...

Yeah, it's basically our endless curse. I guess a 65-year-old grandmother who barely speaks any English is going to have a much harder time moving abroad than some kid who just graduated college, doesn't have kids, and is bilingual.

The grandma stays on the taxpayer's tab—you know, pensions, healthcare—while the kid ends up contributing to the budget in Germany or wherever else he lands. 😢

On the flip side, we’ll probably just end up populated by retirees from England, Scandinavia, or Germany who think this place is "paradise" because they actually enjoy the warmth in December.

It’s essentially the Spanish model. Add in some olives, tourism, farming, and historical sites, and we’ll eventually land right where Spain is now: hovering on the edge of bankruptcy. Which, honestly, might be an improvement over where we are currently...

rustywalker82 said:Honestly, there isn't even a need to cut spending for local sheriffs, county officials, or municipal governments.
Just bump up their salaries so they can stay home, and let private companies handle the actual work.

I guess we should just "cancel their paychecks" entirely if we want them to stay home then!😕

Private sector jobs and paychecks are basically drying up, and even when new roles pop up, they’re taking forever to materialize. When you look at what the government is doing, things are moving at a snail's pace.