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Harvard study: Political 'dysfunction' crippling U.S. economy

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'America’s dysfunctional political system has emerged as the biggest threat to its economic competitiveness, according to a new Harvard Business School study.

The study, whose lead author was Michael Porter, best known for the book “Competitive Strategy,” argues that the U.S. political system “is no longer delivering good results for the average American.”


The authors are not impressed with the U.S. economy’s rebound from the 2007-2008 recession, and they blame a government crippled by political polarization.

“While a slow recovery is underway, fundamentally weak U.S. economic performance continues and is leaving many Americans behind,” they write. “The federal government has made no meaningful progress on the critical policy steps to restore U.S. competitiveness in the last decade or more” – chief among them, a failure to enact tax reform and invest in infrastructure.'

Harvard study: Political 'dysfunction' crippling U.S. economy - POLITICO

https://www.scribd.com/mobile/document/324137454/Harvard-Study-on-US-Economy-Under-Obama#from_embed

Harvard Crushes The "Obama Recovery" Farce With 9 Simple Charts | Zero Hedge


Thoughts?
 
I am Jack's Complete Lack of Surprise.
 
DA60 said:
'America’s dysfunctional political system has emerged as the biggest threat to its economic competitiveness, according to a new Harvard Business School study.

The study, whose lead author was Michael Porter, best known for the book “Competitive Strategy,” argues that the U.S. political system “is no longer delivering good results for the average American.”


The authors are not impressed with the U.S. economy’s rebound from the 2007-2008 recession, and they blame a government crippled by political polarization.

“While a slow recovery is underway, fundamentally weak U.S. economic performance continues and is leaving many Americans behind,” they write. “The federal government has made no meaningful progress on the critical policy steps to restore U.S. competitiveness in the last decade or more” – chief among them, a failure to enact tax reform and invest in infrastructure.'

Harvard study: Political 'dysfunction' crippling U.S. economy - POLITICO

https://www.scribd.com/mobile/document/324137454/Harvard-Study-on-US-Economy-Under-Obama#from_embed

Harvard Crushes The "Obama Recovery" Farce With 9 Simple Charts | Zero Hedge


Thoughts?
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I thought that the government had no bearing on the economy. All they can do is hurt it; so if they aren't doing anything, then why isn't the economy humming?
 
JohnfrmClevelan said:
I thought that the government had no bearing on the economy. All they can do is hurt it; so if they aren't doing anything, then why isn't the economy humming?
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The answer to your question is that both liberal and conservative economic policies are bad, therefore the the dysfunctional polarization resulting from gridlock has actually been better for the economy than either extreme sides getting their way. I am a big believer that long term slow economic growth is actually better for the economy long term than the faster growth wanted by both sides. Faster growth just means shorter periods of prosperity followed by more recessions than if we just had slow economic growth all along. It's wrong to believe that government is the answer to everything and it is also wrong to believe that government isn't the answer to anything.
 
Moderate Right said:
The answer to your question is that both liberal and conservative economic policies are bad, therefore the the dysfunctional polarization resulting from gridlock has actually been better for the economy than either extreme sides getting their way. I am a big believer that long term slow economic growth is actually better for the economy long term than the faster growth wanted by both sides. Faster growth just means shorter periods of prosperity followed by more recessions than if we just had slow economic growth all along. It's wrong to believe that government is the answer to everything and it is also wrong to believe that government isn't the answer to anything.
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The jellyfish strikes again. Why so afraid to name an important conservative economic policy that is bad?? What do you learn from your fear? Isn't the only conservative economic policy capitalism?
 
James972 said:
The jellyfish strikes again. Why so afraid to name an important conservative economic policy that is bad?? What do you learn from your fear? Isn't the only conservative economic policy capitalism?
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My only fear is the indoctrinated extremists such as yourself and the liberal left having unfettered control. We used to have level headed meeting of the minds. Now I pray for gridlock.
 
John frmClevelan said:
I thought that the government had no bearing on the economy. All they can do is hurt it; so if they aren't doing anything, then why isn't the economy humming?
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The cost of businesses conforming to excessive regulation is somewhere close to a trillion dollars and climbing.

This is an expense not taxed (except the employee), and money that could be spent on R&D, or more efficient machinery. Instead, your engineer is filling out "what if" reports no one will ever read.

https://www.fiscalnote.com/2016/04/07/the-trillion-dollar-cost-of-regulations-in-the-united-states/
 
Moderate Right said:
My only fear is the indoctrinated extremists such as yourself and the liberal left having unfettered control. We used to have level headed meeting of the minds. Now I pray for gridlock.
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dear, why not say where the problem would be if libertarians and conservatives controlled the govt??? What does your fear of doing this teach you?
 
James972 said:
dear, why not say where the problem would be if libertarians and conservatives controlled the govt??? What does your fear of doing this teach you?
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I fear that the men in the white suits are on their way to your house right now.
 
Moderate Right said:
I fear that the men in the white suits are on their way to your house right now.
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10th request:dear, why not say where the problem would be if libertarians and conservatives controlled the govt??? What does your fear of doing this teach you?
 
James972 said:
10th request:dear, why not say where the problem would be if libertarians and conservatives controlled the govt??? What does your fear of doing this teach you?
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Dear, your mind is way too biased to have a reasonable debate with. However, I do get a chuckle out of most of your posts so I don't put you on ignore. I need a good laugh once in a while and liberals piss me off too much to laugh at so you fill a good void for me.
 
DA60 said:
'America’s dysfunctional political system has emerged as the biggest threat to its economic competitiveness, according to a new Harvard Business School study.

The study, whose lead author was Michael Porter, best known for the book “Competitive Strategy,” argues that the U.S. political system “is no longer delivering good results for the average American.”


The authors are not impressed with the U.S. economy’s rebound from the 2007-2008 recession, and they blame a government crippled by political polarization.

“While a slow recovery is underway, fundamentally weak U.S. economic performance continues and is leaving many Americans behind,” they write. “The federal government has made no meaningful progress on the critical policy steps to restore U.S. competitiveness in the last decade or more” – chief among them, a failure to enact tax reform and invest in infrastructure.'

Harvard study: Political 'dysfunction' crippling U.S. economy - POLITICO

https://www.scribd.com/mobile/document/324137454/Harvard-Study-on-US-Economy-Under-Obama#from_embed

Harvard Crushes The "Obama Recovery" Farce With 9 Simple Charts | Zero Hedge


Thoughts?
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Thanks Obama.
 
DA60 said:
'America’s dysfunctional political system has emerged as the biggest threat to its economic competitiveness, according to a new Harvard Business School study.

The study, whose lead author was Michael Porter, best known for the book “Competitive Strategy,” argues that the U.S. political system “is no longer delivering good results for the average American.”


The authors are not impressed with the U.S. economy’s rebound from the 2007-2008 recession, and they blame a government crippled by political polarization.

“While a slow recovery is underway, fundamentally weak U.S. economic performance continues and is leaving many Americans behind,” they write. “The federal government has made no meaningful progress on the critical policy steps to restore U.S. competitiveness in the last decade or more” – chief among them, a failure to enact tax reform and invest in infrastructure.'

Harvard study: Political 'dysfunction' crippling U.S. economy - POLITICO

https://www.scribd.com/mobile/document/324137454/Harvard-Study-on-US-Economy-Under-Obama#from_embed

Harvard Crushes The "Obama Recovery" Farce With 9 Simple Charts | Zero Hedge


Thoughts?
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Our politics serve the elite :

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https://scholar.princeton.edu/sites...testing_theories_of_american_politics.doc.pdf

It's worse than complete deadlock, it's pandering to inequality that further undermines our relative global economic position.
 
Absentglare said:
It's worse than complete deadlock, it's pandering to inequality that further undermines our relative global economic position.
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that's true, the liberal wants to pander to the least productive among us thus insuring America's continued decline.
Only Trump wants to make America great again.
 
As people with power always do, eventually their greed kills the goose that lays the golden eggs. In this case the government and their corporate owners have crippled the economy by making it impossible for the working people to thrive. You cannot milk a cow and kill it and have steaks too. The irrationally greedy people never seem to understand that.....
 
James972 said:
that's true, the liberal wants to pander to the least productive among us thus insuring America's continued decline.
Only Trump wants to make America great again.
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that was a real post? amazing.
 
Militant_Vegan_ said:
that was a real post? amazing.
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dear, if you disagree why not not try to put your disagreement into words. A liberal does not need words-right? As illiterates they go by mere feelings, don't they.
 
James972 said:
dear, if you disagree why not not try to put your disagreement into words. A liberal does not need words-right? As illiterates they go by mere feelings, don't they.
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anyone who think Donald Trump is going to make America great again has either brain damage or a very low IQ. dear.
 
jdog said:
In this case the government and their corporate owners.
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100000% stupid and perfectly liberal of course!!! if corporations owned govt we would not have the highest corporate tax in the world, regulations that grew 600% in the last 8 years, no or few tariffs to protect our corporations, and 10,000 bankruptcies a month. An average child would know this but not a liberal. Should liberals be allowed to vote when they are 100% opposed to thinking? How can democracy work when a liberal can vote but cant think??
 
DA60 said:
'America’s dysfunctional political system has emerged as the biggest threat to its economic competitiveness, according to a new Harvard Business School study.

The study, whose lead author was Michael Porter, best known for the book “Competitive Strategy,” argues that the U.S. political system “is no longer delivering good results for the average American.”


The authors are not impressed with the U.S. economy’s rebound from the 2007-2008 recession, and they blame a government crippled by political polarization.

“While a slow recovery is underway, fundamentally weak U.S. economic performance continues and is leaving many Americans behind,” they write. “The federal government has made no meaningful progress on the critical policy steps to restore U.S. competitiveness in the last decade or more” – chief among them, a failure to enact tax reform and invest in infrastructure.'

Harvard study: Political 'dysfunction' crippling U.S. economy - POLITICO

https://www.scribd.com/mobile/document/324137454/Harvard-Study-on-US-Economy-Under-Obama#from_embed

Harvard Crushes The "Obama Recovery" Farce With 9 Simple Charts | Zero Hedge


Thoughts?
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May I link to this thread through my signature?
 
James972 said:
100000% stupid and perfectly liberal of course!!! if corporations owned govt we would not have the highest corporate tax in the world, regulations that grew 600% in the last 8 years, no or few tariffs to protect our corporations, and 10,000 bankruptcies a month. An average child would know this but not a liberal. Should liberals be allowed to vote when they are 100% opposed to thinking? How can democracy work when a liberal can vote but cant think??
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I am afraid it is you who are naïve. And I am not a liberal . And we do not have a democracy, in the beginning we had a Republic, but now we have an fascist oligarchy so you are wrong two times.

The corporation who control government pay very little in the way of taxes. They write the laws and build loopholes in them for themselves. Sure small corporations pay corporate taxes, but that is the monopolies way of eliminating the competition. That along with crippling regulations that smaller competitor's cannot afford to comply with cause the bankruptcies you speak of in order to eliminate the competition for the mega corporation who often gobble them up along with their intellectual property for pennies on the dollar.

Despite the fact your Anal-Cranial Inversion prevents you from seeing reality, the fact is the mega corporations do own the government, and the government serves them and not you.
 
Militant_Vegan_ said:
anyone who think Donald Trump is going to make America great again has either brain damage or a very low IQ. dear.
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Do you also picture a condescending elderly woman with all his "dears?"
 
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