Both of these right wing parties are equally responsible...
I never thought of it that way, but you're right.Republicans = daddy state, Democrats = mommy state.
There is no option for Both Parties, because the question is which party is more responsible for the state of the economy?
"Both" is the only true answer, because in all practical reality, the government is involved so closely and so deeply in the economy that there's no way around it. Both have their own little nuances, but both are beholden to special interests, both tend to vote for the big bills that industry wants (i,e.: Telecommunications Act of 1996, etc.), and so on.
Ok, now I better understand your point and question. My answer was from a long-term perspective, and I think you are asking about the present.Both are responsible, but one has to be MORE responsible.. and which one is more responsible is the only true answer, because that's how people are most likely going to vote. This question means a lot in terms of these two parties and their core principles and which of those principles are responsible. They don't need to go back to their party principles, they to reinvent the parties. The public NEEDS to have this conversation.
I have to say both as well. Bush lowered taxes during the boom and both parties spent too much as well during the boom. Now with deficit being as high as it is, spending to stimulate the economy and keeping taxes low - as Keynesian economics requires - is a much more difficult task. This has resulted in more division in the country, more skepticism from business, and an overall slower recovery.
The current state right now is both. The Republican obstructionism to prevent any improvement in the economy prior to the election next year coupled with the hardening of Democrats to compromise after Obama's rejection is creating a gridlock that is awful for business. How we got here in the first place is more Republican than democrat and more Corporate Idiocy than Republican. And it's more Greenspan's easy money than Corporate idiocy.
Can you name one time Keynesian economics succeeded?
BTW, neocons <<< entire American right.
Wilson was the start of the decline with the New Deal and the Great Society accelerating the decline so its the dems most responsible
The New Deal hurt our economy?
it continued the depression, raped the constitution, and created the foundation for the massive nanny-state nonsense we have today.
Can you name one time Keynesian economics succeeded?
BTW, neocons <<< entire American right.