tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post2918305075601491108..comments2023-11-03T03:52:37.873-05:00Comments on Cognitive Dissidence: The Walker Agenda Is Still Working! Part CCIISomebody DO Something!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08717747685928127724noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-71220646019591695282013-11-14T13:26:48.988-06:002013-11-14T13:26:48.988-06:00Actually, Scott Walker rode into office largely ba...Actually, Scott Walker rode into office largely based on something he copped from Orwell via Machiavelli--ideas that one of his advisers read to him and explained the big words and e-z message. Basically, it's the two-minutes hate. Remember how he used to talk about civil servants being "fat cats" and "haves" and in thrall to "union thugs"? This gambit succeeded beyond his wildest expectations, and soon Wisconsinites from Superior to Kenosha were howling for the blood of that state employee next door.<br /><br />Never mind that, before Walker, everyone knew the score: Public-sector workers made up in benefits and job security what they lacked in wages. It was a trade-off, and every Wisconsinite could decide which side of that deal they wanted to take. And everyone was happy.<br /><br />So no one should be surprised now that Scotty and his minions have reaped the whirlwind; do you really expect such mental cripples to understand that if you take money out of the pockets of thousands of people who are middle class (not COMFORTABLE, mind you), you are going to make your state's economy take a nosedive?<br /><br />When the dust has cleared from the two-minutes hate, perhaps the deluded army that followed Walker over the cliff will see that most civil servants didn't have six-figure incomes after all.<br />Aloishttp://schmaltz.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-49613924586570760862013-11-14T07:27:15.192-06:002013-11-14T07:27:15.192-06:00You quaint notion of "supply an demand",...You quaint notion of "supply an demand", anon, is simply a lie -- in our economy, there is no real competition and that is also undermining the ability of smaller business to compete.<br /><br />An economy based on multinatinal cororations is not sustainable -- they don't need us as workers or consumers -- they can position their business models to cherry-pick high-margin businesses and the rest of us will struggle buying the cheap garbage from big-box retailers that we need to stay alive.<br /><br />But the second falacy in your comment and capper's analysis is that walker -- actually the multinational corporations he represents -- gives a damn about the Wisconsin economy. They don't and they are merely lootin' while the gettin' is good.<br /><br />We cannot grow our economy until we acknowledge the lies and propaganda that got us here.<br /><br />The same mythical "supply an demand" forces that created our "divide and conquer" governor are not going to fix Wisconsin's economy -- the folks behind walker know this.<br /><br />Real change will demand taking back our media and putting some local controls back into the economy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-64625358841315625212013-11-14T06:32:35.350-06:002013-11-14T06:32:35.350-06:00It's simply beyond belief that Walker and Repu...It's simply beyond belief that Walker and Republicans at all levels continue to believe that you create jobs by taking money away from the working class and giving it as tax breaks to the employer class. Why would an employer expand and add more jobs unless there is an increased demand for his product? Walker demeaned and destroyed teaching in this state while at the same time destroyed the economy with his drastic cuts to public employee take home pay. It's not rocket science: DEMAND VERSUS SUPPLY CREATES JOBS!!!!!! Besides the loss of take home pay...the increased dollars that went to pension and insurance payments were now taken out of circulation at the local and state level and further dampened any chance for economic growth. People need income that allows for discretionary spending, spending beyond food, shelter and clothing. Walker's actions with public unions is now spreading to the private sector as any job creation that is now occurring involves low wage no benefit jobs, Good luck with that formula.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com