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"jobs" and "economy" are not the same thing (4.00 / 1)

what you're pointing to goes beyond framing.  You're asking them to abandon the idea that the market will solve everything and the government shouldn't intervene, except to bolster the market when necessary, so the market can do its magical equilibrium dance.

I agree with your idea, but I am skeptical that many of the Democrats in Congress or the Administration share it because of the 15 years of kowtowing that members of both parites - but especially the Democrats, because they were overcompensating - have had to do to supply side economics, minimal government, monetarism, comparative advantage, and everything else that goes with Reagan - Clinton economics.  This might be why the obvious framing escapes them.

Or, it could be that you are right and they are simply bad politicians.  I don't really know, but I have learned to be skeptical.

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by: dr anonymous @ Wed Jul 08, 2009 at 15:41:40 PM CDT

Yeah. (4.00 / 1)

It goes beyond framing. A lot of these policy ideas are controversial to quite a few Democrats.

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by: Mike Lux @ Wed Jul 08, 2009 at 17:43:35 PM CDT

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i do agree with you - inexplicably controversial (0.00 / 0)

they're so slow to respond to changing circumstances!  It may have to do with the lack of leadership stemming from the number of Clinton appointees who are now Obama appointees on economic/social issues.

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by: dr anonymous @ Thu Jul 09, 2009 at 05:39:46 AM CDT

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