Comments for A Political Glimpse from Ireland http://politicsacrossthepond.org American and Global Issues that matter to an expatriate Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:54:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on My Economic Ally by Crian Padayachee http://politicsacrossthepond.org/2008/07/03/my-economic-ally.html#comment-725 Crian Padayachee Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:43:45 +0000 http://politicsacrossthepond.org/?p=268#comment-725 Hey Griper, good point on the supply and demand, I believe it is the basic principle behind all economics but the pegging of the yuan has done wonders for FDI in China, I would say that would be 50% of the equation and the other 50% would be the supply/demand cycle. Hey Griper, good point on the supply and demand, I believe it is the basic principle behind all economics but the pegging of the yuan has done wonders for FDI in China, I would say that would be 50% of the equation and the other 50% would be the supply/demand cycle.

]]> Comment on My Economic Ally by The Griper http://politicsacrossthepond.org/2008/07/03/my-economic-ally.html#comment-714 The Griper Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:25:15 +0000 http://politicsacrossthepond.org/?p=268#comment-714 Crian, "The people can only influence the economy in so far as they believe the Government is in control of the economy." a belief is not a fact though. the influence of the people remain regardless of the belief of the people. and the belief is that the government can control the economy not that it does. that is why you see a change of administrations when the economy is poor. the law of supply and demand is what controls any economy, even socialism. and for government to be in control of the economy is to declare it can control both supply and demand. governments can control supply but it cannot control demand. that is why socialism is doomed for failure evey time. it cannot control the demands placed upon it. as for your example of the Chinese, was it the pegging of the yuan or the infusion of free enterprise into their economy that has helped them? my bet, it was the latter. that and adding the economy of hong kong to their own did not hurt either. and i wouldn't doubt that their stance in regards to Taiwan is greatly influenced by its economy and the desire to add it to its own. Crian,
“The people can only influence the economy in so far as they believe the Government is in control of the economy.”

a belief is not a fact though. the influence of the people remain regardless of the belief of the people.

and the belief is that the government can control the economy not that it does. that is why you see a change of administrations when the economy is poor.

the law of supply and demand is what controls any economy, even socialism. and for government to be in control of the economy is to declare it can control both supply and demand. governments can control supply but it cannot control demand. that is why socialism is doomed for failure evey time. it cannot control the demands placed upon it.

as for your example of the Chinese, was it the pegging of the yuan or the infusion of free enterprise into their economy that has helped them? my bet, it was the latter. that and adding the economy of hong kong to their own did not hurt either. and i wouldn’t doubt that their stance in regards to Taiwan is greatly influenced by its economy and the desire to add it to its own.

]]> Comment on My Economic Ally by Crian Padayachee http://politicsacrossthepond.org/2008/07/03/my-economic-ally.html#comment-713 Crian Padayachee Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:34:26 +0000 http://politicsacrossthepond.org/?p=268#comment-713 Happy 4th of July everyone, you are right Griper that a government can only influence the economy of a country but take a look at the Chinese, they have effectively helped their country grow by pegging the Yuan. The people can only influence the economy in so far as they believe the Government is in control of the economy. It is my belief Lib, that Senator Obama is totally different to Senator McCain but he cannot play on that difference in the current political environment due to concerns about National Security, Patriotism. I am listening to the audiobook by Eric Alterman today and he suggests that purely liberal views are unlikely to win any presidency. I agree with that understanding hence my continued support of Senator Obama. Hey Gayle, I am pretty sure former Governor Romney is pretty much set as the VP. He will be a great help to McCain, even more so on the VP debates if it is against Senator Clinton. Happy 4th of July everyone, you are right Griper that a government can only influence the economy of a country but take a look at the Chinese, they have effectively helped their country grow by pegging the Yuan. The people can only influence the economy in so far as they believe the Government is in control of the economy.

It is my belief Lib, that Senator Obama is totally different to Senator McCain but he cannot play on that difference in the current political environment due to concerns about National Security, Patriotism. I am listening to the audiobook by Eric Alterman today and he suggests that purely liberal views are unlikely to win any presidency. I agree with that understanding hence my continued support of Senator Obama.

Hey Gayle, I am pretty sure former Governor Romney is pretty much set as the VP. He will be a great help to McCain, even more so on the VP debates if it is against Senator Clinton.

]]> Comment on Calculating The Change by Crian Padayachee http://politicsacrossthepond.org/2008/07/02/calculating-the-change.html#comment-712 Crian Padayachee Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:26:18 +0000 http://politicsacrossthepond.org/?p=267#comment-712 Hey Lib, I agree with you that neither party is doing a good job at representing the will of the people but the kind of change you are talking about is not going to happen soon, that is not say that we should not fight for the parties to more accurately represent the people but we must do so in a constructive way that ensures that the policies of the last 8 years do not continue. Hey Lib, I agree with you that neither party is doing a good job at representing the will of the people but the kind of change you are talking about is not going to happen soon, that is not say that we should not fight for the parties to more accurately represent the people but we must do so in a constructive way that ensures that the policies of the last 8 years do not continue.

]]> Comment on My Economic Ally by Gayle http://politicsacrossthepond.org/2008/07/03/my-economic-ally.html#comment-711 Gayle Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:56:07 +0000 http://politicsacrossthepond.org/?p=268#comment-711 Problem is, Obama is moving more toward the center every day and many hard-core liberals aren't happy about that, just like many hard-core conservatives have issues with McCain. I'm hoping that if McCain wins, he will pick someone who is economy smart, like Romney. He does need help with economical issues, there's no doubt about it. Happy Independence Day, Crian! Sorry you have to work. Problem is, Obama is moving more toward the center every day and many hard-core liberals aren’t happy about that, just like many hard-core conservatives have issues with McCain. I’m hoping that if McCain wins, he will pick someone who is economy smart, like Romney. He does need help with economical issues, there’s no doubt about it.

Happy Independence Day, Crian! Sorry you have to work.

]]> Comment on My Economic Ally by libhomo http://politicsacrossthepond.org/2008/07/03/my-economic-ally.html#comment-708 libhomo Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:52:33 +0000 http://politicsacrossthepond.org/?p=268#comment-708 If Obama is to benefit from the economic pessimism of the voters, he needs to do more to differentiate himself from McCain. He needs to support repeals of all corporate oriented trade deals and aggressively oppose a war against the people of Iraq that is devastating the US economy through added debt and skyrocketing oil prices. If Obama is to benefit from the economic pessimism of the voters, he needs to do more to differentiate himself from McCain. He needs to support repeals of all corporate oriented trade deals and aggressively oppose a war against the people of Iraq that is devastating the US economy through added debt and skyrocketing oil prices.

]]> Comment on Calculating The Change by libhomo http://politicsacrossthepond.org/2008/07/02/calculating-the-change.html#comment-707 libhomo Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:50:38 +0000 http://politicsacrossthepond.org/?p=267#comment-707 The underlying problem is that neither party is doing a good job of representing the needs and interests of the vast majority of the American people. Our economy is being skewed more and more to the richest; we are in a senseless war in Iraq; and our values as a nation are under assault by torture, government surveillance, and other attacks on human rights. The electorate has every reason to be frustrated and suspicious of any jackass or rogue elephant we are being presented with. The underlying problem is that neither party is doing a good job of representing the needs and interests of the vast majority of the American people. Our economy is being skewed more and more to the richest; we are in a senseless war in Iraq; and our values as a nation are under assault by torture, government surveillance, and other attacks on human rights.

The electorate has every reason to be frustrated and suspicious of any jackass or rogue elephant we are being presented with.

]]> Comment on My Economic Ally by The Griper http://politicsacrossthepond.org/2008/07/03/my-economic-ally.html#comment-706 The Griper Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:05:31 +0000 http://politicsacrossthepond.org/?p=268#comment-706 you know what amazes me is, that people actually believe the governments can actually control the economy of any country. yes, governments can be an influence but history shows that any influence is temporary not permanent. the greatest influence on the economy is the people, themselves. you know what amazes me is, that people actually believe the governments can actually control the economy of any country.

yes, governments can be an influence but history shows that any influence is temporary not permanent. the greatest influence on the economy is the people, themselves.

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