Obama and free enterprise

[gnome]

It is a verbal trick relying on ambiguity--there are two concepts presented in that sentence. That Obama will continue a policy against something, and that the identified something is the free enterprise system. Phrased as Mitt said it, it sounds like Obama confirmed both parts of that, when really it was arguably only the first.

But since it makes it sound like Obama hates the free market, and admitted it expressly, it will pass around and be used to trick people into voting for someone else based on a point of view he doesn't hold.

 

[ponderingturtle]

The free market solution for the banks (and for GM) was bankruptcy, and let the buzzards buy the pieces.

This is called nationalization when it happens to big banks though. That is the point.

 

[AlBell]

This is called nationalization when it happens to big banks though. That is the point.

I'd agree if the buzzard was the govt who could and should have bought all 'em cheap becoming 100% owner.

 

[Unabogie]

The free market solution for the banks (and for GM) was bankruptcy, and let the buzzards buy the pieces.

GM got a break from Obamaland to placate unions; the job losses I've read (no, I have no cite) were all non-union folks.

Seems to have worked out well, then, since not only were the union jobs saved (which are better jobs than non-union jobs) but now you have an industry going gangbusters which is "trickling down" to everyone else.

 

[ponderingturtle]

I'd agree if the buzzard was the govt who could and should have bought all 'em cheap becoming 100% owner.

Ah from the smirk I can tell you are just trolling and don't actually believe this line of BS.

 

[AlBell]

Ah from the smirk I can tell you are just trolling and don't actually believe this line of BS.

When did a wink become a smirk?

And yes I do believe what I wrote and am sorry you deem it bs.

 

[Travis]

So are we agreed that Obama does not hate free enterprise or not?

 

[BenBurch]

Yes, but long run wise will we be dead before the US defaults on debt payments? Today's children and grandchildren will likely be alive.

Assumes facts not in evidence.

 

[ponderingturtle]

When did a wink become a smirk?

And yes I do believe what I wrote and am sorry you deem it bs.

Because it is frankly wrong. When people were talking about nationalizing banks it was that for some reason they used that phrase to describe exactly the same process for big banks as a bank failure is for small banks.

The FDIC comes in audits everything keeps the bad assets and sells of the good ones. That is what people were talking about when they talked about nationalizing the banks, not government run banks.

So you are against what you wanted to happen because they managed to confuse you by branding it I guess.