U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation

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U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation

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09-16-2016, 09:59 PM

Quote:But I wonder... If we agree on so many positions, why not open up the libertarian tent to allow more people in? You guys are gonna stay on the fringes if you try to pick and choose the way you are. I think there are alot of places I'm willing to bend on in terms of economic policies.

Your qualifier on regulations is also interesting to me. I agree that public safety regulations are a no brainer. But would you not see regulations that ensure the economic safety of workers and small businesses just as important?

Again, you're gonna stay on the fringes if you never actually start moving your libertarian views closer to being pro-american instead of being completely anti-government. Just my thoughts.

I think I strattle the fence between being a "lefty" and being a "libertarian". Which means, I'm gonna continue to identify myself as such.

Libertarianism is a philosophy. There's a Libertarian Party, but that's a somewhat different animal. If you are asking about that, I was a registered Libertarian but gave up on them a long time ago. I agree with you that they are clueless as far as building a political party big enough to make a difference.

"Economic safety?" What does that even mean? It's in the interest of business to keep their productive employees happy; government meddling is unnecessary, and even counter-productive. If you mean that government should make sure that unproductive workers have secure jobs, then I strongly disagree. I do think that the US government should enforce it's border, and that would tighten the labor market, raise wages, and increase job security. Also, the US should make sure that foreign trade does not discriminate against US businesses. Hmmm, now which candidate is pressing those themes?

And as far as small businesses, I think we both agree that the government is favoring big business over small business (i.e. cronyism). The government has created many regulations that are more difficult if not impossible for small businesses to comply with, while large businesses have the means to deal with them. The problem here is that government has too much power to regulate businesses. The problem is government power, not business. As long as government has the power to grant favors to certain businesses, then that will continue to happen. Like I said in a different thread, while offering a bribe is wrong, accepting one is far far worse.

Finally, Pro American and anti-government are not mutually exclusive. That's only in the misguided viewpoint of the Leftists.

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U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by The_Anchorman - 09-13-2016, 08:34 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by jj82284 - 09-13-2016, 09:32 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by MalabarJag - 09-13-2016, 09:39 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by Kotite - 09-13-2016, 09:41 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by The_Anchorman - 09-13-2016, 09:53 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by Jaguar Warrior - 09-13-2016, 10:37 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by StroudCrowd1 - 09-13-2016, 10:39 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by jj82284 - 09-13-2016, 10:41 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by MalabarJag - 09-13-2016, 10:52 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by The_Anchorman - 09-14-2016, 06:18 AM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by The_Anchorman - 09-14-2016, 06:21 AM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by The_Anchorman - 09-14-2016, 06:23 AM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by Bchbunnie4 - 09-14-2016, 10:06 AM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by The_Anchorman - 09-14-2016, 11:08 AM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by Bchbunnie4 - 09-14-2016, 11:35 AM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by JagNGeorgia - 09-14-2016, 11:44 AM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by The_Anchorman - 09-14-2016, 11:48 AM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by The_Anchorman - 09-14-2016, 11:54 AM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by Bchbunnie4 - 09-14-2016, 11:54 AM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by MalabarJag - 09-14-2016, 12:13 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by The_Anchorman - 09-14-2016, 12:25 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by Jaguar Warrior - 09-14-2016, 12:34 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by jagibelieve - 09-14-2016, 02:57 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by The_Anchorman - 09-14-2016, 03:23 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by jagibelieve - 09-14-2016, 04:36 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by pirkster - 09-14-2016, 04:38 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by pirkster - 09-14-2016, 04:45 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by pirkster - 09-14-2016, 04:47 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by MalabarJag - 09-14-2016, 05:11 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by Dakota - 09-14-2016, 05:21 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by Dakota - 09-14-2016, 05:26 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by The_Anchorman - 09-14-2016, 05:51 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by Senor Fantastico - 09-14-2016, 05:52 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by The_Anchorman - 09-14-2016, 05:56 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by jagibelieve - 09-14-2016, 05:57 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by The_Anchorman - 09-14-2016, 06:03 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by jagibelieve - 09-14-2016, 06:19 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by boudreaumw - 09-14-2016, 06:43 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by Ringo - 09-14-2016, 06:49 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by MalabarJag - 09-14-2016, 08:15 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by jj82284 - 09-15-2016, 07:28 AM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by The_Anchorman - 09-15-2016, 07:33 AM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by The_Anchorman - 09-15-2016, 07:35 AM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by The_Anchorman - 09-15-2016, 07:39 AM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by jj82284 - 09-15-2016, 10:36 AM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by Jamies_fried_chicken - 09-15-2016, 01:38 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by Jaguar Warrior - 09-15-2016, 01:51 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by Jamies_fried_chicken - 09-15-2016, 01:56 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by jagibelieve - 09-15-2016, 04:03 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by MalabarJag - 09-15-2016, 08:35 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by MalabarJag - 09-15-2016, 08:59 PM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by The_Anchorman - 09-16-2016, 06:25 AM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by The_Anchorman - 09-16-2016, 06:32 AM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by flsprtsgod - 09-16-2016, 07:45 AM

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by jagibelieve - 09-16-2016, 02:32 PM

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U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation - by MalabarJag - 09-16-2016, 09:59 PM

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