Kathianne
06-15-2023, 12:40 PM
At root it's what government we will end up with. Seems nearly all, 'conservatives' included, choose socialism at best. Sure they only want to pick the programs they want, for themselves or loved ones. Problem is, it doesn't work that way:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-march-to-state-capitalism-white-house-government-election-china-ce22b035?st=fvxu2jc2446a46z&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
OPINIONWONDER LAND
Biden’s March to State Capitalism
The message being sent to John Q. Public is clear: You now work for us, the government.
By Daniel Henninger
June 14, 2023 5:49 pm ET
One constant among this country’s pounding political waves is that most Americans would just like to sandbag their lives against Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Voters know the country’s political disagreements are deep, and they deserve to have the 2024 presidential election decided on those disagreements rather than Mr. Biden’s cognitive state or Mr. Trump’s complex vendettas.
On this score, the public is out of luck. Their national candidate nightmare is far from over. But Mr. Biden is one lucky fella. Whether or not he and Merrick Garland hatched the indictment of a former president, the fact is no one’s talking about what the Biden presidency’s policies represent for the country’s future.
That’s dangerous, because the U.S. could be backing into a major reordering of its political and economic system without anyone taking much notice.
In April, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan gave an important speech at the Brookings Institution. Notwithstanding that the president has reduced himself to a smiley-face emoji, Mr. Sullivan, to his credit, explained exactly what Team Biden has been doing, which is putting in place a permanent U.S. industrial policy in which the government explicitly leads, and everyone else follows.
“America,” Mr. Sullivan said, “needs a deliberate, hands-on investment strategy to pull forward innovation, drive down costs, and create good jobs.” He added: “A modern American industrial strategy identifies specific sectors that are foundational to economic growth, strategic from a national-security perspective, and where private industry on its own isn’t poised to make the investments needed to secure our national ambitions.”
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-march-to-state-capitalism-white-house-government-election-china-ce22b035?st=fvxu2jc2446a46z&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
OPINIONWONDER LAND
Biden’s March to State Capitalism
The message being sent to John Q. Public is clear: You now work for us, the government.
By Daniel Henninger
June 14, 2023 5:49 pm ET
One constant among this country’s pounding political waves is that most Americans would just like to sandbag their lives against Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Voters know the country’s political disagreements are deep, and they deserve to have the 2024 presidential election decided on those disagreements rather than Mr. Biden’s cognitive state or Mr. Trump’s complex vendettas.
On this score, the public is out of luck. Their national candidate nightmare is far from over. But Mr. Biden is one lucky fella. Whether or not he and Merrick Garland hatched the indictment of a former president, the fact is no one’s talking about what the Biden presidency’s policies represent for the country’s future.
That’s dangerous, because the U.S. could be backing into a major reordering of its political and economic system without anyone taking much notice.
In April, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan gave an important speech at the Brookings Institution. Notwithstanding that the president has reduced himself to a smiley-face emoji, Mr. Sullivan, to his credit, explained exactly what Team Biden has been doing, which is putting in place a permanent U.S. industrial policy in which the government explicitly leads, and everyone else follows.
“America,” Mr. Sullivan said, “needs a deliberate, hands-on investment strategy to pull forward innovation, drive down costs, and create good jobs.” He added: “A modern American industrial strategy identifies specific sectors that are foundational to economic growth, strategic from a national-security perspective, and where private industry on its own isn’t poised to make the investments needed to secure our national ambitions.”
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