Yeah, it can be difficult for me because I'm traditionally left-wing but as staunch as people can be in their politics, flexibility and common-sense is often more important. If there was one policy that worked, we'd just adhere to it and wouldn't need governments.
To get out of a recession early, business needs stimulating, creating jobs, giving people disposable income, allowing them to buy products, and houses, and get capital circulating again rather than stagnating in banks.
The problem is, when the economy is bad, the welfare spend is at its highest and it seems counter-intuitive to cut back on something when people need it most. And there is always a "buffer" too; a delay in the benefits of changes. The public don't often accept solutions that don't offer immediate tangible benefits. Explaining this kind of thing is one of the few things I have sympathies with politicians for.
IIN to think Obama...Evil??
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Yeah, it can be difficult for me because I'm traditionally left-wing but as staunch as people can be in their politics, flexibility and common-sense is often more important. If there was one policy that worked, we'd just adhere to it and wouldn't need governments.
To get out of a recession early, business needs stimulating, creating jobs, giving people disposable income, allowing them to buy products, and houses, and get capital circulating again rather than stagnating in banks.
The problem is, when the economy is bad, the welfare spend is at its highest and it seems counter-intuitive to cut back on something when people need it most. And there is always a "buffer" too; a delay in the benefits of changes. The public don't often accept solutions that don't offer immediate tangible benefits. Explaining this kind of thing is one of the few things I have sympathies with politicians for.