Saturday, November 05, 2011
Real discussion, real idea!
This hour-long discussion on Wash state's equivalent of C-Span shows that real and productive talks can still happen between the two political sides. Nothing remotely similar ever happens in DC or on the commercial "news" networks.
The leaders of the state's business and labor organizations agree, with some appropriate reservations, on most important truths.
Contrast with national public figures, who agree quietly on a whole batch of suicidal lies, while disagreeing LOUDLY about utter and absolute trivia like tax rates.
The labor leader is pushing an interesting idea: use a bond issue to set up a short-term state WPA to rebuild infrastructure. Since real interest rates are negative, the bonds can be redeemed at a slight profit. ¶ 5:10 PM
The leaders of the state's business and labor organizations agree, with some appropriate reservations, on most important truths.
Contrast with national public figures, who agree quietly on a whole batch of suicidal lies, while disagreeing LOUDLY about utter and absolute trivia like tax rates.
The labor leader is pushing an interesting idea: use a bond issue to set up a short-term state WPA to rebuild infrastructure. Since real interest rates are negative, the bonds can be redeemed at a slight profit. ¶ 5:10 PM
