"...Clean water air and land Less bureaucracy and wasteful government.." with which few will disagree.
How does the US get clean water air and land without defining "cleanliness' and regulating the imposition of the standards agreed upon?
It is not as if the US is short of regulatory staff- it has immense police forces, enormously expensive and armed to the teeth. The problem is that all their energies are directed at keeping the prisons full of poor people and potential critics of the system. The energies spent on keeping the waterways clean, for example, are minuscule and increasingly less effective.
It is obvious that you are writing from the Utopian viewpoint of the 'libertarian' and believe that left to the rule of the wealthy society will flourish and all will be well. Centuries of history suggest otherwise- that society needs to be protected, primarily, against greedy and ruthless capitalists.
The truth is that the power of the Supreme Court and the judiciary as a whole is a result of the capitalist class believing that their position requires protection from democracy- a belief that is both well founded and at the core of the US Constitution.
The people of the United States have to come to a decision on the basic choice between protecting the plunder of the property owners from the poor or protecting the people from the plunderers.
To which I will simply add that Roger is describing a system in which an oligarchy has lost its fear of those it exploits and humiliates- the people whose votes it cancels by buying elections and whose resources it commodifies for its own benefit. This is a class in the process of self destruction resulting from its indiscipline and narcissism. Its time is coming- 1789 is very close.
I am not suggesting that we don’t need standards and rules. But I am not sure we need duplicity of so many courts and judges second guessing the decisions made by government.
Most of all that legal stuff is corrupt anyway.
We also agree the political vote system is also corrupt and needs improving.
What we need is accountable government that gets voted in to get things done. But not mess too much with who we are and has much more focus on how we are doing.
We need far less bureaucracy and legal time wasting and far more action.
The overturning of Chevron's effects are more complicated than it might appear, the Chevron doctrine was a actually a baby of the Big Biz community and was championed by Conservatives in government during the Reagan admin in the lead up to the decision that created it, the Big Biz community had spent a decade applying large amounts of necessary financial and organizational support for it to happen. The purpose of it was dedemocratization, unfortunately its opposite, deference to judges, is also dedemocratizing, both deference to admin agencies and deference to judges are part and parcel with the system of the past several decades where Congress doesnt do its job. But the deference to judges is a lot weaker of a bind and weakening the grip of the admin agencies and the special interest groups that control them is a small part of the puzzle that needs to be completed for redemocratization
I agree that a lot is wrong but it looks like the courts already have too much power to overturn the political will of the people. I also dont see why Trumps more nationalistic policies will go in the wrong direction from following the will of the vote.
Trump will gut the regulatory state even more, cut taxes even more (defunding the state), while greatly increasing the cost of imported goods (decreasing competition in the highly monopolized US even more). With embedded US state and court corruption, the huge ongoing deficit in US infrastructure spending, and the highly monopolized economy, this is a recipe for widespread inefficiency, profiteering and the further immiseration of working people. China has focused on strong domestic competition and industrial policy, combined with building basic efficient infrastructure, to drive economic development.
The latest SCOTUS ruling is a major step forward in destroying the power of regulatory state, everything from clean water regulations to financial market regulations are now very directly threatened. Yes the courts already had too much power to overthrow democratic decisions, but this is another big step.
You agree the courts had too much power, but we also have far too much left leaning woke thinking in government…. It needs to be cut back and out.
I agree the Chinese government are getting it right for their citizens… but how about us?
Trumps policies coupled with a strong USMCA mandate to force deglobalization is what we need and its where many western nations are heading.
What’s wrong with……
Strong borders
Less immigration and no foreign students
No more global multilateral trade deals outside of USMCA
Less imports and more trade balance
Reshoring all industries
Energy independence… make fossil fuels the default energy source until nuclear and clean hydrogen can compliment (mostly forget wind and solar and no subsidies for the unready all electric transportation technologies)
Cancel the climate change hoax and NetZero and the green gravy train and get the climate activist snouts out of our tax-payers trough.
Clean water air and land
Less bureaucracy and wasteful government
Strong defence industry ….but other nations must pay for it and certainly NATO
Cancel the Woke disease of DEI and halt the active participation in the UN and WEF crazy initiatives.
Declare that there are only 2 sexes and tell our educators to pass that on to our children.
Stop this woke victim stuff and get the minorities to grow up and get a life and stay out of my face and our bathrooms.
Only thing I wish the Repubs would back off on is fighting abortion
Make sure future elections are fair as currently they are at least perceived as not!
Release all the Jan 6 protesters or put all the BLM criminals in jail… you choose.
What is wrong with …? Your proposals simply depart from good sense and come from an ideological position which frankly is detestable and has produced the world that we all see as corrupt, cruel, and failing. Oligarchy+
The US government and its system of democracy is corrupt. The US political machine, domestically and internationally is cruel. The US economy is failing.
Your lengthy and even gaseous response shows that a little learning can be a dangerous thing. Instead of focusing on one or two plausible starting points, you ask for it all. Holding your breath at this point for your dream to come true is not advisable.
The US has not been engaged in driving “economic development” for decades. Economic development should not be confused with reported GDP. What politicians call economic development is actually enabling the elites to garner more wealth and then relying on “trickle down”, cheap consumer products from China and free porn to anesthetize the masses.
And you call Roger 'confused'!
Just taking one of your arguments-
"...Clean water air and land Less bureaucracy and wasteful government.." with which few will disagree.
How does the US get clean water air and land without defining "cleanliness' and regulating the imposition of the standards agreed upon?
It is not as if the US is short of regulatory staff- it has immense police forces, enormously expensive and armed to the teeth. The problem is that all their energies are directed at keeping the prisons full of poor people and potential critics of the system. The energies spent on keeping the waterways clean, for example, are minuscule and increasingly less effective.
It is obvious that you are writing from the Utopian viewpoint of the 'libertarian' and believe that left to the rule of the wealthy society will flourish and all will be well. Centuries of history suggest otherwise- that society needs to be protected, primarily, against greedy and ruthless capitalists.
The truth is that the power of the Supreme Court and the judiciary as a whole is a result of the capitalist class believing that their position requires protection from democracy- a belief that is both well founded and at the core of the US Constitution.
The people of the United States have to come to a decision on the basic choice between protecting the plunder of the property owners from the poor or protecting the people from the plunderers.
To which I will simply add that Roger is describing a system in which an oligarchy has lost its fear of those it exploits and humiliates- the people whose votes it cancels by buying elections and whose resources it commodifies for its own benefit. This is a class in the process of self destruction resulting from its indiscipline and narcissism. Its time is coming- 1789 is very close.
I am not suggesting that we don’t need standards and rules. But I am not sure we need duplicity of so many courts and judges second guessing the decisions made by government.
Most of all that legal stuff is corrupt anyway.
We also agree the political vote system is also corrupt and needs improving.
What we need is accountable government that gets voted in to get things done. But not mess too much with who we are and has much more focus on how we are doing.
We need far less bureaucracy and legal time wasting and far more action.
The overturning of Chevron's effects are more complicated than it might appear, the Chevron doctrine was a actually a baby of the Big Biz community and was championed by Conservatives in government during the Reagan admin in the lead up to the decision that created it, the Big Biz community had spent a decade applying large amounts of necessary financial and organizational support for it to happen. The purpose of it was dedemocratization, unfortunately its opposite, deference to judges, is also dedemocratizing, both deference to admin agencies and deference to judges are part and parcel with the system of the past several decades where Congress doesnt do its job. But the deference to judges is a lot weaker of a bind and weakening the grip of the admin agencies and the special interest groups that control them is a small part of the puzzle that needs to be completed for redemocratization
I agree that a lot is wrong but it looks like the courts already have too much power to overturn the political will of the people. I also dont see why Trumps more nationalistic policies will go in the wrong direction from following the will of the vote.
Trump will gut the regulatory state even more, cut taxes even more (defunding the state), while greatly increasing the cost of imported goods (decreasing competition in the highly monopolized US even more). With embedded US state and court corruption, the huge ongoing deficit in US infrastructure spending, and the highly monopolized economy, this is a recipe for widespread inefficiency, profiteering and the further immiseration of working people. China has focused on strong domestic competition and industrial policy, combined with building basic efficient infrastructure, to drive economic development.
The latest SCOTUS ruling is a major step forward in destroying the power of regulatory state, everything from clean water regulations to financial market regulations are now very directly threatened. Yes the courts already had too much power to overthrow democratic decisions, but this is another big step.
Your response appears confused.
You agree the courts had too much power, but we also have far too much left leaning woke thinking in government…. It needs to be cut back and out.
I agree the Chinese government are getting it right for their citizens… but how about us?
Trumps policies coupled with a strong USMCA mandate to force deglobalization is what we need and its where many western nations are heading.
What’s wrong with……
Strong borders
Less immigration and no foreign students
No more global multilateral trade deals outside of USMCA
Less imports and more trade balance
Reshoring all industries
Energy independence… make fossil fuels the default energy source until nuclear and clean hydrogen can compliment (mostly forget wind and solar and no subsidies for the unready all electric transportation technologies)
Cancel the climate change hoax and NetZero and the green gravy train and get the climate activist snouts out of our tax-payers trough.
Clean water air and land
Less bureaucracy and wasteful government
Strong defence industry ….but other nations must pay for it and certainly NATO
Cancel the Woke disease of DEI and halt the active participation in the UN and WEF crazy initiatives.
Declare that there are only 2 sexes and tell our educators to pass that on to our children.
Stop this woke victim stuff and get the minorities to grow up and get a life and stay out of my face and our bathrooms.
Only thing I wish the Repubs would back off on is fighting abortion
Make sure future elections are fair as currently they are at least perceived as not!
Release all the Jan 6 protesters or put all the BLM criminals in jail… you choose.
Other than that…. it’s a wrap.
What is wrong with …? Your proposals simply depart from good sense and come from an ideological position which frankly is detestable and has produced the world that we all see as corrupt, cruel, and failing. Oligarchy+
Can you explain what is corrupt, cruel, and failing.???
The US government and its system of democracy is corrupt. The US political machine, domestically and internationally is cruel. The US economy is failing.
Got it?
Got it....
We do have some common ground.
Due to the bad management of globalization we do have a failing economy, and this is common with most western nations and unions.
We do have a poor and ailing democratic process that leads to corruption.
I would say the political machine is more naive and gullible than cruel.
Hence why we need strong leadership.
Your lengthy and even gaseous response shows that a little learning can be a dangerous thing. Instead of focusing on one or two plausible starting points, you ask for it all. Holding your breath at this point for your dream to come true is not advisable.
blah blah... be specific or shut up.
The US has not been engaged in driving “economic development” for decades. Economic development should not be confused with reported GDP. What politicians call economic development is actually enabling the elites to garner more wealth and then relying on “trickle down”, cheap consumer products from China and free porn to anesthetize the masses.
Are we talking about blowup dolls? :-)