http://ma.tt/2002/08/crowding-out/ Unlucky in Cards Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:53:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4-alpha-19904 http://ma.tt/2002/08/crowding-out/#comment-344 name finicky Thu, 28 Nov 2002 10:18:27 +0000 http://photomatt.net/2002/08/07/crowding-out/#comment-344 comment <br /> Yes but then there is the question of direction of growth. You believe that the invisible hand will cure all. Do you ever question why Britany Spears sells so many albums, her charm? No because much of consumer spending is impulsive and irrational not to mention guided by advertising/retailers. When the government increases spending and funnels it into social programs than at least there are highly trained people and investigations into how the funding should be spent. These people ruminate for many hours at our expense to find solutions to problems that affect us all. I do not agree that government should have absolute control but I would rather them than media and advertisers having control. comment
Yes but then there is the question of direction of growth. You believe that the invisible hand will cure all. Do you ever question why Britany Spears sells so many albums, her charm? No because much of consumer spending is impulsive and irrational not to mention guided by advertising/retailers. When the government increases spending and funnels it into social programs than at least there are highly trained people and investigations into how the funding should be spent. These people ruminate for many hours at our expense to find solutions to problems that affect us all. I do not agree that government should have absolute control but I would rather them than media and advertisers having control.

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