This brief post comes on the heels of several days of stewing about the state of our economy. In a nutshell, it stinks. The situation reminds me of medical emergencies in the Middle Ages.
The economic health of the U.S. is much like the physical health of a sickly nobleman in days of yore. The guy keeps getting worse and worse, but all the old traditional experts keep recommending the same therapy: leeches (read "tax cuts"). Newer, innovative minds suggest alternatives. Some might fail, some might have unexpected results, and all involve taking risks, but at least they are not the same old same old: bleed him with leeches.
Folks, we have tried leeches. In years when the economy stayed healthy, the leeches didn't do as much harm, but for the last eight years those suckers have failed, and they have pushed us further into the abyss. Let's try the change we voted for; let's get stimulating, Senators.
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