tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35278621492911750092024-03-12T18:49:12.947-07:00Right On PointThoughts,comments and analysis about what is going on in the world.Jeffrey A. Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395996905391790658noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527862149291175009.post-48155361401767090212013-02-16T17:03:00.000-08:002013-02-16T17:03:04.399-08:00New Legislative Proposal: Fifty New Medical Schools For More And Better Doctors Act<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="color: blue;">I am proposing new legislation!</span></span></span></h2>
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<ul>
<li>OUR MEDICAL EDUCATION SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REFORMED TO PROVIDE
MORE AND BETTER DOCTOR</li>
<ul>
<li>THIS WILL IMPROVE HEALTH CARE, EXPAND THE
ECONOMY, AND HELP REDUCE HEALTH CARE COSTS </li>
</ul>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>THE PROPOSED REFORM IS TO OPEN FIFTY NEW MEDICAL SCHOOLS,
ONE IN EACH STATE,</li>
<ul>
<li><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>AND REDUCE THE TOTAL TRAINING TIME BY STARTING
MEDICAL EDUCATION EARLIER THIS WILL BE PAID FOR BY A FIFTY-BILLION DOLLAR GRANT, ONE
BILLION FOR EACH SCHOOL, TO SET UP A NEW FACILITY AND SCHOLARSHIPS. </li>
</ul>
<li> THE NECESSARY FUNDS WILL COME, NOT
FROM TAXES, BUT FROM US CORPORATIONS’ OVERSEAS CASH DEPOSITS IN EXCHANGE FOR
TAX BENEFITS</li>
</ul>
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<li>HEALTH CARE COSTS WILL BE REDUCED BY</li>
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<li><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span>STARTING
TRAINING EARLIER, SHORTENING THE TOTAL EDUCATIONAL CYCLE</li>
<li><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span>GRADUATING
MORE NURSE PRACTITIONERS</li>
<li><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span>INCREASING
COMPETITION</li>
</ul>
</ul>
<span style="background-color: magenta;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;">BACKGROUND:</span><span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span></span></span></i></span></span><i><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span>
</span></span></span></i><br />
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According to USA Today, a severe doctor shortage is growing
worse, and has been predicted to reach up to 200,000 in a few years.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“The
country needs to train 3,000 to 10,000 more physicians a year — up from the current
25,000 — to meet the growing medical needs of an aging, wealthy nation, the
studies say. Because it takes 10 years to train a doctor, the nation will have
a shortage of 85,000 to 200,000 doctors in 2020 unless action is taken soon.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>USA Today Article “<a href="http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/2005-03-02-doctor-shortage_x.htm">Medical
Miscalculation Creates Doctor Shortage</a>” </i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“With
a growing, aging population, the demand for physicians will intensify over the
coming years. According to AAMC estimates, the United States faces a
shortage of more than 90,000 physicians by 2020<strong><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">—</span></strong>a
number that will grow to more than 130,000 by 2025.”</i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://www.aamc.org/initiatives/fixdocshortage/">Association of American
Medical Colleges Official Website.</a></i></div>
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We have a shortage of US Medical Schools.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Several states have no medical school
whatsoever.</div>
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We do not have enough U.S. based medical schools to meet the
demand for physicians. </div>
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We rely on approximately 25% foreign imports to staff our
graduate medical programs.</div>
<ul>
<li>According to the American Medical Association:
</li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“ In 2006, out of 902,053 physicians, 228,665 International
Medical Graduates [IMGs] received medical degrees from 127 different countries,
accounting for 25.3% of the total physician count.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/about-ama/our-people/member-groups-sections/international-medical-graduates/imgs-in-united-states.page">AMA
Official Website</a></span></div>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">According to the American Medical
Association, “International Medical Graduates [IMG’s] make up approximately 25%
of the U.S. physician population.” <a href="http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/about-ama/our-people/member-groups-sections/international-medical-graduates/imgs-in-united-states.page">AMA
Official Website.</a></span></li>
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Medical education starts too late and takes too long. In most foreign countries, medical education starts directly out of high school.</div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="color: #274e13;">
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<span style="color: #274e13;">SOLUTION:</span></div>
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Congress passes the</div>
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The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Fifty New Medical Schools for
More and Better Doctors</i></b> Act,</div>
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also known as the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">American
Medical Professional Education Reform</i></b> Act (AMPERA),</div>
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Elements of the Proposed Legislation:</div>
<ul>
<li>Using the Land Grant College system as a model,
Congress sponsors fifty new medical schools, one in each state.Each school is granted $1 billion to establish the
facility, hire the faculty, and set up extensive scholarships. </li>
</ul>
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States are encouraged to participate, buying the
land and providing matching funds.</div>
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<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>A small agency is set up to establish standards,
accredit the schools, and establish a timetable to get them started.</li>
</ul>
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<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>$50 Billion Funding is provided as follows:</li>
<ul>
<li>Donations to a trust fund by U.S. Corporation</li>
<ul>
<li>Many US Corporations have multiple billions of
dollars in cash, on deposit in foreign countries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They don’t want to repatriate the funds
because of the tax implications. </li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Establish a tax credit—for every billion dollars
a corporation provides to the trust fund, it can repatriate ten billion dollars
(or a minimum number to provide the necessary tax incentive) tax free</li>
<li>That avoids higher taxes</li>
</ul>
<li>Second, and less preferable alternative would be
Congressional Appropriation</li>
</ul>
</ul>
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<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Educational times would be shortened, and each medical
school would produce Doctors, Nurse Practitioners, and Registered Nurses, as
follows:</li>
</ul>
<ul><ul>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span>Education starts after 2 years of college
preparation.</li>
<li>Total time to MD Degree = 6 years</li>
<li>Total time to NP Degree = 5 years
</li>
<li>Total time to RN Degree = 4 years</li>
<li>Liberal scholarships would be funded </li>
</ul>
</ul>
<h2>
Join me in urging Congress to pass this legislation.</h2>
<h2>
</h2>
Jeffrey A. Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395996905391790658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527862149291175009.post-23095698161094739582011-03-06T23:16:00.000-08:002011-03-06T23:25:23.322-08:00George Will Hits The Nail on the HeadI read this essay by George Will (courtesy of the Newsweek Magazine which Mom and Dad send us at work--thanks!)<br /><div style="text-align: center;">Its called <a href="http://www.newsweek.com/2011/02/27/high-speed-to-insolvency.html">High Speed Insolvency--Why Liberals Love Trains</a><br /><br />Why do we borrow BILLIONS of dollars to build trains to take us from Point A to Point B more slowly, and at higher cost, than airplanes, and that almost no one uses?<br />He thinks he has the answer.<br />What do you think?<br /><br />There's another reason why we get high speed trains, that he doesn't touch on.<br />People always have, and always will, love to sell things to the government, whether we need them or not. Where there's money to be made, there will always be a lobby to urge the government to buy--even dumb stuff. As citizens, we need to be better consumers. Otherwise, a fool and his money are soon parted. <br />George Will's piece should be studied as a masterpiece of opinion essay writing--whether one agrees with conclusion or not.<br /></div>Jeffrey A. Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395996905391790658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527862149291175009.post-21347141389512884442010-02-21T17:19:00.000-08:002010-02-21T17:30:23.659-08:00Who said the President associated with terrorists?<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">American civic discourse has always been a contact sport.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> Who wrote this, about whom, and when?</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"> Mr. X said: "The </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">democrats</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> are divided into </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">speculative theorists</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> and absolute </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">terrorists</span><span style="font-family: arial;">. With the latter I am not disposed to class </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">Mr. Y</span><span style="font-family: arial;">."</span><br /></span><br /><br />Answers below.<br /><br />Mr. X was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, John Marshall.<br /><br />Mr. Y was Thomas Jefferson, the president elect of the United States.<br /><br />Marshall wrote this in a letter on the same day in March 1801 that he administered the oath of office to Thomas Jefferson.<br />Source: Jeffrey Rosen, The Supreme Court (Times Books 2007), p. 27.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;font-size:130%;" >And I thought that the terrorists had only been around since 9/11.</span>Jeffrey A. Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395996905391790658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527862149291175009.post-84477521013083561012009-10-25T18:38:00.000-07:002009-10-25T18:49:35.126-07:00The Glorification of Mediocrity<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">What's wrong with this picture?</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IjMnzLPrmxY/SuT_gBga-KI/AAAAAAAABP8/5ekjDSLEQlE/s1600-h/133.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IjMnzLPrmxY/SuT_gBga-KI/AAAAAAAABP8/5ekjDSLEQlE/s400/133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396719179122014370" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:180%;" >Mediocrity is praised.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:180%;" >Casual becomes slovenly.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:180%;" >Accomplishment is to be avoided.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:180%;" >Slackers rule, no really.</span><br /></div>Jeffrey A. Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395996905391790658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527862149291175009.post-74547096905285209832009-04-29T20:51:00.000-07:002009-04-29T21:08:47.814-07:00What Is The Most Important Character Trait?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IjMnzLPrmxY/Sfkj2E7wTzI/AAAAAAAAA-k/b8lEcWjve9g/s1600-h/ceiling_overhead_glass_226564_l.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IjMnzLPrmxY/Sfkj2E7wTzI/AAAAAAAAA-k/b8lEcWjve9g/s400/ceiling_overhead_glass_226564_l.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330331045913972530" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Self-Discipline.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Without it, one cannot do the right thing.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">It does little good to <span style="font-style: italic;">know</span> what is right if one does not <span style="font-style: italic;">choose</span> the right.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">What do you think?</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></div>Jeffrey A. Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395996905391790658noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527862149291175009.post-89585466682382104582009-03-24T22:02:00.000-07:002009-03-24T22:26:42.657-07:00The Path from Liberty to Social Justice<span style="font-family: arial;">When our country was founded, the primary emphasis was on the establishment of liberty--freedom from oppression by government. Thus, our constitution is one of limited powers; all powers not conferred on government in the constitution are reserved to the people.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IjMnzLPrmxY/Scm7wsEPkcI/AAAAAAAAA5w/ginvTOboTrw/s1600-h/seagull_cloud_clouds_245901_l.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 232px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IjMnzLPrmxY/Scm7wsEPkcI/AAAAAAAAA5w/ginvTOboTrw/s400/seagull_cloud_clouds_245901_l.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316987280224653762" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Our national experiment in establishing liberty has been successful. Freedom has been passed down from generation to generation, for more than 225 years. This is a miracle.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IjMnzLPrmxY/Scm7P6oGzVI/AAAAAAAAA5o/DnlFUZh51E0/s1600-h/tulip_park_garden_243653_l.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 232px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IjMnzLPrmxY/Scm7P6oGzVI/AAAAAAAAA5o/DnlFUZh51E0/s400/tulip_park_garden_243653_l.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316986717197487442" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">We now take freedom somewhat for granted. The national government of limited powers has been instrumental in protecting our freedom from threats, foreign and domestic, to the point where government is now viewed as a source of freedom, not a source of tyranny.<br /><br />Two points follow.<br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">First, with our basic freedoms secured, most Americans now want the next logical step: social justice. With liberty as our birthright, people are now able to focus achieving the happiness which we are free to pursue. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Equality of opportunity is fine as far as it goes; equality of outcome is even better.<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Second, the government is widely perceived as a common resource to help us achieve this goal. We have forgotten that government was a source of tyranny; we now invoke its assistance in achieving social justice.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: arial;">We see this trend unleashed in the political will that elected the current administration.<br />The best path to social justice should be the subject of a vigorous debate.<br /><br /><br /></span>Jeffrey A. Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395996905391790658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527862149291175009.post-61035212071603905532009-03-07T13:07:00.000-08:002009-03-07T13:13:12.816-08:00Economics and FreedomHere's an <a href="http://mises.org/">interesting website</a> devoted to economics and freedom. The <a href="%22Everyone%20carries%20a%20part%20of%20society%20on%20his%20shoulders,%22%20wrote%20Ludwig%20von%20Mises,%20%22no%20one%20is%20relieved%20of%20his%20share%20of%20responsibility%20by%20others.%20And%20no%20one%20can%20find%20a%20safe%20way%20for%20himself%20if%20society%20is%20sweeping%20towards%20destruction.%20Therefore%20everyone,%20in%20his%20own%20interest,%20must%20thrust%20himself%20vigorously%20into%20the%20intellectual%20battle.%22">Mises Institute</a> says:<br /><p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">"Everyone carries a part of society on his shoulders," wrote Ludwig von Mises, "no one is relieved of his share of responsibility by others. And no one can find a safe way for himself if society is sweeping towards destruction. Therefore everyone, in his own interest, must thrust himself vigorously into the intellectual battle."</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">"It is the mission of the Mises Institute to restore a high place for theory in economics and the social sciences, encourage a revival of critical historical research, and draw attention to neglected traditions in Western philosophy. In this cause, the Mises Institute works to advance the Austrian School of economics and the Misesian tradition, and, in application, defends the market economy, private property, sound money, and peaceful international relations, while opposing government intervention as economically and socially destructive."</span></p>Jeffrey A. Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395996905391790658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527862149291175009.post-358996808282406752009-03-03T21:06:00.000-08:002009-03-03T21:21:40.618-08:00The Statue of Responsibility<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Statue_of_Liberty%2C_NY.jpg/300px-Statue_of_Liberty%2C_NY.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Statue_of_Liberty%2C_NY.jpg/300px-Statue_of_Liberty%2C_NY.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Victor Frankl makes an interesting suggestion in his classic book <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Man's Search for Meaning</span>. As a counterbalance to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty">Statute of Liberty</a> on the East Coast, we should have a "Statue of Responsibility" on the West Coast.<br />Every right is balanced by a duty, and every liberty balanced by a responsibility. If every citizen took this seriously, think how much better our society would be.<br />And its not an idle dream. After I started this blog entry I discovered that there is an <a href="http://www.sorfoundation.org/">entire website</a> devoted to this idea. Maybe it will happen--but only if we take responsibility for it.<br /><br /><br /></span></span>Jeffrey A. Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395996905391790658noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527862149291175009.post-26393249185575259362009-02-28T16:14:00.000-08:002009-02-28T16:22:18.335-08:00Who Benefits From The Stimulus Package?<span style="font-family: arial;">A thoughtful reader asked this question.<br /><br />The Stimulus package is supposed to create jobs. As enacted, it seems more likely to stimulate government. Growing government is like putting on weight: its easy to gain weight and hard to take it off. All the diets in the world don't work very well. And that will likely be the legacy of the stimulus: a drag on the economy just when natural market forces would otherwise rebound.<br /></span>Jeffrey A. Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395996905391790658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527862149291175009.post-40295177438238774502009-02-01T19:35:00.000-08:002009-02-01T21:27:33.874-08:00Stimulus vs. Bloatulus<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:arial;">The proposed Stimulus Package is more of a <a href="http://bloat.org/gfx/bloat-belly.jpg">Bloatulus</a> package. Many commentators point out that it sets up long-term government spending on entitlements without short-term impetus to the economy.<br /><br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:arial;">We don't need more debt--we need less.<br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Why is it so important to pass a huge spending bill now, when much of the spending doesn't occur until later years?</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />As they said in 7th Grade Shop Class--"HASTE MAKES WASTE."</span></span>Jeffrey A. Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395996905391790658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527862149291175009.post-11395108947753602832009-01-25T10:44:00.000-08:002009-01-25T11:18:09.798-08:00Wanted: Heroes not NerosLegend is that Nero fiddled while Rome burned.<br /><br />In this <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-edwards24-2009jan24,0,3344794.story">Opinion Piece</a> by Mickey Edwards, former Reagan Administration official, former Republican Congressman, and co-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">cofounder</span> of Heritage Foundation, Mickey Edwards argues that Conservative <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Reaganism</span> stands for effective limited government, not merely a "small government" that relies on the private sector for everything. <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Thanks to reader Sasquatch for bringing this to piece to our attention.</span><br /><br />Edwards argues that conservatives<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"> "also have an obligation to propose alternative solutions. It is government's job -- Reagan again -- to provide opportunity and foster productivity. With the nation in financial collapse, nothing is more imprudent -- more antithetical to true conservatism -- than to do nothing."</span><br /><br /><ul><li>The knock on the Republican Hoover administration is that it didn't do enough to respond to the Great Depression.</li><li>The knock on the Democratic Roosevelt administration is that its tax and spend policies lengthened and deepened the great depression.</li></ul> If you're in a burning economic crises, you don't want to see your <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">emperor</span> fiddling on the violin while nature takes its course.<br /><br />On the other hand, you don't want to see your <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">emperor</span> hiring legions of workers to build new palaces, just to keep people busy and money flowing.<br /><br />We need an economic policy that satisfies political demand <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">and</span> makes economic sense.Jeffrey A. Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395996905391790658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527862149291175009.post-33257507660642227342008-12-07T17:19:00.000-08:002008-12-07T17:48:04.429-08:00Conservatism's Fatal Flaw? Hitting the bottom hurts too much."Keep government out. Let the markets govern themselves. That is the way to growth and prosperity." This is the core of economic conservatism.<br /><br />It sounds nice. But when the market is in a free fall, people don't want to wait for the crash when it hits bottom. It hurts too bad. So there is an incentive to aid the market. It has been that way since the 1930's.<br /><br />When the depression of 1929 started, the conservative/Republican Hoover administration largely market forces continue. With skyrocketing unemployment and no safety net, the social costs were high. People did not want to pay the costs--Republicans were voted out and the Democratic era of government intervention to aid the economy, and the little guy, was introduced.<br /><br />The Reagan Revolution convinced many people that free markets were the best path to renewed prosperity. But now we see that an unregulated (or misregulated) market led to a huge crash. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/24/business/economy/24panel.html">Alan Greenspan admitted his mistake-assuming that the markets could self-regulate. </a><br /><br />Now the prevailing sentiment is: government intervention is needed to prevent a worse crash.<br /><br />If you accept that some intervention is needed, the only issue is how much. Conservatism's central tenet--let market forces rule, free from government intervention--turns out to be (as Captain Barbossa famously said in Pirates of the Caribbean) "more of a guideline" than an "actual rule."<br /><br />So conservatives and liberals agree on the fundamental principle: some government intervention is necessary and appropriate. The only question is: How Much?Jeffrey A. Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395996905391790658noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527862149291175009.post-16528026727139450702008-11-06T22:01:00.000-08:002008-11-06T23:07:54.364-08:00The Parable of the Two Drivers--President-Elect Obama Gets Behind the Steering Wheel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://66.160.188.111/.ee9df52/cmd.233/enclosure..ee9df53"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 208px; height: 157px;" src="http://66.160.188.111/.ee9df52/cmd.233/enclosure..ee9df53" alt="" border="0" /></a><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" defunhidewhenused="true" defsemihidden="true" defqformat="false" defpriority="99" latentstylecount="267"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="0" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="Normal"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="9" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" 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src="http://66.160.188.111/.ee9d18c/cmd.233/enclosure..ee9d18d" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:12;" > foot on the brake, and Dad put his foot on the gas.<span style=""> </span>Off they went!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:12;" ><span style=""> </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:12;" ><span style="font-size:180%;">Y</span>ou can guess what happened.<span style=""> </span>Every time Mom pulled the car to the right, Dad jerked it back to the left.<span style=""> </span>When Dad accelerated, Mom put on the brakes to keep him from going too fast—especially if he was steering the car the wrong way.<span style=""> </span>The car lurched left, rocked right, spun out and skidded to a stop, again and again and again.<span style=""> </span>Every time the family thought they were making progress, Mom would tell Dad that they had made a wrong turn, and should go back</span><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:12;" >—or vice versa. </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://mrbarlow.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/traffic_jam.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 293px;" src="http://mrbarlow.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/traffic_jam.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:12;" ><span style=""> </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:12;" ><span style="font-size:180%;">T</span>he kid</span><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:12;" >s took the b</span><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:12;" >runt</span><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:12;" > of it; they got car sick; they tired of wasting their vacation time driving when they should have been at <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">ProsperityLand</span>.<span style=""> </span>So they got together and said “<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">STOP</span>.” </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:12;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">“Mom—you stay on the passenger side.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Let Dad drive alone for a while.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Don’t touch the steering wheel and don’t touch the brakes.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">You can give Dad advice, but he doesn’t have to take it if he doesn’t want to.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">We’ll let Dad drive for four hours—and if he can’t get us to <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">ProsperityLand</span> his way, we’ll let you take a turn, Mom.”</span> <span style=""> </span>Mom wasn’t happy about it but she didn’t really have a choice.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:12;" > </span><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:12;" ><span style="font-size:180%;">O</span>ff they </span><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:12;" >went again… This time the driving was smoother.<span style=""> </span>The kids could enjoy the scenery out the window without getting car sick.<span style=""> </span>They could only hope, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">ProsperityLand</span> was around the corner… <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.highwaytrafficboard.sk.ca/images/Covers/safedriver.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 343px; height: 165px;" src="http://www.highwaytrafficboard.sk.ca/images/Covers/safedriver.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:12;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:";font-size:12;" ><span style=""> </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:";font-size:12;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:180%;" >This parable</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" > is one reason to be glad for the decisive national election results. President Elect Obama will have the steering wheel and the Democrats will be driving. For the last 4-8 years, the Democrats and Republicans have been pulling the steering wheel back and forth. We certainly have not been in Prosperityland—maybe we were going in the wrong direction, or maybe we just missed the exit. But with one party steering the country for a while, perhaps we’ll get to <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">ProsperityLand</span> a little faster; and if we don’t, the kids will give Mom a turn.</span><br /></span>Jeffrey A. Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395996905391790658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527862149291175009.post-3384414986551099512008-10-26T18:32:00.000-07:002008-10-26T19:08:58.056-07:00The Messenger Is More Important Than The Message<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:LlkE2JtO3OVsKM:http://rcrawford79.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/ronald-reagan-picture.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 122px; height: 118px;" src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:LlkE2JtO3OVsKM:http://rcrawford79.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/ronald-reagan-picture.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:s0JNmccifDJEyM:http://www.dmiblog.com/archives/barack_obama.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 124px; height: 93px;" src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:s0JNmccifDJEyM:http://www.dmiblog.com/archives/barack_obama.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I expect a strong victory by Barrack Obama in the upcoming presidential election.<br /><br />There are parallels to the Reagan Revolution in 1980. In that election, Reagan demonstrated his skills as the "great communicator." He popularized conservatism by communicating his message of smaller government and less regulation. Reagan did it when the country was in an economic and political malaise, dissatisfied with the Carter administration. Reagan didn't bend his views to the popular will. Instead, he bent the public will to his views. Result: the country elected him, embracing conservative theories that hadn't been strongly advocated since the Goldwater era.<br /><br />We're seeing the same phenomenon now. By the strength of his political charisma and communication skills, Obama is connecting with the middle range of the political spectrum. He is re-popularizing the traditional democratic liberal ideals of social improvement through governmental programs. He is bringing back a message that lost steam after the Johnson administration. Obama's programs are branded by Republicans as "tax and spend." But the messenger is so good that he can bring people around to his view.<br /><br />These are hallmarks of major political figures: using the force of their communication skills to align public opinion with their policies. In this way, the Messenger is more important than the Message. <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">Without the right Messenger, the Message is lost.</span>Jeffrey A. Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395996905391790658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527862149291175009.post-9064058896866339392008-10-12T20:26:00.000-07:002008-10-12T20:42:18.441-07:00Paul Revere's Ride--in 2008<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IjMnzLPrmxY/SPLA2HD8mlI/AAAAAAAAAjI/ywm6Uk8n7d8/s1600-h/CambridgeNewBabyTrip+034.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IjMnzLPrmxY/SPLA2HD8mlI/AAAAAAAAAjI/ywm6Uk8n7d8/s400/CambridgeNewBabyTrip+034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256475750935861842" border="0" /></a>In Boston recently, I stopped in front of the statute commemorating Paul Revere. I got to thinking, if Paul Revere were alive today, what would he warn us about?<br /><ul><li>The Terrorists are coming! The Terrorists are coming!</li><li>The Credit Crisis is coming! The Credit Crisis is coming!</li><li>The election is coming! The election is coming!</li></ul>Things are much clearer in hindsight. The dangers facing us today seem diffuse and different. The best way to move ahead in an uncertain world is to to identify the most important priorities and follow those. And if you can find your own Paul Revere--someone who shares your priorities and is on the lookout for problems--follow Mr. Revere's advice.Jeffrey A. Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395996905391790658noreply@blogger.com0