Rand Paul is Clueless (Ron Paul, Congress, speech, ideology)

[knowledgeiskey]

Paul Krugman had to school him just like he schooled his father, Ron Paul.

The government sector has shrunken.



Paul Krugman Makes Rand Paul's Head Explode With Facts In 'Big Government' Debate - YouTube

[CDusr]

Compared to what?

It spiked to 43% of GDP briefly then went back down to 40%. However, it has done nothing, but climb overall w/ rare exception. Kinda like saying a Blue Whale is small.

USGovernmentSpending.com Past Spending Briefing

[steven_h]

Originally Posted by knowledgeiskey

Paul Krugman had to school him just like he schooled his father, Ron Paul.

The government sector has shrunken.

Krugman is a hired gun who perpetuates the scam called fractional reserve banking.

The government sector has shruken? What does that even mean? The government doesn't shrink, and never has.

[sickofnyc]

Well, this comes as no surprise...

Why has Congress started speaking in smaller words? The Sunlight Foundation found the grade level of congressional speech has steadily dropped since 2005. Back then—and for the entire previous decade—Republicans generally spoke at a higher reading level than Democrats. Since 2005 both parties have been speaking more plainly, but the most dramatic shift was among Republicans. As a group, congressional Republicans went from speaking at 11.6 grade level to a 10.3 grade level. In general, the more conservative the Republican the lower the readability level of their speech (there wasn’t much correlation between ideology and readability among Democrats). That was particularly true among the freshmen Republicans. The fourteen members of Congress who spoke at the lowest reading level were all Republicans.

Is Congress Becoming Less Literate? | Politeia | Big Think

[CDusr]

Originally Posted by sickofnyc

Well, this comes as no surprise...




Is Congress Becoming Less Literate? | Politeia | Big Think

Rather than jump to conclusions. Care to explain your connection?

[thecoalman]

Krugman is wrong. The federal government has not shrunk, state and local governments have. In addition to that spending has increased substantially being shifted to private contractors that are not counted as federal employees.

[CDusr]

I don't think state and local is really shrinking either.
Government Spending in United States: Federal State Local for 2012 - Charts Tables History

[EuroTrashed]

Government only shrinks when your burden of taxes and regulations shrink, not when someone tells you it has shrunk.

[summers73]

The Krugman Keynesian Klan says it's true, so best believe them.

[summers73]