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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
Ace, there's some evidence that Obama is a Keynesian.
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A Keynesian is something, you either are one or you are not. You can not be both a Monetarist and a Keynesian, there is no coherent center between the two. Given, Keynesians argue aggregate demand can be managed and monetarist argue that it can not be, a compromise or a hybrid of the two is failure. Because no matter which side is correct, the compromise solution can not solve the problem.
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And your talk about a mythical centre implies that Bill Clinton's presidency is a myth too. That's just one example.
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Bill Clinton shifted from the left to the right. given that shift he was able to work with the Republican Congress. Bill Clinton, cut taxes, reformed welfare, passed NAFTA, cut federal spending, passed a crime bill, reduced government bureaucracy, and some would argue he reduced regulations. That sounds pretty right wing to me.