tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post5888965303922609378..comments2024-01-01T15:35:12.954-07:00Comments on Simple Utah Mormon Politics: FDR, the NRA, and the Rise of the Modern CorporationFrank Stahelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01822334061980912687noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post-10968829494618064902009-03-17T11:15:00.000-06:002009-03-17T11:15:00.000-06:00Yes, I appreciate that you did clearly insist that...Yes, I appreciate that you did clearly insist that FDR's intentions were good. That is far more than many free-market advocates will do. Your post seemed to imply that his results were solely negative.<BR/><BR/>Given the very cut-throat, ruthless nature of the laws of economics, I would hesitate to rely solely on them to take care of the needs of the disadvantaged in society, especially during such catastrophic times as that of the Depression.derekstaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834500613514245522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post-59468548685795746812009-03-17T11:01:00.000-06:002009-03-17T11:01:00.000-06:00Derek,Good points. I agree that there should be ti...Derek,<BR/><BR/>Good points. I agree that there should be tire (safety) standards, but the problem the NRA had was setting pricing standards.<BR/><BR/>I probably was a bit too focused in this article on the FDR/Corporation nexus to properly point out that FDR did do some good things (I think I implied that he wanted many more good things which didn't/couldn't work out.) Many people did receive great help at the hands of the New Deal. That, however, is what is seen. What is unseen is much harder to quantify. That's why it's important to stick to the known laws of economics rather than the willy nilly politics that comprised so much of the New Deal.Frank Stahelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01822334061980912687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post-23660217866632331382009-03-17T10:55:00.000-06:002009-03-17T10:55:00.000-06:00btw, I think the ramifications were a lot more com...btw, I think the ramifications were a lot more complex than you seem to suggest. I do believe that there were aspects of the New Deal which did help many people genuinely in need of help (ie, not just fatcats), softening the impact for many.<BR/><BR/>(same goes for the Democratic side; I think those who claim that the New Deal was an unalloyed and resounding success are naive at best).derekstaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834500613514245522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post-44558324877429713802009-03-17T10:51:00.000-06:002009-03-17T10:51:00.000-06:00Frank, I agree that allowing corporations to watch...Frank, I agree that allowing corporations to watch the henhouse has been disastrous for the U.S, and I am very skeptical of government aid which ends up being corporate welfare.<BR/><BR/>Does that mean that there should be no one watching the henhouse? Should there be no tire standards, to use the example you cited?derekstaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834500613514245522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post-1482788178102327432009-03-16T11:51:00.000-06:002009-03-16T11:51:00.000-06:00Nope.Actually, I think that was Joe Biden.;-)Nope.<BR/><BR/>Actually, I think that was Joe Biden.<BR/><BR/>;-)Frank Stahelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01822334061980912687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post-43816584337840518032009-03-14T23:53:00.000-06:002009-03-14T23:53:00.000-06:00I really haven't got the time to debate stuff that...I really haven't got the time to debate stuff that happened 70 years ago, especially when the weather is so nice-- on a WEEKEND.<BR/><BR/>Hey, at least you're not one of those people claiming that FDR caused the Great Depression.rmwarnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10948594032787232166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post-63767232950109102522009-03-14T14:21:00.000-06:002009-03-14T14:21:00.000-06:00I was so waiting for you and others to pick apart ...I was so waiting for you and others to pick apart my article with what you consider to be facts, but instead you resort to weak and simple sloganeering.<BR/><BR/>;-)Frank Stahelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01822334061980912687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post-51690164214286954902009-03-14T13:45:00.000-06:002009-03-14T13:45:00.000-06:00Frank, congratulations, you have mastered the Repu...Frank, congratulations, you have mastered the Republican philosophy popularly known as "up is downism."rmwarnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10948594032787232166noreply@blogger.com