tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738167594002469989.post7935906883860328946..comments2023-10-24T03:33:55.572-07:00Comments on Aerin's Cranberry Blog: Paying the problems to go away...Aerinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11142518259771067132noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738167594002469989.post-91414977434640339662009-02-03T09:52:00.000-08:002009-02-03T09:52:00.000-08:00Thanks Kathryn - I completely agree about the psyc...Thanks Kathryn - I completely agree about the psychological factor in this equation. I also agree about the sane and responsible leadership. I hope that's what we have as well. Particularly with the infrastructure spending - some of what's being done has needed to be done for quite some time now.Aerinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142518259771067132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738167594002469989.post-57264340403476189752009-02-03T08:12:00.000-08:002009-02-03T08:12:00.000-08:00I have the same foreboding, and I think our cultur...I have the same foreboding, and I think our culture is particularly bad about always looking for the quick fix. At the same time, I talked with a good friend this past weekend who is working on his PhD in Economics, and his feeling was that the stimulus bill doesn't go far enough, that we actually need to spend more like $1 trillion, and that because governments have longer lives than individuals, families, and companies, that much leverage is actually acceptable when things are as bad as they are now. He made some valid points, but my concern is more about the psychological; if we don't accompany the big check with some sane and responsible leadership, no amount of cash in the world is going to get the job done. I'm sincerely hoping the new leadership knows that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com