"That's just history"
It's easy to mock politicians' ignorance. So let's do it!
Cautioning against the potential unintended consequences (at least I think that's what he was trying to do) of the planned stimulus program, an Ohio republican cited the example of FDR. Speaking to his local newspaper's editorial board, Representative Steve Austria said:
Cautioning against the potential unintended consequences (at least I think that's what he was trying to do) of the planned stimulus program, an Ohio republican cited the example of FDR. Speaking to his local newspaper's editorial board, Representative Steve Austria said:
"When (President Franklin) Roosevelt did this, he put our country into a Great Depression," Austria said. "He tried to borrow and spend, he tried to use the Keynesian approach, and our country ended up in a Great Depression. That's just history."
Setting aside the highly likely scenario under which Austria can't define, much less apply, Keynesian economic theory, how great is this? It totally makes sense now why FDR contracted polio. He was being punished for going back in time to create the Depression before his presidency began. Down with time traveling liberal presidents! Vote republican today!
4 Comments:
Did he try to jump on pilates balls right before he spoke?
well I have no idea what the Keynesian approach is but I did know FDR was AFTER the depression do you think he was somehow thinking Teddy Roosevelt? who wasn't a cause of the depression either but at least we could give him that right? here is a website I thought you might enjoy! http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/
Inflammanomics: a baseless economic assessment made with the sole intent to incite hysteria.
BTW, I think that politician's mom is named Fawn M. Brodie.
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