tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post2162851983333097830..comments2024-03-28T19:18:40.387-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: Top DownOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-15688287776278268832011-09-17T15:17:11.093-04:002011-09-17T15:17:11.093-04:00All too true, I'm afraid. It's interesting...All too true, I'm afraid. It's interesting to note how government grew under Ronald Reagan.<br /><br />And, of course, George W. Bush gave birth to that bureaucratic monster, Homeland Security.<br /><br />Size doesn't matter. Who's in charge does.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-91834673183990737332011-09-17T14:46:41.040-04:002011-09-17T14:46:41.040-04:00Interesting how those in favour of "small gov...Interesting how those in favour of "small government" who end up in power are nearly always supporting increased centralization.<br /><br />Stronger support at the top of the system just lets them run the wealth vacuum on high.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-87555319683647504962011-09-17T13:24:37.030-04:002011-09-17T13:24:37.030-04:00A good question. There is much that Mr. Simpson wr...A good question. There is much that Mr. Simpson writes that strikes me as thoroughly wrong headed.<br /><br />But, without mentioning trickle down economics, he has pointed to its essential flaw.<br /><br />As Salutin -- with whom I agree more frequently than Simpson -- notes, we have bought the trickle down argument for much too long.<br /><br />The problem is that theories are abstract. It's only the ruins the theorists leave behind which prove how wrong they are. Polls seem to indicate that Torontonians are having buyer's remorse.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.com