Culture Changes With Economic Development.

History Is On The Side Of The Regulators.

Once You Realize That Trickle-down Economics Does Not Work, You Will See The Excessive Tax Cuts For The Rick As What They Are -- A Simple Upward Redistribution Of Income, Rather Than A Way To Make All Of Us Richer, As We Were Told.

Equality Of Opportunity Is Meaningless For Those Who Do Not Have The Capabilities To Take Advantage Of It.

The Danger Is Not Only That These Austerity Measures Are Killing The European Economies But Also That They Threaten The Very Legitimacy Of European Democracies - Not Just Directly By Threatening The Livelihoods Of So Many People And Pushing The Economy Into A Downward Spiral, But Also Indirectly By Undermining The Legitimacy Of The Political System Through This Backdoor Rewriting Of The Social Contract.

It Takes Time And Experience To Absorb New Technologies, So Technologically Backward Producers Need A Period Of Protection From International Competition During This Period Of Learning. Such Protection Is Costly, Because The Country Is Giving Up The Chance To Import Better And Cheaper Products. However, It Is A Price That Has To Be Paid If It Wants To Develop Advanced Industries.