Socialism failed in America

[darb72]

I love when someone walks right into my expertise.

The Tennessee Valley Authority looked to provided 13,000 jobs while providing rural
electrification and utilizing hydro-power projects. The TVA exercised eminent domain to
acquire businesses and living quarters of American citizens. 15,654 people were forced
from their homes under the guise of the greater good. Economic growth in states
bordering the TVA region saw a better standard of living as their incomes rose faster than
those who lived inside of the region where TVA power was utilized. There has been an
inverse relationship between income per capita and states served by the TVA.

Ecologically, the TVA permanently flooded a region the size of Rhode Island and the
economic impact was drastic, the missed opportunity for productivity and taxation on
such a great acreage of land had a negative effect on the economy of the TVA region.

Roosevelt was perhaps the worst in all presidents when it comes to economic affiars.

Throughout the entirety of the 30s U3 never breached below 10%.

Abismal.

Before I even start reading this, I'm going to go get a glass of Dr. Pepper and some popcorn.

[darb72]

I love when someone walks right into my expertise.

The Tennessee Valley Authority looked to provided 13,000 jobs while providing rural
electrification and utilizing hydro-power projects. The TVA exercised eminent domain to
acquire businesses and living quarters of American citizens. 15,654 people were forced
from their homes under the guise of the greater good. Economic growth in states
bordering the TVA region saw a better standard of living as their incomes rose faster than
those who lived inside of the region where TVA power was utilized. There has been an
inverse relationship between income per capita and states served by the TVA.

Ecologically, the TVA permanently flooded a region the size of Rhode Island and the
economic impact was drastic, the missed opportunity for productivity and taxation on
such a great acreage of land had a negative effect on the economy of the TVA region.

Roosevelt was perhaps the worst in all presidents when it comes to economic affiars.

Throughout the entirety of the 30s U3 never breached below 10%.

Abismal.

Please tell me you've written a book, and that I can get an autographed copy. I'll trade you one of mine.

[darb72]

This is so true about academics.

They sit around in their philosophical bubble and never venture out into the real world.


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It's arrogance. Getting to the pinnacle of a field requires a certain disregard for everything else while breeding an inflated sense of our own importance. I remember sitting around with some colleagues at a dinner one night and the discussion turned to what effect we English professors have on the public's reading choices. Everyone of them said people give a great deal credence to our opinion on popular works. What a load of crap. Nobody outside of academia pays any attention to what we think, and that's on a topic specifically within our realm of expertise. That arrogance bleeds over into other areas.

[BuryRaven]

Please tell me you've written a book, and that I can get an autographed copy. I'll trade you one of mine.

Heck yea man you can have a copy. Shoot I'll give you a pdf version if you're interested too.

[BuryRaven]

It's arrogance. Getting to the pinnacle of a field requires a certain disregard for everything else while breeding an inflated sense of our own importance. I remember sitting around with some colleagues at a dinner one night and the discussion turned to what effect we English professors have on the public's reading choices. Everyone of them said people give a great deal credence to our opinion on popular works. What a load of crap. Nobody outside of academia pays any attention to what we think, and that's on a topic specifically within our realm of expertise. That arrogance bleeds over into other areas.

I would state that passive influence is there. Economists are often quoted but only of certain political leanings....(STARES AT NY TIMES)...so influence can be there but the gatekeepers if you will are engineers of how the public can by and large learn of such a philosophy.

[NCRAVEN]

Heck yea man you can have a copy. Shoot I'll give you a pdf version if you're interested too.

I’ll take one!

[BuryRaven]

I’ll take one!

All I did was quote my graduate thesis lol. It's essentially a bunch of Sowell and Freidman type analysis on like 1917-1950s...with macro trends analysis up to 1990.

[darb72]

Heck yea man you can have a copy. Shoot I'll give you a pdf version if you're interested too.

I'll get you a PDF of this I'm working on at the moment. Danse macabre and the Chester mystery cycle.