Prof. Bainbridge is skeptical about whether Republicans should return to control of Congress. I agree. The one chance they had to be serious about the budget, Paul Ryan’s plan, they couldn’t get away from it fast enough. If I was a conspiracy theorist, I’d say their plan is to grab control in the hopes the economy shakes off its current doldrums so they’ll be in position to claim credit.
Sorry, not interested.
I want to see proposals for spending cuts. I want to see healthcare reform repealed, or gutted to the point that it doesn’t matter. I want to see serious discussion about regulation that can be shed. I’d like to hear about bureaucracies and departments that can be closed forever. I want smaller government that encourages people to take responsibility for themselves.
No one in Congress right now is serious about any of that. In return, I’ll neither consider any of them serious, nor consider them seriously.