re: #57 subsailor68

Here is one economist (I assume from his title) and his take on the idea of government intervention in the economy:

Instead of stimulus, do nothing – seriously

Agree or disagree, there is some historical precedent for minimizing government intervention - and some historical precedent for assessing what impact previous interventions have had.

In an ideal Free market world, nothing is precisely what the government would do.

But few politicians, either Democrat or Republican, are about to risk the damage that would be done to their party if they remained passive.