tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post7558449485850592860..comments2024-01-11T04:26:33.475-05:00Comments on Drifting Through The Grift: Erickson's Arrogance Exposes Democrats Incompetencegriftdrifthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04509712527908530572noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-27864377042493581082013-06-05T14:32:34.352-04:002013-06-05T14:32:34.352-04:00That's a lot to process, Baker, so let me focu...That's a lot to process, Baker, so let me focus to a single aspect - Chamber of Commerce/Venture Capital<br /><br />You may think that the Chamber is the enabler of crony capitalism and that's fine. And if they are they should surely be called out for it.<br /><br />However, you cannot ignore the political aspects. The Chamber has been one of the pillars of the Republican coalition for a very long time.<br /><br />Those who have no accountability like Erick can cavalierly toss that aside. Those who actually try to get elected or more importantly try to steer the direction of policy are leery to so casually toss aside that powerful an ally.<br /><br />What in the world does the government have to do with venture capital? A lot.<br /><br />You can't place venture capital into a "free market" vacuum and history has shown this. There have been great innovations both in the private space AND in the public space and most frequently with a mixing of both.<br /><br />If you look at government's involvement in funding innovation holistically, it has had more successes than failures.<br /><br />In other words, the impact of the success of a DARPNET (internet) far outweighs the indiviual failure of a Solyndra.<br /><br />However, like any government program it is rife for favoritism and graft and therefore should be scrutinized with extreme prejudice.<br /><br />But just because the possibility of failure or even corruption exists doesn't mean it shouldn't be attempted.<br /><br />Bottom line on this and many other things.<br /><br />Not everything is zero sum. Every choice is not binary.griftdrifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509712527908530572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-5873397392797432922013-06-05T13:43:33.568-04:002013-06-05T13:43:33.568-04:00Dammit. I forgot to add that I think it's grea...Dammit. I forgot to add that I think it's great that he's giving it to the Chamber of Commerce. Corporatists/ "crony capitalists" if you will, are most certainly not conservative. These "incentives" and "tax credits" that the Chamber is so in favor of are a further distortion of what is clearly not a capitalist system. What in the world does the legislature have to do with venture capital? Ridiculous.Bakerhttp://thatsjustpeachy.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-76178577875862488132013-06-05T13:40:09.946-04:002013-06-05T13:40:09.946-04:00The women thing is obviously stupid. In looking fo...The women thing is obviously stupid. In looking for what will grab the most attention, Erick doubled down on the dumbest part of what he said. The rest of what he said in that RedState piece emphasized the need for two parents and, with some unusual delicacy, explained part of the problem with lionizing the single mom. And really, he actually was sensitive to the experience and inevitability of the single mom but laid out why we shouldn't encourage it or at least be so flippant about it.<br /><br />In typical fashion though, most of the media globbed on to what would make Erick look foolish to most people. And in typical fashion, Erick jumped right in it because if the "Mainstream Media" says the sky is blue, he says no it's not and brags about it to the extreme wing of the Right. <br /><br />Too bad the rest of what he said got so lost.Bakerhttp://thatsjustpeachy.com/noreply@blogger.com