tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post3395270386673742615..comments2023-11-03T06:35:48.003-05:00Comments on Shark and Shepherd: Silly Job NarrativesRick Esenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07280070509167910367noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-23922952773421057112013-01-16T19:26:49.189-06:002013-01-16T19:26:49.189-06:00I agree, but then you have the governor-as-candida...I agree, but then you have the governor-as-candidate promising 250,000 jobs...Hank Bottshttp://www.titrain.com/lenmar-nvd175x-175-watt-n-verter/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-87256709277855946062012-01-27T13:28:39.457-06:002012-01-27T13:28:39.457-06:00Great post,I really like your articleGreat post,I really like your articlebusana muslimhttp://toko-baju-muslim.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-68585214292239924232012-01-24T16:55:53.493-06:002012-01-24T16:55:53.493-06:00High Speed RailHigh Speed RailGin Troubadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656422790718160116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-79190172950146675432012-01-23T08:50:02.529-06:002012-01-23T08:50:02.529-06:00I'm not sure that I'd expect you to be abl...I'm not sure that I'd expect you to be able to see a correlation between raw job numbers and tort reform. For example, I don't think it would have been fair to claim that the immediate spike in jobs immediately following tort reform last year was a a result of tort reform. <br /><br />I think much of what was done last year makes sense and will improve the business climate, but I am not one who ever argued that it was a silver bullet or something that, in and of itself, would have an enormous impact.<br /><br />Again, I think tort reform should be judged on whether it contributes to a reasonably balanced, efficient and predictable system for determining liability and not as "stimulus."<br /><br />But bad liability rules can hurt the economy. I am aware of businesses moving back room operations out of California because of the employment law environment.Rick Esenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280070509167910367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-22714673144536164782012-01-23T08:12:27.555-06:002012-01-23T08:12:27.555-06:00Brett economic growth involves a complicated mix o...Brett economic growth involves a complicated mix of factors from regulatory environment, tort environment, and availability of financing for small businesses among other factors. Walker has done good things on tax and regulatory stuff but there are things he can't control like the fact that lots of banks are not in a position to make loans and the federal government is crowding out private lending. There are all kinds of federal tax and regulatory issues that have created costs and uncertainty which weigh on the marginal actor. State political leaders can get their state to be competitive with other states but their powers are limited beyond that. We are also seeing onshoring of manufacturing becoming increasingly attractive in the US because wage and shipping costs in asia are balancing out - this will help WI and the midwest over the next few years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-80626834025282288192012-01-22T21:47:36.984-06:002012-01-22T21:47:36.984-06:00I wonder if union thugs are threatening companies ...I wonder if union thugs are threatening companies that are considering moving to Wisconsin?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333132048552751053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-51372450231077364432012-01-21T10:31:17.720-06:002012-01-21T10:31:17.720-06:00I was getting more at your opening lines about job...I was getting more at your opening lines about job numbers being, at best, flat, despite the Republican mantra about the causal relationship between tort reform and job creation. Hell, there isn't even a correlation.Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647489967803458819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-67897924848815086832012-01-21T09:02:14.661-06:002012-01-21T09:02:14.661-06:00Brett
I don't know that I would call tort ref...Brett<br /><br />I don't know that I would call tort reform "stimulus." I think that liability rules can certainly affect the busimess climate and can be justified on that basis as can, to point to something a liberal might like, public infrastructure improvements. <br /><br />But the argument that I am objecting to is different. It is the notion that spending by the government is intrinsically good because it "creates" jobs and reductions in that spending ineviatbly reduces "demand." That's a whole differenct conversation.Rick Esenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280070509167910367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-36214984609617450152012-01-21T07:28:46.641-06:002012-01-21T07:28:46.641-06:00Maybe we can agree that tort reform as economic &q...Maybe we can agree that tort reform as economic "stimulus" is equally hysterical. And laughable.Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647489967803458819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-47602936402247411922012-01-21T06:58:14.392-06:002012-01-21T06:58:14.392-06:00I agree, but then you have the governor-as-candida...I agree, but then you have the governor-as-candidate promising 250,000 jobs...Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287196327536226744noreply@blogger.com