The core belief of American conservatism is that worshipping ideology
is the only path to prosperity.
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Conservatives have no idea what to do about recessions. "[C]onservatives favor the same set of economic policies when the economy is weak and when it is strong; when unemployment is high and when it is low; when few homeowners are facing foreclosure and when many are. The implication is that conservatives believe there is nothing in particular the government should do about economic cycles. This is a big problem. Recessions are terrible. They create enormous misery by throwing people out of work and out of their homes. How can a political ideology have nothing to say about how to address recessions?" Josh Barro in Business Insider.
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"Republican Rule and Economic Catastrophe: A Lock-Step Relationship"
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