Rosenberg: In your latest book, you discuss the debilitating effect of shame and feeling not good enough on a person's spirit, growth and ability to connect to others.
Stimulus spending doesn't augment aggregate demand unleashing our "animal spirits" towards growth.
I knew--even at my young age--that no matter how hard I tried, and I did try very hard, I would never feel harmony with the location because it lacked the "spirit for growth" I needed to feed my soul.
His economic plan, which seems to spirit fantastic growth projections from nowhere at all, is in my view pretty daft.
What if people were incentivized by a spirit of growth, rather than of greed?
Rogers envisioned the creation of a guest ranch that was in complete harmony with the surrounding wilderness, that promoted stewardship of the land, freedom of the spirit, personal growth, and an appreciation for family and the finer things in life.
However, the adage "knowledge is power" prevails in understanding how our nation's spirit of growth for all sectors of economy has been weighted to the wealthy.One excellent source is the "People's Guide to the Federal Budget" by the National Priorities Project.
Why not wait awhile to see if lower energy prices, which puts euros in the pockets of consumers and manufacturers, boost spirits and spark growth?
The rise of the stock market began well before most economic forecasters saw any sign of an end to the business doldrums that had depressed both spirits and economic growth since the bubble burst in the spring of 2000.
More recently, many key brands such as Smirnoff and Johnnie Walker have experienced a drop in sales with a slowdown in the U.S. spirits market, sluggish growth in Europe, and a crackdown on lavish spending in China.
