re: "Conservatism" has to be more than just a defensive posture

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Even if we are to assume you're correct, that would take decades to see fruits, let alone make a difference. It won't work. Maybe if Reagan had started this in the 80s

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I am correct, and decades long solutions are the only solutions.

It would have worked prior to the financial crisis, I haven't done a fresh analysis but you are correct it's almost certainly less attractive now.