Weekly news commentary and features from the editors of the Wall Street Journals editorial page. Weekly news commentary and features from the editors of the Wall Street Journals editorial page. Weekly news commentary and features from the editors of the Wall Street Journals editorial page. Later. Would you say that all of this now can be attributed to the decisions made in washington by the president . I think whats fair to say is that as they move along and move further away from the obama administration, were more than 18 months in, its harder to democrats to make that case. At this point, you see how democrats have talked a lot about other issues, talking a lot about health care, thats their main issue right now, especially as they chug toward the Brett Cavanaugh confirmation. The democrats are talking about health care, talking about russia, talking about issues that arent the economy. Thats something that the republicans have in their back pockest. As long as the economy is moving
the administration message from the administration. do you think it s being received in pyongyang? i do. i believe we wouldn t have these developments if it weren t being received. it s about deterrent and credibility. the president has done what he said he would do at every turn. some people don t like those decisions. he s calling out international accountability and he s calling it out with kim jong un. i feel as though this is a president who walked into a room and somebody had kicked over the march l belles and he s marbles. he s got a mess to pick up in every corner. he s trying to get trade back on track, trying to get north korea and russia and china to be accountable. this is a long process. i think there is method to the process. mike: robert charles, we thank you for your time and your service. have a great day. julie: a properly innocent cardinal resigning amid allegations of abuse. we ll have reaction from the vatican, next. i don t keep track of regrets.
well, stuart, one of the reasons i am a strong proponent of ditching our entire tax system, getting rid of the irs, having a plat tax but a tax flat tax but a tax on consumption rather than income is one thing you do is you bring the capital back, and the numbers are closer probably to $11 trillion. globally $21 trillion. due are do you think it would goose the economy to bring several trillion dollars into the u.s. economy for investment? which could happen if it weren t being taxed. slightly unrealistic to just sweep your hand and say, get rid of the irs, get rid of those deductions, just have a fair tax? that s a sweeping change. it s a transformational change. it isn t easy, but then getting obamacare passed wasn t easy. here s what it requires. it requires a president who not only is committed to the idea of a tax that actually rewards productivity but requires a
that last sentence is well, wrong. none of those bills have enough bipartisan support to pass immediately, and you know how to tell? none of them have passed. but he is right, we can all help, so be clear then, it is not that washington can t do anything to help unemployed and it is that it isn t or won t do anything to help the unemployed and it is consciously rejecting, and sticking the fingers in the ears and yelling nah, nah, nah, and we can t hear. but because it seems impossible, does not make it impossible to do, and politicians should not pretend otherwise. three years ago the jobs market was rocked by a financial crisis we have not recovered from, but today, it is a political crisis that we need to break. what if it weren t being held back? in a world without political constraint what would we and should we do about jobs. joining me is neil irwin, my colleague from the washington post.