Me on Obama and Brown

Putting sanctions on a country just because they have low taxes has got to be in the top ten most morally disgusting things a government could do. I've never heard this doozy before.

Could be, but Brown and Obama are not good Keynsians. Calling them Keynsians makes them sound altruistic but misguided. What they are is good politicians. Politicians' interest is in appearing to reward those who give them power and status, which is why they'll never reduce the minimum wage (low wage earners don't read Bastiat), and just might collude to raise taxes (to have more money to give away). They are just reacting to their incentives.