You mean discredited among Keynesian economists. It is the growth of government and programs that reward nonproductivity that is the real problem. Ineptocracy is a good term, as displayed on the other thread. I take it that you consider a person voting for a politician to take away another's economic freedom and give it to them via an involuntary exchange of goods and services to be an example of "voting in their own interests"? That's the best example of "partisanship", based upon a mythology of "fairness" and "entitlement". We are suffering, and with no changes, will continue to do so.
Economies can recover if left alone. However, ours is being constantly inflicted on by the government, the comparison with the Great Depression is startling, with government infliction upon infliction. That is not to say that some sectors did not do OK during it, but that the overall conditions were very poor.
Now, we need a politician who does not identify with the government class, who are the real problem.
