This is not even to address the insurance question. When Krugman and other Keynesians talk about the insurance money to rebuild all that's been lost, they treat the insurance funds as "found money". But it is not free; the insurance companies will lose tremendous amounts of funds, and the reinsurance companies that insure them will also be out tremenous amouns of money. This value will have to be replaced with future productivity. That means higher insurance prices to make up the value of the payouts. However those costs are distributed they will have to be met.

There is no such thing as a non-partisan group among those who invest any thought at all in the political arena.

Wow. Once again the media "Archie Bunkered" the issue. The people that they chose to interview who were against Joe Arpaio were articulate and poised. The person supporting him that they chose to interview was neither. That was a blatantly conscious choice. "Archie Bunkering" an issue is a term I use to describe making your argument look better by having someone intelligent represent your position and placing the arguments for the opposition in the hands of a buffoon. Norma Lear used this to great effect by having his position voiced by the educated, intelligent, and reasonable Michael Stivic and always having the contrary position voiced by the bigoted, inarticulate, comical, and not-so-bright Archie Bunker.