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Bunga
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010
Obama
This one isn't a "rant". It does have a few "digs".
How about the 5.7 percent growth in national output for the last quarter? That is a roaring good number. Much of it could have been the result of the Obama economic stimulus package. Bet the right wing talking heads will dismiss it as a lie or...
How about Obama standing before the smug black robed Suprme Court in his State of the Union address and telling them how disappointed he is in thier ruling on corporate political contributions? Most sensible people disagree with them.
How about Obama meeting with the republican leaders for a speech and Q & A - in public? The "last guy" only spoke to carefully screened audiences.
I think Obama should scale down his health plan goals. The public isn't with him. The R's view it as if were a "Bolshevic Revolution". They are out to defeat him, the public good be damned. It is dangerously costly.
Good idea to keep the phone number of a reliable plumber, electrician, towing compnay, mechanic, garage door repairman and other help handy. We had a little plumbing problem this morning. We had business card for a good plumbr who showed up on time and did good work
Bunga or G'pere Le grump or whatever
How about the 5.7 percent growth in national output for the last quarter? That is a roaring good number. Much of it could have been the result of the Obama economic stimulus package. Bet the right wing talking heads will dismiss it as a lie or...
How about Obama standing before the smug black robed Suprme Court in his State of the Union address and telling them how disappointed he is in thier ruling on corporate political contributions? Most sensible people disagree with them.
How about Obama meeting with the republican leaders for a speech and Q & A - in public? The "last guy" only spoke to carefully screened audiences.
I think Obama should scale down his health plan goals. The public isn't with him. The R's view it as if were a "Bolshevic Revolution". They are out to defeat him, the public good be damned. It is dangerously costly.
Good idea to keep the phone number of a reliable plumber, electrician, towing compnay, mechanic, garage door repairman and other help handy. We had a little plumbing problem this morning. We had business card for a good plumbr who showed up on time and did good work
Bunga or G'pere Le grump or whatever
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
This is an Appropriate Blog Post
Monday, January 25, 2010
Socialism
A question for you "compassionate conservatives", you "ditto heads", you yelping anti-government angry tea party types:
When the financial system is in collapse (never mind why and who) where can we turn? Who is the lender of last resort? Can we appeal to God? Doubt it.
When the economy enters a mega-recession what do we do? Nothing? Doubtful. Who do we turn to? Could we get a loan from the World Bank or some other global organization?
Nope.
The government is the "lender of last resort", (based on Chinese money). The gov't is the last source we can turn to for a solution. Your conservative plan would be to do what?
You rage on that turning to the gov't is "socialism"; "God forbid, we're just a step away from being communists"! Lock the door and get the shotgun!
Obama has made it clear that he does not want to be in the car and financial business and that he wants out ASAP. Yes, I know, "he is a lying muslim". Wackos on the internet say so, so it must be true.
Government has a crucial role to play now in the U.S. All governements are a mix of capitalism and socialism. Governments are communal, social organizatins to deal with big problems. Remember gov't "socialism" saved America during the great depression.
What we have now is imperfect government trying to deal with large and dangerous problems. Call it socialism if you want, but its not.
Try thinking thru the problems rather than let "rush" (a fat millionaire ex-drugie, hate monger)and his playmates tell you what to think. Try to let a bit of reason overcome some of your anger and sneering.
How much longer do I have to keep trying to educate you angry right wingers?
John W., a rational capitalist American
When the financial system is in collapse (never mind why and who) where can we turn? Who is the lender of last resort? Can we appeal to God? Doubt it.
When the economy enters a mega-recession what do we do? Nothing? Doubtful. Who do we turn to? Could we get a loan from the World Bank or some other global organization?
Nope.
The government is the "lender of last resort", (based on Chinese money). The gov't is the last source we can turn to for a solution. Your conservative plan would be to do what?
You rage on that turning to the gov't is "socialism"; "God forbid, we're just a step away from being communists"! Lock the door and get the shotgun!
Obama has made it clear that he does not want to be in the car and financial business and that he wants out ASAP. Yes, I know, "he is a lying muslim". Wackos on the internet say so, so it must be true.
Government has a crucial role to play now in the U.S. All governements are a mix of capitalism and socialism. Governments are communal, social organizatins to deal with big problems. Remember gov't "socialism" saved America during the great depression.
What we have now is imperfect government trying to deal with large and dangerous problems. Call it socialism if you want, but its not.
Try thinking thru the problems rather than let "rush" (a fat millionaire ex-drugie, hate monger)and his playmates tell you what to think. Try to let a bit of reason overcome some of your anger and sneering.
How much longer do I have to keep trying to educate you angry right wingers?
John W., a rational capitalist American
Economic Recovery
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the most general and most used measure of how the economy is doing. All countries use such a measure. Its a pretty good measure, but it has shortcomings. It may be more useful to Wall Street than to Main street. It does not reflect employment changes, which most of us really care about. GDP recovery preceeds employment recovery by several months to maybe a year or more.
Indicators are that the U.S. economy is recovering. Employment is not yet recovering because companies are reluctasnt to hire new workers until they know the GDP recovery is sustained or real. Instead they increase the number of hours existing employees work and they hire temp workers.
So don't believe all that yammering in the media about the Federal economic stimulus package not working and that the economy not improving. The stimulus package kept unemployment from going even higher than it did and it appears to be helping the recovery. The republican answer would have been???
In spite of the hyena like wailing of the conservatives and Obama haters, we are on the right track, but it could be fragile. And in spite of Obama's promises to create jobs, there is little he can do in the short run. The seeds of a recovery have been wisely sown and they will continue to yield.
John, a rational citizen
Indicators are that the U.S. economy is recovering. Employment is not yet recovering because companies are reluctasnt to hire new workers until they know the GDP recovery is sustained or real. Instead they increase the number of hours existing employees work and they hire temp workers.
So don't believe all that yammering in the media about the Federal economic stimulus package not working and that the economy not improving. The stimulus package kept unemployment from going even higher than it did and it appears to be helping the recovery. The republican answer would have been???
In spite of the hyena like wailing of the conservatives and Obama haters, we are on the right track, but it could be fragile. And in spite of Obama's promises to create jobs, there is little he can do in the short run. The seeds of a recovery have been wisely sown and they will continue to yield.
John, a rational citizen
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