As I watch the disciples of the failed, "trickle down economics" policies going rabid on CNBC ... It is becoming apparent that these people fear President Obama's success FAR much more then they do the consequences of another depression.
IF the President is correct with his economic theories and if he can turn this country around ... it might once and for all show these frauds for what they are - rellics of fanatical false religion.
I honestly believe they would rather see this country fail then to see the President be right.
One should also keep in mind that this sort of failure actually benefits the super rich who have received the special tax cuts for the last 8 years. When the economy turns down like it has and companies get in financial trouble, they don't just disappear. What happens is that their assets are quickly gobbled up by those same sort of individuals and companies who actually profited from the sale of all the "toxic" loans that helped get us here.
PLUS, strong companies who are still profitable - but that have seen their stock prices pulled down by the weight of the market(many by more than half!) suddenly find themselves becoming targets of hostel take overs as the robber barons swoop in to buy them out for pennies on the dollar. The result? In the end the very few will own even more and have even more power.
No, not everyone wants This President to rescue our economy and some are working very hard to keep him from doing so.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Bipartisanship does not equal capitulation
Some how, the Republicans have got it in their head that "Bipartisanship" means the Democrats should roll over on their backs and do what ever the Republicans want. Worse still, they are pounding away at the nations news outlets, pathetically bleating to anyone with a microphone about how horrible they are being treated. They are doing a hard sell to the American people who tend to believe who ever gets the last word in.
Let's make this clear. The country picked Obama to be their President because they WANT to go in the direction he has put forward. "Bipartisanship" DOES NOT MEAN that he should abandon his plan in order to follow the Republican's in the direction THEY wanted to go in.
What "Bipartisanship" does mean, is that the Republicas have a say in how we proceed in the direction that the President has chosen. It's a pretty clear distinction.
What is really going on here, is that the Republicans want to spend just as much money as the Democrats do ... the Republicans just don't like who the money is going to. President Obama has decided that we need to spend 1/3 the money on Tax cuts for small businesses and the lower/middle income tax payers. This isn't a "rebate". It is actually an emediate reduction in the amount that the Government takes out of your paycheck. The other 2/3rds he wants to spend on infrastructure projects (creates jobs, helps make the country safer, helps us face our energy needs) and for things like helping working Americans keep their homes. This is intended to insure our country continues to not only recover but get financially stronger and quite frankly, safer from foreign interests.
The Republicans, on the other hand, are insisting that ALL the money go for tax cuts for industries, major corporations and the top 2% income earners in America. Does that sound familure ? It is the same course they had us on for the last 10 years. The course that ran us right into an economic iceburg. A course they promised to continue if we voted for their candidate for president.
We didn't.
Let's make this perfectly clear to these people. WE VOTED YOUR IDEA DOWN SO QUIT TRYING TO SHOVE IT DOWN OUR THROATS!!!!!
President Obama is following the course that "we the people have voted on" so it's time to quit pouting and acting hurt because he won't follow your plan and start acting like the adults this country needs right now.
This 1/3 - 2/3 split in spending is the plan - so how about putting on your "big boy pants" and serving this country by helping to insure the infrastructure projects and the homeowner assistance projects and such, are the ones that are going to give us the best bang for the money spent.
The election is over. We have chosen someone ELSE to lead us. Your job now is to help make the President's plan the best it can be ... not to decide which plan we follow.
Let's make this clear. The country picked Obama to be their President because they WANT to go in the direction he has put forward. "Bipartisanship" DOES NOT MEAN that he should abandon his plan in order to follow the Republican's in the direction THEY wanted to go in.
What "Bipartisanship" does mean, is that the Republicas have a say in how we proceed in the direction that the President has chosen. It's a pretty clear distinction.
What is really going on here, is that the Republicans want to spend just as much money as the Democrats do ... the Republicans just don't like who the money is going to. President Obama has decided that we need to spend 1/3 the money on Tax cuts for small businesses and the lower/middle income tax payers. This isn't a "rebate". It is actually an emediate reduction in the amount that the Government takes out of your paycheck. The other 2/3rds he wants to spend on infrastructure projects (creates jobs, helps make the country safer, helps us face our energy needs) and for things like helping working Americans keep their homes. This is intended to insure our country continues to not only recover but get financially stronger and quite frankly, safer from foreign interests.
The Republicans, on the other hand, are insisting that ALL the money go for tax cuts for industries, major corporations and the top 2% income earners in America. Does that sound familure ? It is the same course they had us on for the last 10 years. The course that ran us right into an economic iceburg. A course they promised to continue if we voted for their candidate for president.
We didn't.
Let's make this perfectly clear to these people. WE VOTED YOUR IDEA DOWN SO QUIT TRYING TO SHOVE IT DOWN OUR THROATS!!!!!
President Obama is following the course that "we the people have voted on" so it's time to quit pouting and acting hurt because he won't follow your plan and start acting like the adults this country needs right now.
This 1/3 - 2/3 split in spending is the plan - so how about putting on your "big boy pants" and serving this country by helping to insure the infrastructure projects and the homeowner assistance projects and such, are the ones that are going to give us the best bang for the money spent.
The election is over. We have chosen someone ELSE to lead us. Your job now is to help make the President's plan the best it can be ... not to decide which plan we follow.
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