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2011-01-23 Economy

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Posted by Fred 2011-01-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 "putting the economy into overdrive"

Yeah, uh Barry, might want to get it out of reverse before you do that.

Posted by CincinnatusChili 2011-01-23 01:00|| 2011-01-23 01:00|| Front Page Top

#2 Do you suppose he means a "five year plan"?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-01-23 04:32|| 2011-01-23 04:32|| Front Page Top

#3 According to the Wall Street Journal, he definitely means new spending, never mind budget concerns on the other side of the aisle:

President Barack Obama will call for new government spending on infrastructure, education and research in his State of the Union address Tuesday, sharpening his response to Republicans in Congress who are demanding deep budget cuts, people familiar with the speech said.

Mr. Obama will argue that the U.S., even while trying to reduce its budget deficit, must make targeted investments to foster job growth and boost U.S. competitiveness in the world economy. The new spending could include initiatives aimed at building the renewable-energy sectorwhich received billions of dollars in stimulus fundingand rebuilding roads to improve transportation, people familiar with the matter said.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-01-23 08:57|| 2011-01-23 08:57|| Front Page Top

#4 #2 I think he's talking about a great leap forward.

Posted by Matt 2011-01-23 09:35|| 2011-01-23 09:35|| Front Page Top

#5 New Government Spending: Giving more borrowed money to his cronies and leaving the taxpayers with the bill.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2011-01-23 09:44|| 2011-01-23 09:44|| Front Page Top

#6 This headline requires correction:

Obama stresses US ~~economic potential~~ Economy

Barry is the problem, he has not a clue and he sold US to the Chinese this last week; Immelt - we are all going to Melt; The Daleys, right like I bet Bill has been advising his brother Jim on economic issues in Chicago and Illinois.... real winners there !

We are hopelessly S-K-R-E-W-E-D.

Posted by Goodluck 2011-01-23 12:21|| 2011-01-23 12:21|| Front Page Top

#7 So if 3/4 of people say 2 years is not enough time to measure the economy, but barry is out there saying it is good and getting better all the time, puts shades on, then he is of the minority opinion.

Its the problem with the concept continuous ~~campaign~~ human made effort to promote a person for public office, everything must have a happy face on it. Maybe all he did is promise to not start a trade war (everyone must agree something happened, Hu didn't just stop by for apple pie and wine) but even that would be important to US business to know...other than his close affiliates that is. Its like the coach and QB coming up with a play, but not telling anyone else what it is.

Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, sounds like adding people's democratic republic in front of a country's name.

Posted by swksvolFF 2011-01-23 13:05|| 2011-01-23 13:05|| Front Page Top

#8 I think any halfway intelligent person can give O'bumble a better plan than he's working on right now:

1. Cut spending. Half or more of it's a waste anyway.
2. Fire the "Czars". They only get in the way and cost far more than they're worth.
3. Reduce taxes, especially those on business and investment.
4. Reduce the regulatory burden. It costs us over $1 trillion a year.
5. Reduce or eliminate most of the burden on developing domestic energy production.
6. Allow more drilling, faster.
7. Speed up the approval for nuclear energy plants.
8. Reduce the regulatory burden on the development of domestic mineral resources.
9. Quit the stupidity of CO2 being a "pollutant".
10. Reduce or eliminate farm subsidies, especially on ethanol.
11. Reduce the power of labor unions and their drag on the economy. Why are the railroads still saddled with a 1942-era Executive Order requiring them to be unionized?
12. Start fighting wars to WIN, not "tied". Build up the national defense structure to where we can fight two wars simultaneously without being totally dependent upon the National Guard and Reserves. We're going to have MORE wars in the future, not fewer.
13. Restore public confidence in the voting process by actually prosecuting voter fraud, instead of sweeping it under the rug.
14. Secure the borders and start cleaning house of all the "undocumented immigrants" - i.e. illegal aliens. We have a process for immigration - strengthen it and ensure it's followed.
15. Cut the size of government by at LEAST one-fourth. We have far too many "civil servants".
16. Stop putting burdens on the states they didn't ask for, and can ill afford.

That didn't even take me five minutes. I'd bet that if these suggestions were implemented, even if only 50% of them were implemented, or if they all were only halfway implemented, our economy would BOOM.

Posted by Old Patriot 2011-01-23 16:38|| 2011-01-23 16:38|| Front Page Top

#9 ION BAMMER, DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > THE GORBACHEV PREDICAMENT: HOW OBAMA'S POLITICAL CHALLENGES RESEMBLE GORBACHVE'S. Obama-ism setting the stage for USSR-style implosion of the USA in 21st century???

* SAME > IRAN TO CONSTRUCT FIVE BASES ALONG BORDERS. Iran being organized into five strategic militarys ectors, each wid a major Milbase???

* ISRAEL NN > IRAN: WARSHIPS TO SAIL IN MEDITERRANEAN [+ Red Sea near Israel]. Navy ships will also be charged to "collect intelligence"???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-01-23 23:16|| 2011-01-23 23:16|| Front Page Top

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