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2008-02-15 Home Front: Politix

Bloomberg Ridicules Washington On Economy

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Posted by Fred 2008-02-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 The billionaire and potential independent presidential candidate also said the nation "has a balance sheet that's starting to look more and more like a third-world country."

He's obviously spending far too much time in California.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-02-15 05:01|| 2008-02-15 05:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Mayor Nanny needs a good beating every time he opens his mouth. I'm getting real tired of his moral hectoring and nanny statism. Perhaps he should make that third party run to see what America really thinks of his moral genius

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-02-15 06:21|| 2008-02-15 06:21|| Front Page Top

#3 "has a balance sheet that's starting to look more and more like a third-world country."

Which is more than enough reason to reject yet more big welfare programs.

Posted by eLarson 2008-02-15 08:16|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2008-02-15 08:16|| Front Page Top

#4 More CFR politics postured to purpose, he's another useful idiot that will be running to disagragate momentum for independent solutions.

There is ney a word from him about the persistant Naked short selling in the markets,(a subject his friends know a lot about) we'll need infrastructure projects because of it. All well n good, because that is the plan, afterall, isnt it?

Posted by Spiny Gl 2511 2008-02-15 08:40|| 2008-02-15 08:40|| Front Page Top

#5 "has a balance sheet that's starting to look more and more like a third-world country."

Well, Mike o'boy, let's just pull up the balance sheet from 1960 and compare the difference with today. Why, why that big friggin cancerous increase in federal spending on health. That was barely visible on the books back then. So, what'cha going to do about getting that back to its original state before it became malignant?

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-02-15 09:10|| 2008-02-15 09:10|| Front Page Top

#6 ...ridiculing the federal government's rebate checks as being "like giving a drink to an alcoholic"

I'll bet he'd have no problems with it if there was a heavy tax on that drink. For the children, ya know...

Posted by tu3031 2008-02-15 10:12|| 2008-02-15 10:12|| Front Page Top

#7 "The billionaire and potential independent presidential candidate..."
Only the billion provides the potential.

"said the presidential candidates are looking for easy solutions to complex economic problems"
Unlike those governors who are just looking for hand-outs:
"Last month, Bloomberg and Govs. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California and Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania announced a coalition that would urge more investment in infrastructure."

Posted by Darrell 2008-02-15 10:25|| 2008-02-15 10:25|| Front Page Top

#8 Unless you plan to set up toll roads, infrastructure is NOT profitable.
It's a necessary part of government.

Now if you plan to build a skyscraper/office building, and lease it out, But that's NOT an "Infrastructure".

Very poor wordsmithing here.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2008-02-15 12:41|| 2008-02-15 12:41|| Front Page Top

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