Discuss Rosa Brooks' Oct. 9 Op-Ed article.
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Seems as if history is repeating itself when Ford was beaten by Jimmy Carter. Carter ran the economy and intentional relations into a brick wall with his tax policies on the so-called "wealthy" and soft talk with rogue nations. Which made it a shoe-in for the Reagan years and his overhaul of the tax system, and hard military stance to balance it out. Obama is this generation's version of Carter. Except I fear with Obama's current talking points, things could be much more worse.
john @ 2:02 PM PDT, Oct 9, 2008
Not this woman again. Obama and McCain are at this moment in a statistical dead heat. Zogby polls, which are the most accurate, show a dead heat. This Brooks person is clueless. Obama's Bill Ayers connection is a growing problem and may tip the scales in McCain's favor over the next two weeks.
tom @ 1:54 PM PDT, Oct 9, 2008
His election is a sure thing...because you're unwilling to investiage any negative news about Obama? Oh yeah, you might be right.
Tom @ 1:51 PM PDT, Oct 9, 2008
So your saying, it doesn't matter who wins, we all are going to hit rock bottom.
MeMe @ 1:21 PM PDT, Oct 9, 2008
I'm not a economical genius but here is my plan: 1. Shifting away from oil. 2. Job creation. 3. Rebuild our infrastructure. 4. Increase the minimum wage to help bridge the diversity of incomes in this country. 5. Restructuring our health care system. I prefer a universal user pay system using a sliding scale based on the person's income, and then eliminating the wastes and costs. 6. A balance of raising taxes to those who are not paying their fair share and reducing spending. 7. Bringing our education system back up to standards.
Raul X. Garcia @ 1:17 PM PDT, Oct 9, 2008
I take satisfaction in seeing someone else thinking aloud in public about the depth and scale of the global financial crisis. With each passing day I'm less inclined to think "recession" is an adequately descriptive term for what's happening.
Carr @ 1:11 PM PDT, Oct 9, 2008
When the candidates were asked what they would ask of the American people they both, predictably, ignored the question and talked about whatever they wanted to. What we need from the American people is an understanding that they have to look out for themselves and save more. They are told that they will be taken care of no matter what and that is not the case. We save a smaller percentage of our salaries than just about any other country! Reduce spending and save more money. That is what we need and that will stabalize the economy because when you have savings you do not panic...
James @ 1:10 PM PDT, Oct 9, 2008
The government's tinkering created the housing bubble not "free marketeers." They continue to bailout and encourage financial organizations so that they can point to the record number to first time home owners. Both parties have failed and giving the government MORE control is not the answer. They cannot run anything correctly.
James @ 1:10 PM PDT, Oct 9, 2008
The only way anyone will figure this out is if there is access to the right information. JP Morgan had a meeting where all the banking heads brought in their books and laid them on the table. FDR proclaimed a bank holiday to take the time to examine and plan - really plan and not react - to the situation. And then he *implemented* the plan. Power to act and money to play with are not enough to get us out of this meltdown. The people with the power to control the money need access to the financial information of the world banking institutions. However, I have my doubts that will happen.
Kristin Scott @ 12:41 PM PDT, Oct 9, 2008
Candidates' answers on the crisis? Inadequate. Obama's was right on priorities, sticking his neck out, but should clarify he didn't mean undertaking priorities serially but rather giving one higher resources than others while all will be cut back. I hope he also clearly states the truth: no candidate will be able to do much more in the first year than address the financial/war crises. We need to know he understands that. And be more explicit in stating pains that citizens should buy into: use public transport, save more, do more volunteer work. For the wealthiest, help others out more, etc. McCain foolishly said: we can do it all at once.
Rick Barry, Arlington VA @ 12:38 PM PDT, Oct 9, 2008
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