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Night-Gaunt49 said, 3 months ago
Our economy needs money and jobs. Good paying solid jobs, not the fly-by-night ones most in abundance.
Darsan54
said, 3 months ago
This cartoon is sooooo true. We need a stimulus package from the government. A real one that can be used to build new roads, improve water and electrical systems, bury phone lines, etc. That would create jobs which would give the economy a boost (a permanent boost) and the deficit would come down as percentage of the economy and crisis over.
saywhatwhat said, 3 months ago
The cartoon could be interpreted from either a Tea Party or Progressive point of view. Both are a bit simplistic. (or more than a bit)
ARodney said, 3 months ago
The solution is so clear — do exactly what Clinton did in recession, what Roosevelt did in depression, what Reagan did in recession, what both Bushes did in recession. Government spending is what has always gotten us out of recessions before. Once the economy is thriving it’s time to raise taxes and lower spending if needed to balance the budget. This is the first time we’ve had an entire party devoted to ruining the American economy in the hopes of partisan political gain.
Justice22 said, 3 months ago
Begin with eliminating the tax breaks for outsourcing our jobs.
Norman L Jones Sr
said, 3 months ago
@Justice22
Right on!
Oscar54 said, 3 months ago
Only half right, well maybe a quarter. The economy is not sentient. So it can’t strangle government. And it is the Conservatives in government who are strangling the economy to justify destroying social security and Medicare and in the hopes of blaming Obama again to win the whitehouse in 2016.
Omnius said, 3 months ago
It’s only the republicans who are at war with our economy. Let’s not forget the republicans bushwhacked our economy with their deregulation of Wall Street and massive tax cut welfare for the rich and greedy. Now they want to finish the job of killing our economy on Obama’s watch to falsely claim he did it.
Joe said, 3 months ago
@HOWGOZIT
I suggest that you read Paul Krugman. T’will do you good.
Bruce4671 said, 3 months ago
@Joe
Is Krugman your only oracle?
Rickapolis said, 3 months ago
Thank goodness we have a president courageous enough to face the problems and find real solutions. And all that while others just say ‘no, no, no’
lafayetteann said, 3 months ago
@Bruce4671
Not to speak for @Joe, but the IMF and the Financial times are good sources too. Generally stay away from Forbes, and the WSJ editorial page…just go with the opposite.
phritzg
said, 3 months ago
Neither capitalism nor democracy seem up to the task of ensuring that all humans have even a modest standard of living.
mickey1339
said, 3 months ago
@Joe
Reading Krugman is good if you support Keynesian progressive economics. While your at it, read Milton Friedman, then you can get the flip side. I believe the real “truth” lies somewhere in the middle…
Wabbit
said, 3 months ago
something like 97% of the money goes to the top 400-600 top dogs, and that the less money you have the less you get of money’ I hope that people with pay under minimum wage don’t have to file taxes. we are become a nation of have nots, not because of the needy, deserving poor, but of the extremeely greedy top people who have out of the USA bank accounts.
You can only get so much juice from a turnip.