Obama: ‘Only Government’ Can Save the Economy
Yeah, this is the guy who thinks Capitalism is a “failed economic policy.” God help us…
Obama: ‘Only Government’ Can Fix What Ails Us…
Thursday, January 08, 2009
By Susan Jones, Senior Editor
(CNSNews.com) – In giving the broad outlines of his economic stimulus program on Thursday, Sen. Barack Obama said “only government” can provide the solution to the country’s economic ills.
Doing too little or nothing will lead to worse trouble, he warned. Government is the answer:
“It is true that we cannot depend on government alone to create jobs or long-term growth, but at this particular moment, only government can provide the short-term boost necessary to lift us from a recession this deep and severe,” Obama said. “Only government can break the vicious cycles that are crippling our economy — where a lack of spending leads to lost jobs which leads to even less spending; where an inability to lend and borrow stops growth and leads to even less credit.”
Obama, speaking at George Mason University in Northern Virginia, said his plan includes a number of programs to revitalize the economy and create jobs.
Specifically, he said he wanted to [1] double the production of alternative energy in the next three years, [2] modernize more than 75 percent of federal buildings and [3] improve medical record-keeping.
[Oh yeah... Right...
1) What alternative energy is he talking about? I'm pretty darn sure it's NOT nuclear energy, so that leaves wind, solar, and Corn ethanol... I'm sure all those starving kids in Africa will greatly appreciate hearing that Americans are busy dumping all that food into our gas tanks...
2) Does he even realize how many thousands of federal buildings there are in the United States? And, just who is going to pay for Obama to pimp all those thousands of federal buildings? I can guarantee the money is not coming from Obama's pocket! (On a side note, Hitler made it a priority of his administration to "modernize" federal buildings, too; just saying... )
3) Yeah, right! As if "improving medical record-keeping" is going to help cut down on those rising health care costs... It can only add to the problem... What a moron this guy is!]
He also called for “21st century classrooms,” expanding Internet access in rural areas and investing more in science [and] research.
[Woo-hoo! More porn site users, more pedophiles online, and even more people the government can spy on and control...]
The text of the speech can be found here.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
8 January, 2009 at 2:11 pm
I heard that ‘only government’ crack in that speech and my head swiveled around like Linda Blair in the Exorcist.
Next up: The Messiah performs the miracle of the loaves and fishes.
8 January, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Does it really make sense that. since the government caused the problems, that “only the government” would also have the solutions?
This guy genuinely doesn’t have a clue, does he?
The quote a phrase from this page “as always, God help us”!
8 January, 2009 at 4:17 pm
If we had fair trade, money down plus a job for a house, and Congress control the money supply rather than the privite company the FED, we might have a chance.
Government being the answer is a Marxist dream.
But, what do I know? I am a Nationalist, and an individualist.
8 January, 2009 at 9:19 pm
And don’t forget to inflate those tires!
9 January, 2009 at 6:29 pm
Government can’t fix sh*t, and this isn’t about fixing anything. It’s about control, power and moving money. The economic mess they’ve created funnels more money to the elites, who are getting their money out of the dollar. Massive inflation is a surety as the value of the dollar is destroyed.
If you can, move your money out of USDs. Swiss accounts, gold, silver, platinum (not paper certificates). Junk silver coins (pre-1964 US coins that were 90% silver) and jewelry would be alternatives if you can’t find bullion. If the One gets his wishes (and he will), and the Raw Deal infrastructure projects go through, iron ore/mining, cement, and steel companies might be a good bet for the short term. Foreign currencies are an option (forex markets), but be careful which you get into. Most of the world is in the same shape we are and their currencies are also in danger. Swiss francs are very stable and that’s probably where the elites are moving their money to protect it. Just my amateur financial predictions. This is going to get a LOT worse before it gets better and we’ll be cleaning up the mess for decades. If anybody out there is a economics guru, your advice would be welcome.
I’ve been wondering if there’s any other motive for the push to 100% digital TV… I can’t figure out what benefit getting rid of analog would give them from a Big Brother perspective, though. Analog signals provide some noise cover for any attempts at short-wave communications we might come up with, maybe?