Stimulating Talk, Redux

Great George Will! You are right on the money. But, do you know what? Our government, through "Free Trade" agreements has not only gutted our manufacturing base but has neglected small business
outright. Just a few days ago, I read where a tax cut is supposed to "help".. uh...all businesses compete
on the worldwide market. Politicians in Washington are promoting Gobalists International Business. Not only to they get a tax break but can easily move manufacturing, telephone banks to China, India, Phillipines, Vietnam etc. Ok, how does that tax break help small business compete? Let me give you an example. My small company holds patents on a few products. In order to become more efficient and control costs, we started manufacturing our product about five years ago. Due to cost increased in raw materials and compoent parts, we have begun to out source manufacturing for our small compoent parts to China. Why?
Because they cost too much in America. Why? Because of labor cost, OSHA (a good thing if practiced in a reasonable manner), state and local interference etc. The fact is American labor cannot compete with countries like China and India. American companies must have a "level" playing field and we are not getting it with "Free Trade Agreements" like NAFTA-SHAFTA. Free Trade Agreements are for companies like good ole Walmart with outlets around the world including China where their manufacturing is located. Oh and in order to be successful in China, these muti-national companies must have good working contacts with Bejing aka Communist Party. It has been said that without Free Trade Agreements, US would lost many jobs. Well, those jobs could be replenished by Small Business. Yes, creation of more jobs and a larger
tax base. But, God Forbid, why would our politicians help small business when they are getting most of their
campaign funds from big multi-national corporations?

Since private individuals can spend money more wisely than the government, we should abolish taxes so everyone can go on a shopping spree and boost the economy. But wait a minute! You can???t go shopping if highways that are supposed to bring the goods to the shopping mall are shut down because of collapsed bridges.. You won???t want to go shopping if parking lot full of panhandlers and criminals. We can put the criminals in jail - but prisons cost money. It would be much cheaper to fund programs that prevent crime. In fact, It???s widely known fact (at least if you teach in a public school in Los Angeles) that most violent criminals were abused as children. Providing therapy and healing for abused children costs money, but it???s a lot cheaper than maximum security prison The same applies to the homeless
Rehabilitating a homeless person costs money but it???s a lot cheaper than the current jail-police-sweep-emergency-ward cycle Los Angeles currently uses. Providing students in inner city neighborhoods costs money, but it???s a lot cheaper to send a boy from the ???hood to college for 4 years than sending him to the pen.. It is much cheaper if our government spend $ 150 billion a year in research and development for sources of renewable energy than it is to fight the war in Iraq I???m paraphrasing an article I read in the Los Angeles Times about 98 years ago which described the economic and taxation policies of none other than Adam Smith. The godfather of capitalism not only favored taxes. He felt that the rich should be PROUD to pay more taxes to support the society than helped them prosper. Will can label me a tax-and-spend liberal if he chooses. But in truth, the taxes we pay now often mean lower taxes in the future. Tax and spend liberals are the only true conservatives.

It appears to me that Newsweek is finally getting it's recession. Congratulations.

What I don't understand is why people (voters) do not understand what George Will is saying.

Government is always the problem and rarely the solution. We have reached a point where they are now solving problems that do not exist--the threat of terrorism, the threat of a recession.

Where did our confidence in freedom go? Where did our pride on self reliance go?

$150 Bln is a good gesture albeit just a drop in the bucket.

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Pity those of you who are unfortunate to notice the signs of the looming recession, perhaps The Greatest Depression ever recorded; just try reading through the lines to see what the ???Experts??? and the Administration are saying. Then listen to what the Economists are saying, better yet, Watch what the Economists are Doing. Finally, make a trip to the grocery store and make sure to stop for some gas on your way. A Gallon of Milk, $4.00, a Loaf of Bread $4.00, Peanut butter $3.00, Jelly $4.00, Gallon of Gas $3.49.

Corporate greed coupled with lax, fraudulent and predatory scams have contributed to the possible collapse of our nation. We are so desperate for cash we are literally begging for money from sovereign fund investments from unfriendly and untrustworthy countries. We have entered a new phase of America for sale and the Americans can???t afford their country.

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$150 Bln is a good gesture albeit just a drop in the bucket.

$$$$$$$$$$$

Pity those of you who are unfortunate to notice the signs of the looming recession, perhaps The Greatest Depression ever recorded; just try reading through the lines to see what the ???Experts??? and the Administration are saying. Then listen to what the Economists are saying, better yet, Watch what the Economists are Doing. Finally, make a trip to the grocery store and make sure to stop for some gas on your way. A Gallon of Milk, $4.00, a Loaf of Bread $4.00, Peanut butter $3.00, Jelly $4.00, Gallon of Gas $3.49.

Corporate greed coupled with lax, fraudulent and predatory scams have contributed to the possible collapse of our nation. We are so desperate for cash we are literally begging for money from sovereign fund investments from unfriendly and untrustworthy countries. We have entered a new phase of America for sale and the Americans can???t afford their country.

www.usstockmarketcrash.info