economic recovery

What would you say would be a good strategy for economic recovery?

I am not sure what a good plan is, but I think we need to rethink the way we are doing things now.

We definately need to fix the budget and the deficet.

A good start would be to cut a lot of spending and put money into programs to help new businesses get going.

This may seem harsh but I say throw everyone out of office and let's start over. lol

skimble, that is not harsh, I agree with you. Start fresh and then maybe we can start to recover our economy.

No, throw another couple trillion at companies that have already failed, so they can make the same mistakes again, this time with our children's money.....

Have Congress act like Americans first and politicians second. Face the fact(s) that life isn't going to be the same for quite awhile or maybe never (except for the very rich and super rich), that we can't keep up with the entitlements that everybody wants and that if we really want to get things straight lets think about sacrifice for all of us not just the unemployed. The gravy train we've been on is totally derailedand will take congressional LEADERS to talk about bi-partisan SOLUTIONS instead of party line politics (blaming the other side for all the problems and offering no solutions). Both parties have had their days of creating problems while in office.

Chas-K wrote: Have Congress act like Americans first and politicians second. Face the fact(s) that life isn't going to be the same for quite awhile or maybe never (except for the very rich and super rich), that we can't keep up with the entitlements that everybody wants and that if we really want to get things straight lets think about sacrifice for all of us not just the unemployed. The gravy train we've been on is totally derailedand will take congressional LEADERS to talk about bi-partisan SOLUTIONS instead of party line politics (blaming the other side for all the problems and offering no solutions). Both parties have had their days of creating problems while in office.

I have to agree with you. Another thing we need to is actually reform the finacial sysem back to good fundamentals. When the Congress repealed the Glass-Steagall Act they pretty much got rid of sound priciples in lending. Also the Derivatives need to be eliminated, they were scam instruments from the word go, they were also one of the leading causes of the fall. What has been done so far has only bought us some time before the real collapse. Unless we return to sound economic principles we are doomed to repeat the same tradgedy.
People also need to start thinking out of the two party political box. The current two party system is rife with corruption. They have been in power for so long that they have forgotten that they are supposed to serve the people of their states and districts. Instead they serve those with enough money to build their campaign war chests. Third parties strictly get their money from the common people and, they know who they serve, it is time to give them a shot. It isnt like they can mess up worse than the other two already have.

Have BH give half of their profits to kill our debt to china. The way we buy camera stuff, it'd just be a few weeks.

I agree that the two party system does not work. I would like to see at least 3 parties and in order to win office the person would have to get at least 51% of the total vote. Also I would like to see no consecutive terms, serve one and out, then sit out a term and then you could run again. That way nobody ever becomes so powerful that they can force the other office holders to vote their way. And end or cut back on entitlements. No welfare for life.

Nod wrote: I agree that the two party system does not work. I would like to see at least 3 parties and in order to win office the person would have to get at least 51% of the total vote. Also I would like to see no consecutive terms, serve one and out, then sit out a term and then you could run again. That way nobody ever becomes so powerful that they can force the other office holders to vote their way. And end or cut back on entitlements. No welfare for life.

Get rid of lobbyists

Give everybody over 55 a million dollars on the condition that they retire from the work force and pay off any existing mortgages, credit cards, loans and other outstanding amounts. That would open up millions of jobs for the younger people and let older people enjoy life before they get too old to enjoy it. We're supposed to work now until we're 72. How are we going to enjoy retirement at that age?

sniffey wrote: Give everybody over 55 a million dollars on the condition that they retire from the work force and pay off any existing mortgages, credit cards, loans and other outstanding amounts. That would open up millions of jobs for the younger people and let older people enjoy life before they get too old to enjoy it. We're supposed to work now until we're 72. How are we going to enjoy retirement at that age?

I like your idea!

sniffey wrote: Give everybody over 55 a million dollars on the condition that they retire from the work force and pay off any existing mortgages, credit cards, loans and other outstanding amounts. That would open up millions of jobs for the younger people and let older people enjoy life before they get too old to enjoy it. We're supposed to work now until we're 72. How are we going to enjoy retirement at that age?

As long as i'm in that age bracket without being that age, i'll agree with it.