Trickle down economics have been proven wrong and trying to rewrite history won't change those facts.

The wealthiest got richer under the conservative banner and now, they want government out of the way so they can keep their gains under Bush.

Well, a new "deal" is coming and it's time to pay the bills that the "Grand Old Party" spent.

Get over it we will all have to work hard to help Presd. Obama bring back a life of wealth to this country. stop the hateing help someone with less than you have and see what God will do for you for a CHANGE, THAT'S WHAT CALL CHANGE.

We need to make bold moves to get this country back on its feet. Here are some ideas.

1. Set up an agency that hires people to make products that we use here. The employer would be the US Government and these employees would receive a decent wage, health insurance and pensions. There are vacant factories all overe the country or the government could even build them. That would put construction workers, electricians, plumbers etc to work.

2.Set up contracts with American companies in 5 or 10 year increments that if they agree to stay here and hire American workers, no illegal aliens, pay a descent wage, provide health insurance and pensions to their employees, they pay NO taxes.

3. Double tax companies like Hershey who outsource their products and make the companies public on a special website so we all can boycott them.

4. All companies who receive bailout money must furnish the taxpayers a detailed report where every nickel went and must present a plan to the government on what changes their companies are going to make to become financially solvent.

Also the infastructure of this country is in a delapitated state thanks to spending everything to rebuild Iraq. The government must find ways to fix our infastructure....have programs for rebuilding and cleaning up areas and give people who do this special tax breaks.

There is so much we could do to get our country back, now that Barak is going to end the war. That has to be the first thing he does because our own country is going to hell and I think Obama is just the man who will try to straighten things out.

Sometimes it is better to have people wonder whether you are stupid or not, than openly opine and confirm their suspicions.

I love to read these comments-

people who voted for change are so blind they can't even see that the proposed Obamonomics are the same things that Bush and the FED are doing now. the only change we will get is spare change after we are forced to give our money to businesses who have failed and should go bankrupt-

it will take 1 trillion to fix it? what money? this country has been broke for years and borrowing and printing money!

"Land of the Sheep, Home of the Afraid!"

I am a Liberal leaning Indy, and I for to say that you make some very valid points. See folks, what he/she is saying has nothing to do with what side you are on, it's about what this country was founded on. Now I cannot agree that we need to let eveyone fail due to we would become a Third World country, without economic power, every other aspect will become powerless and then we more than likely will lose our soverignty and be an annexation of some other country. So we need to do something like build from the bottom up, instead of giving these corps billions of dollors. I'd rather see the govenment give the money to the people who will buy products, that will creat jobs, stimulate the economy and get us moving again if giving money away is the answer. And I like your point, when did we get away from The American Dream "Freedom" (although that was falicy until recent times because the only true free people in America were white men).

Well, I'm pretty sure that as long as people are only making $8.00 an hour, paying $1000.00 just to rent a place to live, and getting an education in school that basically is set up to prepare you for college, which is too expensive for 75% of people to go, that we'll be going round in expensive "stimulus" circles for quite a while. Add to that the fact that it seems people in this country would rather eat the $1.3 million doller cost of someone who's uninsured and can't pay that $1.3 million rather than let every American have the chance for healthcare, and... well... okay, okay, I could go on and on, but it does me no good!

As the song goes: 'We' (You) didn't start the fire! Change is never easy. It takes time. But we will get there with you!

Why aren't more people outraged? These are your tax dollars.
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Maybe because many people believe we have to do something to get this economy back in shape. I certainly don't have all the answers and neither do you. But I guess sometimes you have to spend money to make money. I guess we will just have to hope and pray they do the right thing with this money.

I would say that our country was based on freedom from the ROYALTY in Europe and the current economic reality in America was brought about by the same Torrie minded conservative republicans like you.

If you want that kind of society, move to Saudi Arabia.

China has a 6% budget per year from their GDP to invest in their own infrastructure. We have neglected ours!

Its time we start taking care of ourselves and our people. Invest in America and watch the jobs come, the improvement projects prevail and the tax revenues come flowing once we start doing the right thing and invest in our own DAMM country!!!

You think that letting the econmy collapse is the right thing? A second depression? That's harsh pal, real harsh. You also forget that the government was trying to get the econmy out of depression during the 30's. Ever heard of the WPA? They built things that are still with us today. Rooselvelt just didn't go far enough with the recovery effort. It was WWII and our manufacturing capacity that got us out of the depression. We don't need another world war!

To your question when we became a financial econmy: When Ronald Reagan said he wanted to offload manufacturing and become a services based economy. Major bonehead move there when we depend on the rest of the world to add value and all we do is move money. The finance sector is 20% of GDP (mfg 13%), that's why we have to bail those bozos out. If this program can create jobs that make "things" we'll have an econmy to build on. You don't build a house from the roof down. but from the basement up. Let's put people to work.

Although it would be much appreciative if Pres. Bush would do this now and maybe by January 20, 2009 we will be receiving help.

But this is all wishful thinking I know.

They're not mad about $1T spent in some other country because they a) live in glazed-eyed xenophobic fear and b) believe the US has the right to force everyone to live and believe the way we do (evidence of this, of course, is in their attempts to use our own gov't to force everyone here to live and believe they way they do).

Calm down and give Obama a chance to, 1st get in office, and then try to fix the problem. It is going to cost a lot of money to fix it, and so, please stop with all of the political rhetoric. Lets all work together on this.

As for all of you people carrying on about the decorating of The Whitehouse. Give Bush a break on this one. The Whitehouse has always been decorated to celebrate Christmas and so why shouldn't it be done this year ? The Whitehouse belongs to the American people and it is always decorated for them. It is our house and so, we decorate it. Please, get in the real world.

Face it people, politicians are all in bed together. Our economic mess can be dated back centuries – from the FHA to welfare, we all continue to make our own mess and then look for a scapegoat – Bush just happened to be in office at the time.

God Bless America – although at this time, I find it difficult to wonder why He would.

One point would be to fund the repairing of our infrastructure. We're still vulnerable to another huge blackout, so spend more to fix that. While at it, spend some for alternative energies that people won't mind in their backyard, like solar roof panels. And these things, they'll need people to get them done, to fix electric lines, to build alternative energy producing technologies.
Bridges, roads, these things are falling apart. Who can repair them? People.

The Hoover Dam itself provided jobs. But after that, it boosted the economy for Vegas, which also provides jobs. They got electricity, and were able to build those casinos there.

Even here in SC, there's talk of an interstate to Michigan. Somebody's got to design it, build it, etc. Fund it, and provide jobs for that.

Yes i am outraged. I'm outraged that the trilions of dollars of our tax money so far has been spent on wars that kill people. Literally MY MONEY WAS USED TO KILL PEOPLE. Guns. Bombs. Bullets. Yes these things are bought with the 30% taken out of my checks.

If obama wishes to use my tax money on my country instead of one thousands of miles away THEN LET HIM DO IT. Please.