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Payrolls Post Biggest Annual Decline Since 1945
Eisboch wrote:
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"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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I do not have the answer,
but it appears our elected leaders do not either.
They don't, economists don't, nobody knows. What is being done, in
the words of Andrea Mitchell, is throwing anything and everything
against the wall and see if anything sticks.
Eisboch
The scary part is I think the recession will get much worse before
turning around. And not one of the elected are asking Obama and his
team what is the basis for his plan.
Some of Obama's comments lately are not exactly reassuring to the
public. He's trying to put pressure on Congress to make sure they
will approve his massive stimulus spending, but he's doing it by
scaring the bejeezes out of people. He recently made a statement to
the affect that if his plan is not approved, it may be too late to
save the US. Not sure what he means by that, but they sure aren't
the words of a true Leader.
Eisboch
Obama is correct.
No, I don't think he's correct at all. We are in for some tough times
over the next 2-3 years, but we will recover nicely. As bad as it is,
it has been worse before. Don't your remember the late Carter years,
20% interest rates, inflation and 11 percent unemployment?
We are being saturated with information overload from the media, cable,
Internet, blogs, editorials, print and electronic, etc., all trying to
get audience and notice by focusing on the *bad* news. Technology has
overwhelmed rational thinking. Once people become jaded and tired of
listening to how the world's going to end tomorrow, the recovery will
begin.
Personally, I think it's just about time to think about buying some real
estate.
But, the guy that was so full of "hope" a few months ago certainly has
changed his tune and, I'll tell you, he's not getting high grades for
leadership. Unlike great leaders in times of trouble like Roosevelt and
Churchill who met privately with their advisors, generated a plan and
then optimistically announced it with conviction and strength, Obama is
running around publically soliciting any and all ideas and basically
scaring the hell out of the people who elected him because of his
perceived "leadership" capabilities.
This is serious business and it's not time for community organizing.
It's time for strong leadership.
Eisboch
Community organizing is leadership.
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