Our 44th President!!!

[Seb!]

I guess let the speculations run wild then.

Im guessing he would do something outrageous like Dancing the macarena in public. Or turn into a ninja. Yeah what about that eh? A black Ninja president!!

I know you're not serious, but people are acting like Obama is this huge, unknown risk factor under whom anything could happen. I feel much safer with him than with someone who wants to stay in Iraq for a hundred years, privatize social security, and let Wall Street execs run wild.

 

[Varine]

I know you're not serious, but people are acting like Obama is this huge, unknown risk factor under whom anything could happen. I feel much safer with him than with someone who wants to stay in Iraq for a hundred years, privatize social security, and let Wall Street execs run wild.

I want private social security really bad. The current system is total bullshit. Well I guess I'm going back to Russia probably so it won't really affect me, but still it is so idiotic.

And in response to your feeling safe, I feel safer when the government is out of my life as much as possible, which probably isn't going to happen soon, and doesn't try to interfere with the economy. Which also isn't going to happen, from the looks of it. I think the government's primary responsibility should be law enforcement and security, regulation of monopolies (like power and water), and a few services which need to be public (but I think most of that should be done at state level rather than federal). There are some other things they need to do but I don't feel like forming some compelling argument for anything right now.

 

[Seb!]

I think the government's primary responsibility should be law enforcement and security, regulation of monopolies (like power and water), and a few services which need to be public (but I think most of that should be done at state level rather than federal). There are some other things they need to do but I don't feel like forming some compelling argument for anything right now.

Thinking like that started two depressions. It has been proven time and time again that parts of the economy just have to involve the government.

 

[Varine]

Thinking like that started two depressions. It has been proven time and time again that parts of the economy just have to involve the government.

No; if the government didn't tell the banks to give out loans easier during the Clinton Administration then there wouldn't even be an issue. Laissez Faire is what we need, not more intervention. Let the economy control itself and then the government can't do it's purpose and not give out loans that don't exist.

 

[Seb!]

No; if the government didn't tell the banks to give out loans easier during the Clinton Administration then there wouldn't even be an issue. Laissez Faire is what we need, not more intervention. Let the economy control itself and then the government can't do it's purpose and not give out loans that don't exist.

A conservative move from a conservative economist (Greenspan, if we speak of the same thing) in an admittedly liberal administration.

 

[iPeez]

I think USA will have a nice change with obama. His is their first black president, something that might have an effect on his career. I like his politic, he "Said" there will be more focus at USA. That is good since USA had their focus at every other county from the time when second world war ended.

 

[ertaboy356b]

There's a rumor that Obama is pushing protectionism

 

[Seb!]

There's a rumor that Obama is pushing protectionism

With certain countries this could benefit the economy.