I wonder how many people want to limit how much they feel and censor
what they experience?
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Bill Clinton gives us an action plan
So, along with John Stewart's awesome announcement on Sept. 16th of his Rally to Restore Sanity in Washington DC, he had Bill Clinton on for an interview. I ended up logging on and watching the entire interview and the former President does a great job giving a few examples of what we could do to turn the economy around. The link to watch it is below:
Bill Clinton's Extended Interview with John Stewart
It's frustrating that there are really good steps that we can take, but have such a hard time implementing. Anyway, I like what he says about taking job postings that have been open for more than three weeks and providing the funding for on-the-job training to help applicants close the skill deficit; help bring down the unemployment rate and get people active that collecting unemployment benefits.
Also an interesting note, one that we point out to our investors at work all the time, private corporations and the public have trillions of dollars on the sideline right now, waiting for the green light to invest. A big reason they haven't is because of the political landscape that is causing so much uncertainty; tax rates in limbo, a possible change of leadership ideology and a highly polarized debate.
I hope that we can have a realistic debate about what to do from here. John Stewart's "Rally to Restore Sanity" sounds like a great attempt to publicize the opinions of the moderate, who I think are the majority in this country, and becoming increasingly disgusted with the polarization and power given to the extremes of our political landscape.
Anyway, as a pessimist of human nature and having an unhealthy propensity towards a just Apocalypse, I doubt we'll achieve any bi-partisan agreements. However, I am greatly amused by this rift within the GOP. These Tea Party people are a real Godsend.
Bill Clinton's Extended Interview with John Stewart
It's frustrating that there are really good steps that we can take, but have such a hard time implementing. Anyway, I like what he says about taking job postings that have been open for more than three weeks and providing the funding for on-the-job training to help applicants close the skill deficit; help bring down the unemployment rate and get people active that collecting unemployment benefits.
Also an interesting note, one that we point out to our investors at work all the time, private corporations and the public have trillions of dollars on the sideline right now, waiting for the green light to invest. A big reason they haven't is because of the political landscape that is causing so much uncertainty; tax rates in limbo, a possible change of leadership ideology and a highly polarized debate.
I hope that we can have a realistic debate about what to do from here. John Stewart's "Rally to Restore Sanity" sounds like a great attempt to publicize the opinions of the moderate, who I think are the majority in this country, and becoming increasingly disgusted with the polarization and power given to the extremes of our political landscape.
Anyway, as a pessimist of human nature and having an unhealthy propensity towards a just Apocalypse, I doubt we'll achieve any bi-partisan agreements. However, I am greatly amused by this rift within the GOP. These Tea Party people are a real Godsend.
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