Heli's Heaven and Hell Radio

Saturday, August 9, 2008

PLAN TO REVIVE THE AMERICAN ECONOMY

NewStatesman: "The neoliberal world economy is in crisis: inflation rising, banks collapsing, the financial system in turmoil. What was the cause? And is there a cure?"

Well, there is a Plan to Revive the American Economy.
"In this pivotal and potentially historic year, Americans are looking for a new direction in economic policy. Beset by job insecurity, wage stagnation and escalating costs, they are ready for fundamental change to restore security and opportunity for their families - to realize the promise of the American Dream. With this plan, the Economic Policy Institute answers that call with a series of innovative solutions to the most pressing economic problems of the day - from a realistic universal health care program to competitiveness policies that will return the United States to the position of global leadership it enjoyed for much of the last century. The Agenda for Shared Prosperity is designed to usher in a new era of economic growth in which all Americans share in the gains."

I am not so sure about the US position of global leadership. That is exactly the problem with the global economy. Let America take care of its own citizens. We'll manage our own economy, thank you. The plan only talks about reviving the American economy and at the same time talks about the global US leadership. It's a bit weird. So is reviving the global economy of no concern to Americans? I don't think they care very much.
11:13:32 AM

POLICE STUPIDITY

CatoatLiberty: "Just north of D.C., in the small suburb of Berwyn Heights, a county SWAT team raided a house last week after a shipping service delivered a large quantity of illegal drugs to the front door.
The house is home to Berwyn Heights mayor Cheye Calvo and his wife Trinity Tomsic, and their two black Labs. Though the package containing more than 30 lbs. of marijuana was addressed to Tomsic, the couple may have had nothing to do with the drugs. In recent months there have been incidents in which large quantities of drugs were shipped to homes in the D.C. area, where they were then supposed to be intercepted by drug dealers - all without the package addressees' knowledge or involvement. Calvo and Tomsic may have been caught up in just such a scheme."
11:06:32 AM