Dixie - In Memoriam
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I'm not sure what the actual relationship is between Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, but if Clinton were so inclined, he might share some wisdom with Obama, if The Big O is not too egotistical to handle it. Two essential things he could share, first would be the art of Triangulation, and the second would be... It's the economy, stupid.
Drastic times call for drastic measures, and with the economy continuing to flounder and time running out for the O-man, these be some drastic times, for sure. Okay... time for lesson number one... Triangulation. In order to turn things around for Obama, he needs to usurp the Republican message and make it his own. First order of business would be to inform Harry Reid and his Democrat soldiers to abandon the "raise taxes on the rich" crap... just drop it, because it ain't happening, and they can't win with that message. Instead, Obama will propose a tax DECREASE across the board, coupled with some elimination of deductions and a broadening of the tax base. This was extremely successful in the 80s, when Ronald Reagan and Tip O'Neil did just that, and it actually resulted in record increases in tax revenue.
Next, the economy. Right now, the problem is, the capitalists who have the capital, ain't spending it. Now we can yammer back and forth about why that is the case, but the bottom line is, they just ain't spending money, and they need to be, if Obama expects the economic conditions to turn around. Again... drastic times--drastic measures. Obama could announce a corporate tax amnesty for investments in new business start ups. That's right, no taxes on money used to start new businesses, build new factories, hire new employees, whatever, as long as it is genuine new business. This would not only jump start the economy, but it would create an incredible number of new jobs. Jobs that would earn incomes... incomes that could be taxed... incomes to replace the current unemployment payouts.
One final measure which could be taken, repatriation of wealth abroad. Currently, there is more than $9 trillion in wealth stowed away in overseas bank accounts, from corporations who make an awful lot of money in other countries. We need to bring that money back home, so that it can go to work in our economy, instead of sitting idle overseas, doing none of us a bit of good. Obama could suspend or greatly reduce the tax burden for repatriated wealth, if used to expand current industries in the US. Again, this would not only bolster the economy, but it would also create an enormous amount of new jobs.
IF these measures were taken, Obama would win reelection in a landslide, and Democrats would likely win back the House and hold the Senate. But the clock is definitely ticking, and time is running out. Most corporations make major plans for expansion and whatnot, at the start of the fiscal year, which is now. Any new plans would take 6-8 months to begin to come to fruition and start to have an effect on the economy, which means if something like this is going to work before the 2012 elections, it needs to be done in the next few months at the absolute latest.
Now personally, I don't think Obama will do any of this, because Obama doesn't want to save the economy, he is a Socialist who is trying his best to destroy the economy, to collapse capitalism, so he can usher in a new era of American Socialism. And I don't think Bill Clinton particularly cares for Barack Obama or his politics, he just puts on a good front for the sake of the old lady. He's not going to give Obama any advice, and Obama probably wouldn't take it anyway, but it was worth a shot to toss it out there, free of charge.
Drastic times call for drastic measures, and with the economy continuing to flounder and time running out for the O-man, these be some drastic times, for sure. Okay... time for lesson number one... Triangulation. In order to turn things around for Obama, he needs to usurp the Republican message and make it his own. First order of business would be to inform Harry Reid and his Democrat soldiers to abandon the "raise taxes on the rich" crap... just drop it, because it ain't happening, and they can't win with that message. Instead, Obama will propose a tax DECREASE across the board, coupled with some elimination of deductions and a broadening of the tax base. This was extremely successful in the 80s, when Ronald Reagan and Tip O'Neil did just that, and it actually resulted in record increases in tax revenue.
Next, the economy. Right now, the problem is, the capitalists who have the capital, ain't spending it. Now we can yammer back and forth about why that is the case, but the bottom line is, they just ain't spending money, and they need to be, if Obama expects the economic conditions to turn around. Again... drastic times--drastic measures. Obama could announce a corporate tax amnesty for investments in new business start ups. That's right, no taxes on money used to start new businesses, build new factories, hire new employees, whatever, as long as it is genuine new business. This would not only jump start the economy, but it would create an incredible number of new jobs. Jobs that would earn incomes... incomes that could be taxed... incomes to replace the current unemployment payouts.
One final measure which could be taken, repatriation of wealth abroad. Currently, there is more than $9 trillion in wealth stowed away in overseas bank accounts, from corporations who make an awful lot of money in other countries. We need to bring that money back home, so that it can go to work in our economy, instead of sitting idle overseas, doing none of us a bit of good. Obama could suspend or greatly reduce the tax burden for repatriated wealth, if used to expand current industries in the US. Again, this would not only bolster the economy, but it would also create an enormous amount of new jobs.
IF these measures were taken, Obama would win reelection in a landslide, and Democrats would likely win back the House and hold the Senate. But the clock is definitely ticking, and time is running out. Most corporations make major plans for expansion and whatnot, at the start of the fiscal year, which is now. Any new plans would take 6-8 months to begin to come to fruition and start to have an effect on the economy, which means if something like this is going to work before the 2012 elections, it needs to be done in the next few months at the absolute latest.
Now personally, I don't think Obama will do any of this, because Obama doesn't want to save the economy, he is a Socialist who is trying his best to destroy the economy, to collapse capitalism, so he can usher in a new era of American Socialism. And I don't think Bill Clinton particularly cares for Barack Obama or his politics, he just puts on a good front for the sake of the old lady. He's not going to give Obama any advice, and Obama probably wouldn't take it anyway, but it was worth a shot to toss it out there, free of charge.
