[url]http://money.cnn.com/2011/06/13/news/economy/obama_jobs/index.htm[/url]
[quote][b]"We need to solve our medium and long-term debt problems, not just for abstract reasons, but because they're a concrete impediment to growth and jobs," Obama said at the second meeting of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness.[/b]
The jobs council met in Durham, N.C., to discuss different ideas for jobs creation, which mostly revolved around things the federal government can do to speed up or cull back regulation of private businesses.
The meeting came 10 days after a disappointing May jobs report, and heightened criticism lobbed by both parties against each other that leaders aren't doing enough on job growth.
[b]The president said finding a way to cut mounting federal deficits would help private businesses feel more secure about the future, so they will be more likely to invest more on jobs.[/b]
Obama also took a swipe at Congress, noting that most of the suggestions his jobs council offered were things that private industry or the executive office could do that wouldn't require congressional action.
"It sends a message to Congress that we shouldn't have to work around Congress," Obama said. "Regardless of whatever political camp you're in, there are some common sense ideas that we can all embrace and that should not be subject to political gamesmanship."
For example, jobs council members suggested speeding up the permitting process for construction projects. But the president noted there's only so much power the executive office has on that sort of thing, since local communities get a say on what gets built in their neighborhoods.
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Obama said he had heard the U.S. ranks low among nations on the speed at which a project gets to the construction stage.
"That's not very good," he said. "There's a way to maintain our environmental standards and make sure communities have a voice -- and not just have layer upon layer of bureaucracy tying things up." But Obama didn't offer any specifics as to how to balance the two competing goals.
"We want to grow, we want to buy more airplanes, but we're not just generating sufficient profits to make those kinds of investments," Kelly said.
But upgrading the air traffic control system would cost a lot of money, and would require Congress to loosen its purse strings.
Obama said such investments are worth it.
"As we move forward, distinguishing between smart investments and dumb investments -- it's not something that's often highlighted in these debates," Obama said. [/quote]
Duuuurrrrrrrr....
Cut military budget in half, use it to pay off debt
Gone in 10 years
Throw in 100 billion for NASA and we've got ourselves progress
In other news, the Sky is blue, the Grass is green, and a bomb went off in Iraq.
They're not in debt. You're in debt. To them. Now go slave away years of your life to make up for that debt.
[quote]"As we move forward, distinguishing between smart investments and dumb investments -- it's not something that's often highlighted in these debates," Obama said.[/quote] Yes, like the bailouts. Thank you for bailing out major corporations instead of the people of America, Mister President. Also thank you for extending the War on Terror, the War on Drugs and the Bush tax cuts.
[QUOTE=fishyfish777;30438272]Yes, like the bailouts. Thank you for bailing out major corporations instead of the people of America, Mister President.[/QUOTE]
I'm pretty sure any economist will tell you that the bailouts prevented another great depression
They'll also tell you that more regulation in the first place would have prevented it but bygones
[QUOTE=ThePutty;30438151]Cut military budget in half, use it to pay off debt
Gone in 10 years
Throw in 100 billion for NASA and we've got ourselves progress[/QUOTE]
but terrorists
[QUOTE=Zeke129;30438298]I'm pretty sure any economist will tell you that the bailouts prevented another great depression
They'll also tell you that more regulation in the first place would have prevented it but bygones[/QUOTE]
But that's socialism, and socialism is communism, and communism is nazism.
Zeke129 is Hitler.
[QUOTE=ThePutty;30438151]Cut military budget in half, use it to pay off debt
Gone in 10 years
Throw in 100 billion for NASA and we've got ourselves progress[/QUOTE]
You should be president.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;30438298]I'm pretty sure any economist will tell you that the bailouts prevented another great depression
They'll also tell you that more regulation in the first place would have prevented it but bygones[/QUOTE]
There are plenty of economists who were against the bailouts. At best, it's simply extending what's inevitable (the fall of the Big Three minus FoMoCo) using vast amounts of taxpayer money and floating those overpaid union workers that much longer until the fact that people simply aren't buying their cars because they're rubbish hits them.
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We also have other car companies in this country that employ people, you know...
Well heil fucking hitler
[QUOTE=THEMikeDurham;30438202]They're not in debt. You're in debt. To them. Now go slave away years of your life to make up for that debt.[/QUOTE]
I hope one day I can break from my conformity and be as cool as this guy
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[QUOTE=ThePutty;30438151]Cut military budget in half, use it to pay off debt
Gone in 10 years
Throw in 100 billion for NASA and we've got ourselves progress[/QUOTE]
The only military budget that should be kept or even raised is to DARPA. They've been coming up with all kinds of cool shit lately.
[QUOTE=ThePutty;30438151]Cut military budget in half, use it to pay off debt
Gone in 10 years
Throw in 100 billion for NASA and we've got ourselves progress[/QUOTE]
Can you tell me why we should cut the military? I fully support the opinion, but I want some other ideas to back it up. :)
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[QUOTE=fishyfish777;30438451]There are plenty of economists who were against the bailouts. At best, it's simply extending what's inevitable (the fall of the Big Three minus FoMoCo) using vast amounts of taxpayer money and floating those overpaid union workers that much longer until the fact that people simply aren't buying their cars because they're rubbish hits them.
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We also have other car companies in this country that employ people, you know...[/QUOTE]
Waiting for Zeke to respond...
Disband the military.
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[QUOTE=Meatpuppet;30439088]Can you tell me why we should cut the military? I fully support the opinion, but I want some other ideas to back it up. :)
[/QUOTE]
Why should we keep pouring money into it? What does the military do for us other than kill brown people?
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;30439110]Disband the military.[/QUOTE]
that's dumb. we need the military, not as much as we're 'needing' it now, but we need it.
[QUOTE=ThePutty;30438151]Cut military budget in half, use it to pay off debt
Gone in 10 years
Throw in 100 billion for NASA and we've got ourselves progress[/QUOTE]
Yeah lets crash a huge industry with more highly specialized highly paying highly exclusive jobs than you can shake a stick at in one short decade makes perfect sense our economy would be so great after that one.
I could see it decreasing by 20% over the decade from ending the wars but any more isn't happening. I don't get why people would ever think Republicans or Democrats would agree to that.
[QUOTE=Meller Yeller;30439018]
The only military budget that should be kept or even raised is to DARPA. They've been coming up with all kinds of cool shit lately.[/QUOTE]
Shit guys looks like this dude has it all sorted out we should put him in a position of authority.
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;30439110]Disband the military.
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Why should we keep pouring money into it? What does the military do for us other than kill brown people?[/QUOTE]
Let's not.
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[QUOTE=POLOPOZOZO;30439128]Yeah lets crash a huge industry with more highly specialized highly paying highly exclusive jobs than you can shake a stick at in one short decade makes perfect sense our economy would be so great after that one.
I could see it decreasing by 20% over the decade from ending the wars but any more isn't happening. I don't get why people would ever think Republicans or Democrats would agree to that.[/QUOTE]
Why don't you change your economy so it doesn't revolve around war then.
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reinvent yourselves
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;30439110]Disband the military.
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Why should we keep pouring money into it? What does the military do for us other than kill brown people?[/QUOTE]
We're actually protecting other countries in the Middle East right now. If we just left, well, I don't know. What would happen?
The American military budget really is a mystery. Why do they need so much military equipment in the first place?
They're investing in the military because it might get them oil, bush.
[QUOTE=Lambeth;30439129]
Why don't you change your economy so it doesn't revolve around war then.[/QUOTE]
Yeah that will take like 60 years at least considering the US has had a dedicated defense industry for at least that long.
perhaps we should stop invading every country that has brown people in it
or maybe stop sending foreign aid to a ton of countries that hate us
or maybe run the government properly and dont bail out banks that scam the average american out of their houses
or maybe we should all just kill ourselves, because our country cant do anything right
[QUOTE=Kopimi;30439206]perhaps we should stop invading every country that has brown people in it
or maybe stop sending foreign aid to a ton of countries that hate us
or maybe run the government properly and dont bail out banks that scam the average american out of their houses
or maybe we should all just kill ourselves, because our country cant do anything right[/QUOTE]
or, you know, move
[QUOTE=POLOPOZOZO;30439185]Yeah that will take like 60 years at least considering the US has had a dedicated defense industry for at least that long.[/QUOTE]
It isn't impossible
I think he was saying the obvious because the republicans seem to fail realize the obvious.
it's funny how you're insulting your own country saying "it can't do anything right" when you show a great sense of nationalism by saying we should kill ourselves instead of moving
[QUOTE=booster;30439181]The American military budget really is a mystery. Why do they need so much military equipment in the first place?[/QUOTE]
Because they needed it during the Cold war, and throwing money at it became a habit.
[QUOTE=Psychokitten;30439237]Because they needed it during the Cold war, and throwing money at it became a habit.[/QUOTE]
you rated almost every post here dumb
[QUOTE=Meatpuppet;30439218]or, you know, move[/QUOTE]
moving out won't stop america from being an imperialist country full of corruption
[QUOTE=Kopimi;30439264]moving out won't stop america from being an imperialist country full of corruption[/QUOTE]
what possible effect could that have on you if you were in another country :downs:
that was sarcasm
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