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The Second New Deal

The best way to fix the economy is to do exactly what Franklin Roosevelt did in the 1930s. Instead of handing out money like candy, the government needs to feed it into the middle class through public works projects. Doing this will modernize the nation's infrastructure and create millions of jobs. Here are some of the projects that the government should invest in.

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6 days 23 hours ago – Made popular 6 days 23 hours ago
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BAILOUT REFORM

IT SEEMS THAT THE PRESENT BAILOUT PLANS ARE JUST MORE TRICKLE DOWN ECONOMICS. WHY NOT GO THE OTHER WAY. I KNOW THIS IS NOT AN ORIGINAL IDEA BUT WHY NOT INVEST SOME OF THE TAX PAYERS MONEY BACK TO THE TAXPAYER. THEN LET THEM USE IT AS THEY SEE FIT.(SAVE, SPEND, PAY BILLS ETC) IN MY DAY, PAYING FOR THINGS IN CASH WAS A VIRTUE.

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6 days 4 hours ago – Made popular 6 days 4 hours ago
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Out sourcing

I am tired of getting call centers outside the US. I am an American I like to speak to Americans when I need help. The out sourcing has got to stop. I want a person from the US on the other side of the line. I heard Obama stated that he wants to reward the companies that do not out source by giving them incentives. Great lets solve the issue by throwing money at it.

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2 hours 9 min ago – Made popular 2 hours 9 min ago
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Social Security & The X Generation: Time to Invest

I’m in my thirties. I’m in it for the long term. The current stock market has me more worried about job prospects than the value of my stock portfolio. I’m confident that the market will rebound again and fall again and rebound again and so forth over the next thirty years.

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5 hours 52 min ago – Made popular 5 hours 52 min ago
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smart smart dumb

Capital Crossing, one of the most toxic mortgage holders in the subprime field, just paid its preferred stockholders an 8 1/2 % dividend
, then called the stock at the full $25 price.
Its owned by Lehman Bros.
Our super smart politicians are being jobbed by the brokerage and banking slicksters who sold them a bad deal.
#1 There is no mortgage crisis.

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2 days 3 hours ago – Made popular 2 days 3 hours ago
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Repubs lack a sense of irony

I hope I was not the only one who got a laugh from McCain's press conference shortly before the election from WATERLOO Iowa. Now they are launching a nationwide thank you campaign for Sare Palin on TURKEY day. There is something wrong with these people.

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6 days 23 hours ago – Made popular 6 days 23 hours ago
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