The politicians seem to think that simply scattering a bunch of money around will promote the "US economy". Too bad politicians don't have to pass a competency test before they get their hands on taxpayer money. Simple logic proves how reckless their action was.
If a pile of checks are sent out, then a huge chunk of the money will go to food and inexpensive goods (Walmart type stores), and to expensive life-style buys (overseas supplied too).
The employment in other countries will be given a massive assistance by the purchases coming from the “US Stimulation Package”.
The politicians would have done better by, for example:
1 Giving out $billions in food stamps that get spent locally and help the poor. This returns more than $1 into the community for every food stamp dollar spent.
2 Setting aside $billions more to extend Unemployment Insurance that also helps locally. Include retraining assistance to help them get employed into a changed work environment.
3 Include using $10-20 billion for maybe clean fuels research, or redesign rebating to clean up dirty coal power plants.
4 And by taking a whopping $100 billion of it, and telling the American public that the money is up for grabs for the full cost of their purchase of installed operational wind and solar power collectors, of all sizes, on a first come first served basis. Exclude large power farms from this stimulation package but not the bulk purchases of with-in city limits units that cities may wish to install. Many American people, cities and companies would jump in to get their chunk of the $billions.
Engaging these few things would cause instant effects and the money will be invested to promote the “US economy”.
The continuing effect would be us becoming world leaders in these and other clean power technologies, many Americans finding permanent good employment, the US becoming a little more energy secure, and investment in the US stock market would also be assisted upward by the effect of American companies gearing up for the manufacturing, sales, and educational needs.
Giving the poor, unemployed, and low paid people a few dollars won’t help them or the economy. The permanent availability of many good paying jobs would be better for them and the current middle class. Sort of like being given a fish as opposed to being helped to become a fisherman.
My first blog on “The US Stimulation Package” can be found at: http://community.myfoxstl.com/blogs/JosephThePoet
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Thursday, January 24, 2008
The US Stimulation Package
If the politicians choice of how to proceed with protecting the country’s future, our lives, is to simply throw out a bunch of money and hope something good happens then this does not fit with God’s way of His helping those who help themselves.
God gave us a brain for us to use it.
He forgives us for when we were unaware, but our choosing to not follow His way once we know better is another matter.
We were informed that we should tend this Earth garden, and look at it.
We have additional knowledge that allows us to choose the intelligent path and we could then promote our better life to the world, but the time for us to choose to act correctly is running out fast.
I offer one idea to stimulate the country while adding protection to better secure our way of life, under “North American Threats” at:
http://community.myfoxstl.com/blogs/JosephThePoet
God gave us a brain for us to use it.
He forgives us for when we were unaware, but our choosing to not follow His way once we know better is another matter.
We were informed that we should tend this Earth garden, and look at it.
We have additional knowledge that allows us to choose the intelligent path and we could then promote our better life to the world, but the time for us to choose to act correctly is running out fast.
I offer one idea to stimulate the country while adding protection to better secure our way of life, under “North American Threats” at:
http://community.myfoxstl.com/blogs/JosephThePoet
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Threats to North America
There are several threats to North America that need attention, and a solution to ease all of these problems is technically sound. The physics have been proven, and used, for decades.
Energy independence is a necessity for the security of North America. Security is not just about bombs and borders. Our civilization and economy are under threat from actions by big businesses, other countries and radical groups.
Pollution has to be brought under control. The private sector cannot be allowed to continue to poison our planet for their quick dirty profit. Man-made greenhouse heating is a byproduct of our unrestrained polluting.
Local employment needs a boost. Too many of the good paying jobs are leaving North America. We need new products to manufacture and sell.
Those who don’t want change would like us to ignore a more intelligent way of living, and they are benefiting at our expense. The government is afraid of change in case they may lose a tax source, and they receive a lot of their political money from big businesses.
The U.S. will spend more than $1 trillion in Iraq to, supposedly, secure America’s oil energy needs.
Now consider a product that can address all these needs. A product that would create jobs ranging from mining and smelting to sales, manufacturing, installation, maintenance and education.
We have all heard of the large amount of energy that will be saved by switching to energy efficient light bulbs. Well consider if wind generators, of many sizes, are promoted to be built and installed everywhere. Homes and businesses could have generators to assist in meeting their energy needs that are also hooked into the grid to add to our available power, and these will protect us locally during blackouts. A single backup gas generator doesn’t supply the full power requirements of a home, nor does a single wind or solar collector need to. Cars were not as energy efficient when first introduced as they are today, and these power collectors will also improve in efficiency over time.
Farmers in need of extra income could receive assistance to install the larger wind generators, one or more, on their property instead of gearing up to use food crops as fuel sources.
The government should aggressively promote hydrogen powered vehicles also, by ensuring hydrogen can be accessed as easily as gasoline is.
Oil has pollution in everything about it. Look at the roads after a rain and oil is everywhere.
The government must stop catering to big businesses and wasting tax money to prop up the oil industries, and must instead address the threats to our planet and economy.
The political candidates should promote a path into our future, not just babble vaguely about working on these threats to North America. The economy, energy and pollution must be addressed now.
Energy independence is a necessity for the security of North America. Security is not just about bombs and borders. Our civilization and economy are under threat from actions by big businesses, other countries and radical groups.
Pollution has to be brought under control. The private sector cannot be allowed to continue to poison our planet for their quick dirty profit. Man-made greenhouse heating is a byproduct of our unrestrained polluting.
Local employment needs a boost. Too many of the good paying jobs are leaving North America. We need new products to manufacture and sell.
Those who don’t want change would like us to ignore a more intelligent way of living, and they are benefiting at our expense. The government is afraid of change in case they may lose a tax source, and they receive a lot of their political money from big businesses.
The U.S. will spend more than $1 trillion in Iraq to, supposedly, secure America’s oil energy needs.
Now consider a product that can address all these needs. A product that would create jobs ranging from mining and smelting to sales, manufacturing, installation, maintenance and education.
We have all heard of the large amount of energy that will be saved by switching to energy efficient light bulbs. Well consider if wind generators, of many sizes, are promoted to be built and installed everywhere. Homes and businesses could have generators to assist in meeting their energy needs that are also hooked into the grid to add to our available power, and these will protect us locally during blackouts. A single backup gas generator doesn’t supply the full power requirements of a home, nor does a single wind or solar collector need to. Cars were not as energy efficient when first introduced as they are today, and these power collectors will also improve in efficiency over time.
Farmers in need of extra income could receive assistance to install the larger wind generators, one or more, on their property instead of gearing up to use food crops as fuel sources.
The government should aggressively promote hydrogen powered vehicles also, by ensuring hydrogen can be accessed as easily as gasoline is.
Oil has pollution in everything about it. Look at the roads after a rain and oil is everywhere.
The government must stop catering to big businesses and wasting tax money to prop up the oil industries, and must instead address the threats to our planet and economy.
The political candidates should promote a path into our future, not just babble vaguely about working on these threats to North America. The economy, energy and pollution must be addressed now.
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