LOL If we contiue down the Obama road we will be so far in debit and our Companies we be at an even bigger disadvantage because they will be even more over taxed then they are now. Our workers and companies can compete with anyone if the government would get out of the way and remove the income tax!

We were already there well before Obama was elected. IMHO, the die was cast in March of 2003, way back when those teabagging mm4m Republicans were in charge.

The difference, of course, is that Obama’s trying to be smart with the fiscal firehose. It’s still a firehose, but there’s at least a chance that /something/ positive will come from it. Unlike the previous president, who seemed to just use the fiscal firehose to funnel money to the defense industry and the likes of Haliburton and Blackwater/Xe.

Seriously, I’m pretty sure that I’m going to be paying off Bush’s fiscal indiscretions in one way or another (taxes and/or inflation) for the rest of my working life… So using the fiscal firehose in a hail-mary play to see if we can fix things before it’s too late doesn’t seem like such a bad idea — and maybe things will be better before my unborn children reach adulthood.

Hey, you started it. And just repeating talking points isn’t going to convince anyone.

I am no fan of Bush and agree the Rs are a joke. But that is no excuse to go from the pan into the fire. Government Waste is still government waste.

Things will pick up no matter what. But without any income tax our companies would not need a bail out.

Talking points? What talking points do you think I am repeating? Who is talking about NO INCOME TAX? No major party.

Very good, LOL. Every laugh is valuable in these troubled times. (ethnic teens and corrupt CEOs) indeed!

Thanks.

I’ll bite.

Using abandoned and nonproductive land (hydroponics in the idle manufacturing plants sharing space with power pack assembly lines? – who wouldn’t want a freshly grown veggie break every 2 hours?) for growing food and high value crops, using at risk population (ethnic teens and corrupt CEOS) labor to raise, manage and sell high value specialty crops (i.e. legalize it locally, tax it nationally) at many farmer’s markets 24/7 all over the city is the most productive use (hint, make the first crop sunflowers to take up all the toxins and then send the sunflowers and their roots to a high level toxic repository like Rocky Flats was.)

Most important part – each worker gets an individualized jacket and headkerchief in the project colors – it’s the green gang – do work, get rich, make a family, grow some roots (literally and communally) , be happy.

You’d see a huge, instant rebound in the economy and a happier population. The upper midwest needs to have huge pride, but it’s got to be based on something that has a long term future.

Given the compact minivanesque vehicle featured in the article above that the only growing market Chinese demand in their favored Buick flavor, the PHEV app does seem a nonbrainer to globalize the product, as independently supported below. GM just needs to market it to the minivan and midsize crowd, even though it’s really a compact sedan. They could also create a luxury trim to pick up the all important luxury crowd.

A new report on PHEV consumer interest, Morpace Powertrain Acceptance and Consumer Engagement, just came out from Morpace auto market consulting and shows that … [PHEV] consideration is strongest among luxury car owners … but those driving midsize cars and minivans also tend to be more interested in PHEVs.