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	<title>Comments on: DeFazio Smacks Larry Summers for Being &#8220;Anti-Infrastructure&#8221;</title>
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		<title>By: Otay</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/23/defazio-smacks-larry-summers-for-being-anti-infrastructure/#comment-1805294</link>
		<dc:creator>Otay</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;The Democratic power elite are going to go along with the Repubs in enacting tax cuts, and the economy is going to go completely to hell this year.  And then the Repubs will blame the Dems for not being Republican enough.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Dems are being set up to take a fall, and they haven’t a clue (as usual).  And to make certain they are a complete failure, the Dem party elite are appointing more pro-tax-cut, anti-stimulus Blue Dogs into the senate (like Gillibrand in New York).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Dem party elite - useful idiots to the GOP.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Democratic power elite are going to go along with the Repubs in enacting tax cuts, and the economy is going to go completely to hell this year.  And then the Repubs will blame the Dems for not being Republican enough.</p>
<p>The Dems are being set up to take a fall, and they haven’t a clue (as usual).  And to make certain they are a complete failure, the Dem party elite are appointing more pro-tax-cut, anti-stimulus Blue Dogs into the senate (like Gillibrand in New York).</p>
<p>The Dem party elite &#8211; useful idiots to the GOP.</p>
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		<title>By: TJColatrella</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/23/defazio-smacks-larry-summers-for-being-anti-infrastructure/#comment-1805203</link>
		<dc:creator>TJColatrella</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;The real economic crisis is much worse than is really being fully realized at this point…and it’s gonna get worse so be prepared for it as much as you can be…&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;   President Obama’s package falls far short of what is really required to lift our economy and the suffering working and middle class and poor..as many have already implied or noted..&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;   The only real solution that will turn things around in America is if we support the underpinnings of our economy by returning to a system of government that exists To Serve The People…&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;   By this what is needed is for our government to provide the means by which Americans can once again produce and function and prosper…&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;  We have exported our very prosperity..!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;   To turn this around the only thing that will rejuvenate our nation and it’s economy is if we Nationalize certain major infrastructural essential assets so as to Promote Commerce..nationally for all!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;   Call it whatever you like I could care if you don’t agree or don’t like what I am saying but in this global economy if we do not Nationalize our Health Care costs and Energy those two at the very least then our days are numbered and the prosperity of the average American will be diminished by from 30-40% permanently and that is exactly what the bankers the Bilderbergers desire..&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;   If we Nationalize all major energy we could cut the cost of it by 30% and have tens of billions annually still after the cost cut for the development of alternative energy and new technologies…and create an economic boom that would benefit every American and every American business be it large or small..!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;   The same holds true for our nations insane Health Care costs we must fortify our industries by creating a single payer Health Care system run as a not for profit this is no longer even debatable and even industry is now favoring this..sadly President Obama still just doesn’t get it or lacks the courage and stamina to go directly to the American people and push for this..openly..!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;   Peter Orszag can easily explain how it’s not the baby boomers but the inflationary unreasonable annual increases of Heath care that are pulling us under..!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;   I voted for Obama but failure by those who supported him to make these concerns known due to some form of being enamored will only worked against the best interests of our nation and all Americans as a people…&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;   We will not see improvement that is lasting or substantive by following the directions of those who created this crisis and national emergency..!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;   It may even be best in the long run for us to see a collapse of the dollar or some other major shock yet further, as terrible as that really is for this administration to finally realize that Real Serious Major Reforms and reorganization of our system is the thing that will preserve us and move our nation and economy forward..!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;   We must adapt and we are not adapting we are not yet even restoring the regulations that prevented this sort of crisis for over 60 years, until these swindlers and thieves of Wall St. and Texas removed them so as to initiate their feeding frenzy of greed and larceny for which we all are paying in some manner..!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;   The secret is balance we can support our capitalist system with a little dash of yes Socialism…just the right amount so as to support those underpinnings of our economy that will make things function once again as they should have all along until Phil Gramm and Dick Armey and Ronald Reagan of course decided to destroy it due to their myopic hatred for the average American and belief that corporations are the people and corporate “personhood” the greatest perversion of our Founders intent and person ever codified since slavery..!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;   If he likes President Obama can declare this an emergency and invoke NSPD-51 and Nationalize for the sake of “continuity of government” and national security any industry or essential asset or even level of government unilaterally..!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;   I know this is extreme but even if Obama implies or reminds those of Congress of either party that this is a possibility we may finally see some of these so called Representatives snap out of their old corrupt ways and actually serve We The People..!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;    Either that or we must have ourselves declared corporations so that we can once again become “persons!”..&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The real economic crisis is much worse than is really being fully realized at this point…and it’s gonna get worse so be prepared for it as much as you can be…</p>
<p>   President Obama’s package falls far short of what is really required to lift our economy and the suffering working and middle class and poor..as many have already implied or noted..</p>
<p>   The only real solution that will turn things around in America is if we support the underpinnings of our economy by returning to a system of government that exists To Serve The People…</p>
<p>   By this what is needed is for our government to provide the means by which Americans can once again produce and function and prosper…</p>
<p>  We have exported our very prosperity..!</p>
<p>   To turn this around the only thing that will rejuvenate our nation and it’s economy is if we Nationalize certain major infrastructural essential assets so as to Promote Commerce..nationally for all!</p>
<p>   Call it whatever you like I could care if you don’t agree or don’t like what I am saying but in this global economy if we do not Nationalize our Health Care costs and Energy those two at the very least then our days are numbered and the prosperity of the average American will be diminished by from 30-40% permanently and that is exactly what the bankers the Bilderbergers desire..</p>
<p>   If we Nationalize all major energy we could cut the cost of it by 30% and have tens of billions annually still after the cost cut for the development of alternative energy and new technologies…and create an economic boom that would benefit every American and every American business be it large or small..!</p>
<p>   The same holds true for our nations insane Health Care costs we must fortify our industries by creating a single payer Health Care system run as a not for profit this is no longer even debatable and even industry is now favoring this..sadly President Obama still just doesn’t get it or lacks the courage and stamina to go directly to the American people and push for this..openly..!</p>
<p>   Peter Orszag can easily explain how it’s not the baby boomers but the inflationary unreasonable annual increases of Heath care that are pulling us under..!</p>
<p>   I voted for Obama but failure by those who supported him to make these concerns known due to some form of being enamored will only worked against the best interests of our nation and all Americans as a people…</p>
<p>   We will not see improvement that is lasting or substantive by following the directions of those who created this crisis and national emergency..!</p>
<p>   It may even be best in the long run for us to see a collapse of the dollar or some other major shock yet further, as terrible as that really is for this administration to finally realize that Real Serious Major Reforms and reorganization of our system is the thing that will preserve us and move our nation and economy forward..!</p>
<p>   We must adapt and we are not adapting we are not yet even restoring the regulations that prevented this sort of crisis for over 60 years, until these swindlers and thieves of Wall St. and Texas removed them so as to initiate their feeding frenzy of greed and larceny for which we all are paying in some manner..!</p>
<p>   The secret is balance we can support our capitalist system with a little dash of yes Socialism…just the right amount so as to support those underpinnings of our economy that will make things function once again as they should have all along until Phil Gramm and Dick Armey and Ronald Reagan of course decided to destroy it due to their myopic hatred for the average American and belief that corporations are the people and corporate “personhood” the greatest perversion of our Founders intent and person ever codified since slavery..!</p>
<p>   If he likes President Obama can declare this an emergency and invoke NSPD-51 and Nationalize for the sake of “continuity of government” and national security any industry or essential asset or even level of government unilaterally..!</p>
<p>   I know this is extreme but even if Obama implies or reminds those of Congress of either party that this is a possibility we may finally see some of these so called Representatives snap out of their old corrupt ways and actually serve We The People..!</p>
<p>    Either that or we must have ourselves declared corporations so that we can once again become “persons!”..</p>
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		<title>By: TJColatrella</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/23/defazio-smacks-larry-summers-for-being-anti-infrastructure/#comment-1805156</link>
		<dc:creator>TJColatrella</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;It’s really only at best 7% of the package and some of that will not be released until 2010..&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It’s really only at best 7% of the package and some of that will not be released until 2010..</p>
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		<title>By: OrganicGeorge</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/23/defazio-smacks-larry-summers-for-being-anti-infrastructure/#comment-1805130</link>
		<dc:creator>OrganicGeorge</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;A tax credit to someone who files a 1040 is a non-existent tax break.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The average income in the US is about $40,000.00.  With this economic downturn many Americans are finding themselves falling into poverty.  Again how does a tax break help someone who has no disposable income?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Americans entered this downturn with the highest debt load in history, mortgages, credit cards, home equity loans. etc.  Again how does a tax credit accelerate spending when most citizens have to reduce their debt load?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Summers has been wrong for long time on the economy, and the abilities of women.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A tax credit to someone who files a 1040 is a non-existent tax break.</p>
<p>The average income in the US is about $40,000.00.  With this economic downturn many Americans are finding themselves falling into poverty.  Again how does a tax break help someone who has no disposable income?</p>
<p>Americans entered this downturn with the highest debt load in history, mortgages, credit cards, home equity loans. etc.  Again how does a tax credit accelerate spending when most citizens have to reduce their debt load?</p>
<p>Summers has been wrong for long time on the economy, and the abilities of women.</p>
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		<title>By: Bluetoe2</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/23/defazio-smacks-larry-summers-for-being-anti-infrastructure/#comment-1805005</link>
		<dc:creator>Bluetoe2</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Would feel better if Obama had Krugman and Ravi Batra advising him rather than the dismal crowd he currently has around him.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Would feel better if Obama had Krugman and Ravi Batra advising him rather than the dismal crowd he currently has around him.</p>
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		<title>By: Bluetoe2</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bluetoe2</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Driving around streets and highways in Michigan one would think they were in a 3rd World country.  It’s particularly bad in urban areas.  They are absolutely abominabal!  It started with Michigan’s last Republican governor who basically bankrupted the state.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Driving around streets and highways in Michigan one would think they were in a 3rd World country.  It’s particularly bad in urban areas.  They are absolutely abominabal!  It started with Michigan’s last Republican governor who basically bankrupted the state.</p>
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		<title>By: JamesJoyce</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/23/defazio-smacks-larry-summers-for-being-anti-infrastructure/#comment-1804987</link>
		<dc:creator>JamesJoyce</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-1526629/Taxation-tax-exempt-status-denied.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms.....enied.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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		<title>By: JamesJoyce</title>
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		<dc:creator>JamesJoyce</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Energy and health care represent 24.6 % of GDP?????&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Energy and health care represent 24.6 % of GDP?????</p>
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		<title>By: JamesJoyce</title>
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		<dc:creator>JamesJoyce</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;An example of what I speak!!   Mandated health care in Massachusetts?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Using the department of revenue tax code to penalize people/citizens who cannot afford overpriced health care insurance premiums is the shit revolutions are made of!!  How many corporations in the health services are tax exempt by virtue of IRS determination.   Now using the color of law citizens are penalized for not paying premiums to:   TAX EXEMPT NOT FOR PROFIT health care insurers like Blue Cross Blue Shield and the like.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is fucking insane.   You pay premiums and get ill.  GO bankrupt trying to stay alive, even with insurance people lose homes, property and liberty.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So much for tax exempt health care corporations “”relieving the burdens of government.”&quot;  This is a bold face fucking lie!!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>An example of what I speak!!   Mandated health care in Massachusetts?</p>
<p>Using the department of revenue tax code to penalize people/citizens who cannot afford overpriced health care insurance premiums is the shit revolutions are made of!!  How many corporations in the health services are tax exempt by virtue of IRS determination.   Now using the color of law citizens are penalized for not paying premiums to:   TAX EXEMPT NOT FOR PROFIT health care insurers like Blue Cross Blue Shield and the like.</p>
<p>This is fucking insane.   You pay premiums and get ill.  GO bankrupt trying to stay alive, even with insurance people lose homes, property and liberty.</p>
<p>So much for tax exempt health care corporations “”relieving the burdens of government.”&quot;  This is a bold face fucking lie!!</p>
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		<title>By: JamesJoyce</title>
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		<dc:creator>JamesJoyce</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;2005 stats   Combined energy and health care represent 24.6 % of GDP?  Reliable stats for 06 07 08  do not exist yet?  Now ad that % of GDP for an oil war in Iraq??  No welfare for corporations here!!!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lower energy and health care costs as a %  of GDP will provide more liberty for Americans.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The liberties we American’s enjoy are all predicated on energy and health!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Powerful corporate interests enabled by well lubed politicians have been raping Americans for decades……   The extent of the “rape” as forewarned by Jefferson is now realized…&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>2005 stats   Combined energy and health care represent 24.6 % of GDP?  Reliable stats for 06 07 08  do not exist yet?  Now ad that % of GDP for an oil war in Iraq??  No welfare for corporations here!!!</p>
<p>Lower energy and health care costs as a %  of GDP will provide more liberty for Americans.</p>
<p>The liberties we American’s enjoy are all predicated on energy and health!</p>
<p>Powerful corporate interests enabled by well lubed politicians have been raping Americans for decades……   The extent of the “rape” as forewarned by Jefferson is now realized…</p>
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