^^^^^^ i agree , our economic system no longer works . it is time for a change . if you look through history is that the nations and empires that last are willing to change . this country has to be able to do the same thing . realize what dosent work and get rid of it .

Indeed!

If you look hard, you will find very economic system that developed a national bank, has failed. History is repeating itself. We need to pressure Mr. Obama to stay true to his word and "change" our system!

all I can say is time will tell

I just want to know what makes anyone including Obama (boo, hiss, JEER) thing that giving money to everything and everyone who has been screwing everything up will fix our problems?

Example:

The money to rebuild our power grid. Why in the hell does a corporation who has been charging us through the nose get to keep all their windfall rather than THEM who take our money for the utilities pay from their pockets to upgrade??? Why is it a tax payer responsibility?

Welfare????
WTF???????? That is one of the biggest black holes our government suffers from.

What about the BILLIONS of dollars given to hostile nations to further better relations with? Why not spend that money kicking their asses into place instead or spend that money domestically?

OBAMA, YOU ARE A BAD JOKE!

If you're going to call someone a bad joke, it was Bush that was a bad joke.

Obama is the worst joke yet and an utter douche.

Obama is the worst joke yet and an utter douche.

The economic system did not fail. It's working just as designed. Any capitalist economy will have downswings and they do not mean failure of any kind by the system. Just look at history - there are recessions roughly every 7-10 years.

The failure is in the people. Loans were taken out that should not have been. Legislators passed too much during the good times and did not save and prepare for the bad. Everyone bought too many toys at the peak acting like it would never end.

Our nation has the memory of a goldfish and has credit hooked to ourselves like an IV drip. We need to get off our credit addiction and learn to live within our means and prepare for the drop that ensues after each peak. If we do that, the peaks will still be high but the fall not nearly so far and we could bring down the costs of government as it would lessen the dependence on government social programs. Unfortunately, far too many would rather spend at the peak and cry for help from the government during the fall.

BTW, the only economic system to truly fail was in the direction our nation is heading: socialism. In many nations like the USSR, it failed to work as designed and output and standard of living fell.

You CANNOT expect change if someone continues the same failed policies and the same road.

You can replace all the people or leave them to stay, NOTHING will happen or change.

Obama WAS a better guy (instead of McCain) but he is turning out to be all talk - no action.

There is not a damn thing changed, I don't expect to have anything change, he is continuing the same failed policies.

Definition of an idiot: - Repeating the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.

He's only been in office for one month! Give the man a chance.

Good gosh people...he has been in office for what...four weeks!?? No one can change a thing in that short of a period. However he has managed to do what no other president has....he got that package passed in record time.

That last guy....Ahemmm...I mean I didn't vote for that man...and I had to ride it out...*****in all the way....At least this time....I feel like someone gives a chit.

Kat

The first thing Obama should have done in his four weeks was to shut down ALL government spending and addressed where the money was going in the first place rather than throw 700 BILLION More at it that does not exist!

So I ask all of you Obama supporters out there...

Where is all the money supposed to come from?

Higher taxes?

Like we are not taxed enough as it is?

Here is a phrase you had better get used to:

Misrepresentation and Over Taxation!

Obama is part of the problem!

He is just the part of the corruption that shows just like Bush.

What this country needs is Accountability and Responsibility on behalf of our Congress. Nothing more and nothing less!

Bush was on vacation already by this time.

bend over fanta so I can kick ya in the butt

The money he is responsible for allocating will be watched and tallied carefully. Bushes money before Obama got into office is lost forver. I personally think it is not enough money.
However....let the dice roll where they may. All we can do is watch and see....and maybe get involved. There is a site to see what is being done and where it goes.
I wish us all luck. Times are tough.

Kat

Where do you get your information andy?

ha ha ha...bush had already set the wheels in motion. Obama had no control over the first "stimulus" thingy. What a waste of money. These people need to get their collective asses slammed.

Hi fanta. Long time no see.
Kat

IIRC, there was something about going through the federal budget line by line in his campaign promises. I guess it's much easier just to irresponsibly throw over a trillion dollars at it before you figure out where you're wasting money. hell, if he found enough crap in the federal budget to cut, they could either pay down the debt or give us a tax cut. either way, consumer confidence goes up.