Economic Policy (Centrist columnists)
Barack Obama: The President of Bait and Switch
by John Kusumi (centrist liberal)
Published: February 25, 2009
Four quotes from Clinton and one from Obama add up to revealing insight about U.S. policy.
Loan-Shedding, Own-to-Lease: Financial Stability while Unlocking Demand
by Ohm (centrist)
Published: February 11, 2009
The biggest, and really the most intended, gain in an "Own-to-Lease" approach to Financial Stability & Reconstruction will be the resurrection of plummeted demand for goods and services. That would help arrest the hemorrhage of jobs. This demand resurrection will not be via more loan-loading on the low income household, rather through the much needed loan-shedding.
Big & Sweeping Action: Indeed, But It's a Vector!
by Ohm (centrist)
Published: January 25, 2009
"Big" can yield huge consequences, of either type - Good or Catastrophic, depending on the details. The Big & Bold should be articles of willingness even as the effort should really be on size-control, focus, right-direction and effectiveness. A Govt. spun business-like Good Bank might be a much better idea than a Bad Bank. It would be a bank NOT rooted in the aim of artificially keeping a banking institution alive, yet ensure that a viable Banking SYSTEM comes forth from the cleanup. Among other things, Revisiting a key common actor in the recent bubbles opens up new directions and thoughts.
Economic Recovery Mission & Tax Cuts Just Don’t Mix!
by Ohm (centrist)
Published: January 24, 2009
A repeat investment into social sector is required today, Recession or No Recession. Doing it NOW further helps stem the imploding cycle of jobs losses. It's hypocrisy to say "These Projects are robbing from Our Kids", yet vote for them stapled with across-the-board tax breaks.
Why Not “Give Up” on Housing (Bull market) Resurrection?
by Ohm (centrist)
Published: January 22, 2009
Instead of pumping gazillions into the hazardous vision of reinflating the asset prices, perhaps the right approach is to facilitate housing find its true bottom, while quasi-protect the bank. By the very nature of the security in the housing loan, only around the bottom will banks begin to finance housing again in a big way without asking for an Unreal Downpayment or Astronomical Interest Rates
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