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America needs to do more for financial recovery
Is US economy recovering?
Many bubbles and stock market movements give the US and other nations a false notion that US is back on the road to recovery.
Since the recession that started in 2007, the number of unemployed has risen to 15.7 million and the September 09 saw 190,000 fresh job losses registering the highest unemployment rate of 10.2% since 1983 which is alarming.
Another alarming fact is that dollar is losing its value fast adding to the woes of not only the US economy but the world economies at large.
It is clear that the policies of the Obama government need to be reviewed and revised for better results not only to ensure the progress of American economy and its citizens but also the entire world at large.
The US holds more than 8000 tons of gold and at current rates $19 trillion. Selling a part of gold and pumping it into the economy may fasten the economic recovery.
The policy makers in the US need to act fast to bring the glory back to the American economy by discussing viable alternatives that give short term and long term results. The present economic situation calls for heavy government spending like during the depression days and it appears that financial stimulus alone will not work wonders in the current situation.
The US recovery is important not only for the Americans but also to the entire community of nations as a financially strong America with happy citizens boosts the growth and progress in all the other nations. A weak America slows down the growth and progress in other nations too. The fate of world economies hangs on how successfully America recovers financially and how soon.
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at 08:43 on November 7th, 2009
Three Decades of Subsidized Risk
- Charles Gasparino, Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405...4180541392.html
at 08:43 on November 7th, 2009
The Stimulus Plan Has Failed - Editorial, Investor's Business Daily
http://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2...ure__97495.html
at 08:43 on November 7th, 2009
Green Initiative Hasn't Stimulated Jobs - Alec MacGillis, Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...9110603919.html
at 08:44 on November 7th, 2009
A 'Jobless Recovery' Is Nothing to Get Excited About - Colin Barr, Fortune
Stop the 'jobless recovery' madness!
An economy that isn't creating employment opportunities simply isn't doing its job.
http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/06/news/econo...sion=2009110614
at 08:47 on November 7th, 2009
Comparing This Recession to Previous Ones: Job Losses
New York Times
One of the severe problems with this economic downturn is the introduction of Orwellian language to “manage” it. Before this recession, no president or ...
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/...s-job-losses-4/
at 09:30 on November 7th, 2009
Policymakers hope that this kind of rallies could be beneficial even when not based on fundamentals. They think if markets rebound sharply, it will boost buyers’ spirits that eventually will stimulate the consumption economy.
But this won't happen soon consumers are hoarding their cash to paiy down debt. The problem is the economy has to much debt, the private sector is paying down while the public sector is increasing debt. On balance no improvement even worse more debt. The US economy is a 14.15 trillion dollar train wreck waiting to happen. House prices are tumbling deflation is despite the feds efforts not diminishing; meanwhile they are creating the threat of (hyper) inflation in the (near) future. Unemployment is at 16.8%. And the massive debt burden will eventually crush all of us people.
"Consumer confidence not only surprised to the downside in September but the Conference Board index actually fell to 53.1 from 54.5 with both the 'present situation' and the 'expectations' component failing to build on the August cash for clunkers rebound. Read more here.
at 10:28 on November 7th, 2009
I will be much surprised if 8-10% unemployment isn't found to be an acceptable level for the next 5 years, perhaps 10 years. 8% to 10% being acceptable because it is better than 18% to 20%.