JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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buttamimi
'Recovery will not come overnight.' How true. It took eight years to mess up the economy and it will take at least a couple of years to get it back to anywhere near normal. It will be a huge task. But, Obama is the man. What a refreshing change to see someone of intelligence leading the nation. Also a bonus is his Harvard educated wife. Wow! What a magnificent change.
Posted in: Obama says there is no time to lose as he unveils economic team
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buttamimi
Well, my guess is that part of the money is going to come from savings made from bringing the troops home from Iraq and putting a stop to the search for WMDs, which has gone on for nearly eight fruitless years. Also, closing Guantanomo Bay will save a little bit of cash. Perhaps Mr. Obama will narrow the gap between the rich and poor, which, compared to Japan, is obscene. I must admit it's going to be hard to repair the damage of the most incompetent, disliked Presidents in history.
Posted in: Obama says there is no time to lose as he unveils economic team
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buttamimi
Is any bank safe?
Posted in: U.S. government unveils bold plan to rescue Citigroup
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buttamimi
No they should not be rescued. That is not how unregualated, trickle down capitalism works. The American electorate voted twice in a row for a President who was and is a total incompetent. It is under the Bush administration that the present financial meltdown has developed. Imagine if Al Gore had been elected, I am sure he would have ensured that the car industry would have been forced to produce more environmentally friendly autos and would have been given governmental support. But, the electorate decided otherwise. So be it. I am sure the present situation would not have happened under a more intelligent administration.
Posted in: What's your view on whether or not the U.S. government should bail out the Big 3 automakers?
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buttamimi
Sarge: 'You're right. It's possible that Obama, even though he is a radical leftist, will see the light and see that free markets and capitalism is the driving force behind our economy, and that going after terrorists and not appeasing them is the path to peace and security. It's possible. He may reverse himself and not do untold damage to the country.'
Buttamimi: Civillian deaths due to the war in Iraq: approx: 90,000. The economy under Bush: The worst economic meltdown since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Mr. Obama is going to have his work cut out to repair the damage left by the present incompetent.
Posted in: Obama outlines plans to create 2.5 million jobs
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buttamimi
This gives a new meaning to the phrase of 'being in the red.'
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buttamimi
Airheads of the world unite!
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buttamimi
I think the message hasn't really sunk in. From soaring obesity levels to insane use of credit, the American dream is just that, a dream. The real message is that OVER INDULGENCE has consequences. You just cannot eat as much as you want and borrow as much as you want without consequences. The same applies to the car industry. You cannot keep on producing and buying gas guzzlers without paying the consequences. The chicken has come home to roost. If politicians, on both sides of the isle, continue promoting the American dream, that anything is possible, then there will be no way out of the present problems. The days of driving into a hamburger joint in a humvee and buying a double whopper with large fries, paying with one of a half dozen credit cards, is over.
Posted in: Stocks in Japan dive 6.9% after U.S. sell-off
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buttamimi
There is no doubt what triggered the present World recession. It was the American sub-prime loan debacle, coupled with the hands-off deregulatory mindset of the American government. If anyone believes that what is going on now in America is an "adjustment," is living in cloud cuckoo land. How interesting it is to see the big American auto makers going cap in hand for bailout money to the American congress. How pathetic. Here we have an auto industry which has been producing gas guzzling cars without a thought for the future, and now when they are unable to sell them, they expect the taxpayer to bail them out. What a joke. If anyone wants to see 'frogs floundering around in a pot of increasing hot water,' I suggest take take a trip to Detroit.
Posted in: Japan slides into recession for 1st time since 2001
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buttamimi
Unlike many other countries, the Japanese did not go on a credit card binge, take out loans they couldn't afford or not save for a rainy day. The Japanese have been, generally, level-headed when it comes to monetary fiscal responsibilty. As for industries, one only has to compare the irresponsibility of the American car industry to the Japanese car industry. At this very moment, executives of the major American car companies are going cap in hand to congress asking for a bailout. From the financial sector to the car industry, America has been totally irresponsible. Now, the world is paying for that irresponsibility.
Posted in: Japan slides into recession for 1st time since 2001
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buttamimi
The Japanese government today officially said Japan had entered a recessionary period.
Posted in: Japan slides into recession for 1st time since 2001
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buttamimi
Japan no longer needs to feel isolated. It has now become the latest member of the American led world recession group. To remain a member, it needs to encourage more spending and less saving, more use of credit cards and offer sub-prime loans to those with bad credit ratings.
Posted in: Japan slides into recession for 1st time since 2001
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buttamimi
I think they've lost track of why they are there.
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buttamimi
Someone should kick their butts.
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buttamimi
The Devil's will.
Posted in: Palin puts 'brutal' 2008 behind her, looks to 2012
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buttamimi
According to the lady herself:“I'll plow through that door, if it’s God’s will." Meaning, if it's God's will, she will run again in 2012. An odd phrase, to say the least. Let's hope God will, as he did this time, slam the door in her face. Chill baby, Chill.
Posted in: Palin puts 'brutal' 2008 behind her, looks to 2012
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buttamimi
I think we've had enough of Palin. She has little or nothing of substance to offer, except the usual Republican talking points. Guns, God and Mooseburgers.
Posted in: Palin puts 'brutal' 2008 behind her, looks to 2012
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buttamimi
Congratulations on Seibu getting the Lion's share.
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buttamimi
Wright or wrong, Obama will be soon replacing the most unpopular President in American history.
Posted in: Bushes and Obamas: All smiles at the White House
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buttamimi
This will upset the 'drill baby, drill' crowd. Also, allowing stem cell research will upset Palin's 'evangelical creationist' group. What next? A ban on helicopter hunting?
Posted in: Obama to use executive orders to reverse Bush policies