How to Save the American Economy

[Michael-5]

killerzX said:

Michael-5 said:

kain_kusanagi said:

I want a huge cut in government costs. That means closing crap like the Department of Education.

I want unions to have less power. We have all the worker's rights laws we need, now unions do nothing but costs us all money.

I want term limits for congress.

I want all our fuel resources utilized. That goes for oil, coal, coal to oil, wind, solar and most importantly nuclear.

I want congress to stop stealing money from Social Security.

I want the USA to leave the UN. The security council is a joke.

This is why the rest of the world makes fun of Americans for being dumb...I tink the Department of Education is one of the most important things needed in the USA.

im guessing you dont realize the the DOE does nothing, except waste money. it certainly doesnt educate anybody. we have over tripled spending on education in the past 3 decades, and test score have remained flat. we have nothing to show for it. nothing. we need to give control back to the states, and let them decide how to best educate kids.

Unions to have less power? Alright lets make life shit for people. Lets let Wal-Mart CEO's become richer, and the poor become poorer.

you are also demenstrating a complete lack of understanding basic economics. if businesses were run like that then they wouldnt be in business much longer. Businesses have an incentive to keep productive employees and to keep prices down for the consumer. CEO are getting richer right now and unions have death grips on many industries. its not because of lack of unions, its becuase of cronyism. Unions are corupt and care little about the workers. they only care about lining their pockets. 

Nuclear is the fuel of 70's, it's more efficient to put tons of money into solar and pave large potions of the Arizona desert with solar panel cells. In labs, solar cells are already capable of higher then 35% efficiency, that's much higher then oil (which is about 25%), and in the real life market, 20% is available, but expensive ATM.

everything you just said is wrong. we waste billions buying trying to create false markets where there simply isnt one. Solar power just isnt ready.

Leave the UN??? WOW.

yes, it is just a anti-american quasi-socialist entity that does nothing in our best interests

 

Instead of making ideas on how to save the US economy baised on your personal opinions, you should conside what is best for everyone. A lot of the things you meantioned here would make life shittier and more expensive for the average person, and most of your ideas do not relate to this debt issue.

Well before I begin, I'm Canadian.

The Department of Education in Canada is provincial (state) and they play a huge role in funding schools and whatnot. Universities (equivalent to Collages in the USA) are largly government funded here and I believe the percentage of people who graduate from university is 30% higher in Canada then the USA. Not sure how Europe rates, but USA has a fairly low number of graduates. That said there are less PhD fellows in Canada then most developed countries (people come here for the school and leave).

As to how the Department of Education is like in the USA, the best solution might not be to cut funding, but to higher a more intelligent chair. The problem you laid out sounds a lot like the issue we have had with E-Health. However do I blaime the federal department of health? No? I blaime the Chairman George Smitherman for wasting billions when other countries have successfully made an E-Health system for 1 million.

So don't blaime the department, blaime the Chairman.

As for removing Unions, Unions are essential sorry. You realize that in the last century the average CEO's income has grown from 40x the average employee's to 800x? Tht's a 200% increase. Unions are required to ensure that the CEO's don't get richer and force people to work under more minimalistic conditions. I know wuite a bit of economics, and it makes a lot more sense for Wal-Mart and other mega corporations to undercut or buy out the competition and then pay people minimum wage for degrading work (Welcome person?). Unions are needed to make sure that the bulk live under reasonable conditions, we are not living in a neolibiralistic society, common now.

As for Nuclear Fuel and Solar Panels....My girlfriend is one of the scientists (Physical Chemisty) who is resonsible for making Solar cells above 35% (well the theoretical work, she doesn't physically produce them). I have been to countless lectures on solar power and environment in my University undergraduate. Heck my specialist is Planetary Science, I think I know more then you. In a few years, 50% efficiency in labs will be a reality, and 20% will be not only be available (it already is available to the public), but it will be affordable too.

UN is Anti American? Or is USA Anti World Peace? Peace is not in your best interest? Stop thinking about Blood for Oil. UN is essential, sorry. I don't want to sit back and see USA get into war with China in a few years, and if USA left the UN there would be no reason not to supress China and steal their oil.