Articles tagged with: Barack Obama

GDP and income security for all
“The economy,” as that term is used by economists, politicians, pundits, and ordinary people, generally refers to GDP, gross domestic product.
Here’s an op-ed from the New York Times entitled “G.D.P R.I.P” that discusses why GDP is seriously flawed as a measure of national welfare.
After discussing some of the flaws, the [...]

Paygo, budget deficits, and income security
Politicians are talking about paygo, and President Obama endorsed the concept a few days ago. Why not? It purportedly worked in the 90s, when President Clinton and the Republican Congress cut government spending and produced a budget surplus.
It’s a simple rule: New spending legislation must include the cuts to pay [...]

Health care reform and income security
President Obama is in Green Bay today as part of his push for health care reform.
A story on the front page of the Washington Post has the following paragraph near the end:
Richard Cooper, professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, says he thinks the variations identified by the Dartmouth [...]

Obama’s Speech, World Peace, and Income Security
Obama’s speech yesterday in Cairo is receiving enormous attention around the world, and that makes sense. Here’s the conclusion:
The Holy Koran tells us: “O mankind! We have created you male and a female; and we have made you into nations and tribes so that you may know one another.”
The [...]

Sonia Sotomayor and income security for all
Sonia Sotomayor has become a household name since President Obama announced her as his pick for the Supreme Court.
Her life story is truly remarkable: Puerto Rican parents, growing up in the South Bronx, the death of her father when she was young, her mother working two jobs to support [...]

Rapid climate progress requires income security for all. Too bad most people, particularly elected politicians, don’t realize it. Our job is to educate them.
There have been lots of news stories over the past two days about the Obama administration setting stricter fuel efficiency standards. Opponents insist that the new standards will raise car prices and [...]

To save capitalism, income security for all is imperative.
That phrase, “saved capitalism,” is one many historians use to describe Franklin Roosevelt’s actions in response to the Great Depression. We got Social Security; the FDIC, to insure bank deposits; the SEC, to protect investors and restore confidence in financial markets; and other government agencies and programs.
Roosevelt [...]

Income security for all is the best and fastest way to fix or heal the economy.
But first:
Are you tired of news about “the economy”? When you listen to the people on TV and radio – the reporters, commentators, and authors; the bankers, CEOs, and economists; and the politicians, too – do you sometimes wonder if [...]

The past week’s news, filled with hype and hoopla about President Obama’s first 100 days in office, has me wondering about something: Is Obama putting us to sleep? Are we expecting him to solve our problems for us?
By “us” and “we” and “our” in those questions, I’m referring to ordinary Americans, those who used to [...]

Just about every politician supports community service, it seems.
Universal community service could become a reality if we start with Citizen Dividends.