This is pretty much what I was saying back in late '08

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Post #332,470

by jake123

9/10/10 3:16:01 PM

This is pretty much what I was saying back in late '08

It was the obvious thing to do... and should be extended even further than that. Even if it took two years for things to really get rolling, it would've both helped the main street economy and would pay off dividends (albeit fairly intangible ones) for close to a century. From what I hear, the infrastructure in the US is in terrible shape; it's one of the first things he should've done, concurrent with the health care stuff imho, if not before...

That said, I'm not so sure that the Republican party as currently constituted wouldn't have tried to obstruct it.

Post #332,472

by beepster

9/10/10 3:36:27 PM

Republicans could not have stopped it

as they would not have been able to unify against things that they had been promoting...sure there would have been token resistance but these types of programs would have been easy sells AND kept his popularity up.

It would have also, imo, created a better environment for him to go after healthcare...but that's monday morning quarterbacking...and doesn't make these initiatives any less important right now.

Sure, understanding today's complex world of the future is a little like having bees live in your head. But...there they are.

At some point one would have to admit - (beepster) - (54) - Sept. 9, 2010, 09:42:32 AM EDT

At some point... - (folkert) - Sept. 9, 2010, 10:33:13 AM EDT

More kibitzing from the peanut gallery. - (Another Scott) - (52) - Sept. 9, 2010, 01:09:35 PM EDT

You've been given the plan. - (beepster) - (51) - Sept. 9, 2010, 01:42:01 PM EDT

Good. Let's go through it. - (Another Scott) - (50) - Sept. 9, 2010, 03:33:20 PM EDT

I've been through it - (beepster) - (49) - Sept. 9, 2010, 03:47:33 PM EDT

Re: I've been through it - (beepster) - (48) - Sept. 9, 2010, 03:53:16 PM EDT

Intel cries for more money. Film at 11:00. - (Another Scott) - (47) - Sept. 9, 2010, 04:11:55 PM EDT

more - (beepster) - (46) - Sept. 9, 2010, 05:06:27 PM EDT

I'll play for a little while. - (Another Scott) - (45) - Sept. 9, 2010, 05:46:46 PM EDT

Re: I'll play for a little while. - (beepster) - (6) - Sept. 9, 2010, 06:48:14 PM EDT

<sigh> -NT - (Another Scott) - (5) - Sept. 10, 2010, 12:34:20 PM EDT

Hmmm.. - (beepster) - (4) - Sept. 10, 2010, 02:08:20 PM EDT

This is pretty much what I was saying back in late '08 - (jake123) - (1) - Sept. 10, 2010, 03:16:01 PM EDT

Republicans could not have stopped it - (beepster) - Sept. 10, 2010, 03:36:27 PM EDT

Not so. - (Another Scott) - (1) - Sept. 10, 2010, 03:33:38 PM EDT

You gave that example - (beepster) - Sept. 10, 2010, 03:39:22 PM EDT

sez who? - (boxley) - (37) - Sept. 9, 2010, 07:01:41 PM EDT

<sigh><sigh> -NT - (Another Scott) - Sept. 10, 2010, 12:34:50 PM EDT

Dean Baker makes a similar argument. jm shows he's wrong. - (Another Scott) - (34) - Sept. 19, 2010, 02:08:56 PM EDT

yuan!=euro, arguing the wrong point -NT - (boxley) - (33) - Sept. 21, 2010, 11:47:11 AM EDT

See #35583 - (Another Scott) - (32) - Sept. 21, 2010, 12:30:00 PM EDT

Actually - (beepster) - (31) - Sept. 21, 2010, 12:58:49 PM EDT

You see the noise in the Yen chart, right? - (Another Scott) - (30) - Sept. 21, 2010, 01:29:02 PM EDT

one more time, pegging isnt SELLING! sheesh - (boxley) - (29) - Sept. 21, 2010, 06:06:20 PM EDT

There is no peg for the dollar or euro. - (Another Scott) - (28) - Sept. 21, 2010, 07:05:50 PM EDT

Been wondering that - (drook) - (1) - Sept. 21, 2010, 08:41:20 PM EDT

Buying and selling on the open market. - (Another Scott) - Sept. 21, 2010, 09:06:42 PM EDT

by fiat the same way everything is done - (boxley) - (25) - Sept. 22, 2010, 11:42:17 AM EDT

Move to strike as unresponsive. - (Another Scott) - (24) - Sept. 22, 2010, 12:36:27 PM EDT

having a duh moment? - (boxley) - (23) - Sept. 22, 2010, 02:34:32 PM EDT

See above. I can't be clearer. -NT - (Another Scott) - Sept. 22, 2010, 02:41:10 PM EDT

Any more detail than what's there and you'd have to have... - (folkert) - (21) - Sept. 22, 2010, 04:30:15 PM EDT

lets ask krugman - (boxley) - (20) - Sept. 22, 2010, 04:53:30 PM EDT

I wasn't pretending, that was an honest question - (drook) - (1) - Sept. 22, 2010, 05:25:23 PM EDT

As as is fond of pointing out...where else would they go? -NT - (beepster) - Sept. 22, 2010, 06:02:36 PM EDT

You're changing your argument. - (Another Scott) - (17) - Sept. 22, 2010, 06:26:24 PM EDT

right now the dollar is falling hard - (boxley) - (16) - Sept. 22, 2010, 07:04:32 PM EDT

The Euro may not survive; and B-W-II is a non-starter. - (Another Scott) - (15) - Sept. 22, 2010, 07:43:57 PM EDT

you have stated that we couldnt peg the dollar - (boxley) - (14) - Sept. 22, 2010, 08:23:52 PM EDT

No you haven't. - (Another Scott) - Sept. 22, 2010, 09:43:42 PM EDT

Assuming we can, are you saying we should? - (drook) - (12) - Sept. 23, 2010, 10:08:22 AM EDT

for you and nother - (boxley) - (11) - Sept. 23, 2010, 10:47:03 AM EDT

One part I can agree on - (drook) - (2) - Sept. 23, 2010, 10:52:06 AM EDT

/me sneaks in here to say... - (beepster) - (1) - Sept. 23, 2010, 11:44:11 AM EDT

Just a formality ... - (drook) - Sept. 23, 2010, 01:18:21 PM EDT

Oh, I think they're paying attention - (jake123) - Sept. 23, 2010, 11:25:08 AM EDT

RCP? - (Another Scott) - (6) - Sept. 23, 2010, 12:05:07 PM EDT

point out the post where I said the USD couldnt travel? - (boxley) - (5) - Sept. 23, 2010, 12:53:01 PM EDT

How would this work? - (Another Scott) - (4) - Sept. 23, 2010, 01:07:41 PM EDT

its a dollar transaction end to end - (boxley) - (3) - Sept. 23, 2010, 01:13:08 PM EDT

Last post on this topic (I hope). - (Another Scott) - (2) - Sept. 23, 2010, 01:50:04 PM EDT

heh - (jake123) - (1) - Sept. 23, 2010, 02:08:37 PM EDT

It's nice that some are reading this thread closely ;-) -NT - (Another Scott) - Sept. 23, 2010, 02:20:31 PM EDT

Mencken sez - (Silverlock) - Sept. 20, 2010, 02:51:20 PM EDT

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