Join the Discussion: Economy

Thousands of you joined the discussion on the economy at change.gov. Now the Economic Policy Team's Brian Deese responds. For more information, visit http://change.gov/economy

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[SanieClaws]

Want a clean economy that helps create jobs?

LEGALIZE MARIJUANA.

Cars can run on hemp oil, a renewable resource that Henry Ford used himself.

Our economy requires us to use intelligent legislation. Don't add to the $1 Trillion used on the ineffective War on Drugs when we could be ADDING to our economy rather than WASTING it.

Thank you.

[browbill]

The online stores that sell products need to be required to list the country of manufacture along with the product description. Products in retail stores have to have it clearly labled, but it is sometimes impossible to tell where it is made online.

[makeiteasyable]

from now i guess it is already solve

[2zr1]

Change Change Change and all you have is 74 cents.

[kja5]

The 2010 deficit? My guess is at least $2.5 trillion

Can you say, Hyperinflation?

[PaintMaryconley]

there shouldn't BE a minimum wage .

monopolies only happened BECAUSE the government got involved in the first place.

it's the workers job to set up a contract with there employer outlining any risks at the job , and sue them if necessary

no it's not there place to touch business

[321liftoff]

Clearly. Who needs the government to step in and prevent monopolies, for instance?

And seriously, when the government forces business to pay at least the minimum wage... How stupid is that. People don't need the bare minimum to live! Working people trying to get by don't deserve shelter, electricity, or food.

As for health related injuries that happen on the job- clearly that's something the worker has to pay all on their own.

You're right, it's not government's place to touch business.

[PaintMaryconley]

Audit the FED!!!

[PaintMaryconley]

we need no bail out . it's not the governments place to touch business

[321liftoff]

Why does our government think we could trust businesses to wisely spend money given to them before changes were made?

In a capitalist economy, a business is NEVER given money before a service is fulfilled. That money is the only incentive for the service to be accomplished.

The only assurance that the bailout money will be wisely spent is due to laws/restrictions, and these businesses will be sure to do the bare minimum to fulfill those requirements.

We need an incentive-driven bail out!

[Martintfre]

Check out the youtube vid "I want my bail out money"

[Martintfre]

Onemarilynfan: Yes - over spending (like Bushes' 5+ trillion on top of the 5.8 trillion he inherited) is the root of many economic evils.

It is inflationary, it hurts middle class and especially the poor and fixed income, much of the debt was accumulated on consumption not infrastructure/productivity - and as long as it is government and not the private economy is whats growing that economic death spiral wont unscrew its self.

Let the grand kids pay for it.