tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post1170251073457710835..comments2024-03-23T04:05:16.364-04:00Comments on Raw Dawg Buffalo: Pay check away from a pink slipAll-Mi-T [Thought Crime] Rawdawgbuffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08843040863123899426noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-80802668342217142602008-11-15T10:11:00.000-05:002008-11-15T10:11:00.000-05:00Perhaps they sound alike because they are talking ...Perhaps they sound alike because they are talking about fixing the same thing?SagaciousHillbillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09511441325695460501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-54970554995209228352008-11-13T17:34:00.000-05:002008-11-13T17:34:00.000-05:00Most def. Great post.Most def. Great post.Anonymisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13030472200941563001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-13597524127061809182008-11-11T18:21:00.000-05:002008-11-11T18:21:00.000-05:00JONES: I write the same kind of stuff to Democrati...JONES: I write the same kind of stuff to Democratic voters that I write to Republican voters.<BR/><BR/>To Republicans: If you think Islam is a threat to your existence, join up and fight.<BR/><BR/>To Democrats: If you're so ashamed of capitalism, come down here, join FARC and fight for communism. They'll be happy to sign you up!<BR/><BR/>While I don't think Obama is an evolved economic thinker, he at least clarified where he stood on the most basic ideology when accused of being a "Socialist." <BR/><BR/>I just don't understand why it's so hard for the Democratic electorate to understand that it's not "capitalism," or even "free-markets," they object to. It's American Corporatism (small "f" fascism) and imperialism they object to.<BR/><BR/>They would very much not enjoy a Socialist or Communist system.KELSO'S NUTShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14636889771989672795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-77577505419779052682008-11-11T16:31:00.000-05:002008-11-11T16:31:00.000-05:00You have very thought provoking and controversial ...You have very thought provoking and controversial opinions. So did you vote??? There were more than just those two on the ballots? And Obama is not the 2nd coming!!! I agree.Kyla aka brainWaveWordmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07965455107150179932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-78109178267070588692008-11-11T08:58:00.000-05:002008-11-11T08:58:00.000-05:00Veronica Wrightit is but if he can take feedback a...Veronica Wright<BR/>it is but if he can take feedback and study up on what he has proposed and what needs to be done, he if anyone can do it<BR/><BR/>profunksticated <BR/>well we must wait and see buty the econ my needs fixing asap. <BR/><BR/>Mahndisa S. Rigmaiden <BR/>we are on the same page, folks cannot understand how we can be pleased for his victory but voted otherwise<BR/><BR/>Lina M <BR/>very well said, but S-O aint that hard to understand if folks would take the time to READ itAll-Mi-T [Thought Crime] Rawdawgbuffalohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843040863123899426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-38153304585920696322008-11-10T18:06:00.000-05:002008-11-10T18:06:00.000-05:00Hey folks,I think the American people are so messe...Hey folks,<BR/>I think the American people are so messed up about the state of our country so they were willing to have an open mind. We need CHANGE..I hope our country isn't niave enough to think that Obama has magic powers and can fix this mess overnight..<BR/>He said himself that it may not happen in a year or even one term. Anything is better than the Bush administration. But it's a beautiful thing that America came together for the greater good.<BR/>Sarbane-Oxley was unbelievable. There should be a mandatory class in high school that educates teens on investing and saving. But as Obama has said "Wall Street can not thrive if Main Street isn't thriving."<BR/>We need to teach our youth about the importance of saving for the long-term instead and not worrying about getting the newest Jordans. It's cool to look good but it's even better when you get something that's gonna benefit you in the long run.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-26704165216448473452008-11-10T16:36:00.000-05:002008-11-10T16:36:00.000-05:0011 10 08Hello there! Great post. I too am pleased ...11 10 08<BR/><BR/>Hello there! Great post. I too am pleased that Obama is President, but did not vote for either him or McCain. I voted for Bob Barr because of the libertarian views on the economy. You are right, the DEMS and the GOP are both operating within a FAILED system. We need to restructure our entire banking system ala demolishing the FED. You are clever and an enjoyable read. Thanks.Mahndisa S. Rigmaidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507292526980604567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-79923214494599623412008-11-10T15:50:00.000-05:002008-11-10T15:50:00.000-05:00I too am glad to see Barack Obama elected. I don't...I too am glad to see Barack Obama elected. I don't believe he's the anti-Christ, but perhaps a man who will allow God to guide his decision making.<BR/><BR/>I don't believe he will allow a police state to happen. It's going to be a tough road fixing the economy, but I have faith that at least Obama will have made some progress over a four-year term.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-62667025255222156652008-11-10T12:47:00.000-05:002008-11-10T12:47:00.000-05:00it's scary..it's certainly scary!!!I really hope t...it's scary..it's certainly scary!!!<BR/><BR/>I really hope though that Barack Obama can't just zap away all the problems this nation has. Thos I'm glad to see a black man in the highest seat in America, people have to realize that he's still just a man and he can only do what he can do.Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16692204739991747648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-49501632746525794632008-11-10T09:48:00.000-05:002008-11-10T09:48:00.000-05:00The Bear Maiden i read the post, great job and lef...The Bear Maiden <BR/>i read the post, great job and left my response. again, im only saying what he proposed is short and not long term, and i will give him time, but will be critical of his proposals as i am others equally.<BR/><BR/>rainywalker <BR/>i just want him to acknowledge that other factors need to be considered, and if folks understood money, they would know it is more so on us to save, and that structural changes are needed over feel good topical words<BR/><BR/>freedom <BR/>point well taken and again, i have dogged the republics for all of this as well as the democrats who let this type of stuff pass. Vote for who you desire - not on me to critisize u - its called liberty.<BR/><BR/>Aunt Jackie <BR/>yep it gave me comfort and if you followed what i wrote, im saying its all topical, what he said was to collect votes and not to solve the problem, as well as what mccain said - and yep, gave me comfort to vote my conscious<BR/><BR/>Jersey Girl <BR/>freedom of religion is focused on Liberty as its central theme<BR/><BR/><BR/>average patriot <BR/>he is competent to solve the problems, i just hope as well compentent enough to realize what he proposed will not go to an inch of the depth the problem is economically.<BR/><BR/><BR/>hottnikz <BR/>nope, just raising taxes on the 250K plus companies, which includde folks who may have annual personal incomes of 250K plus, for all they will do is reduce the number of folks they hire to keep thay loot.<BR/><BR/><BR/>clnmike <BR/>thats what im afraid of<BR/><BR/><BR/>YAZMAR <BR/>whats wrong why not, i mean recant he is campaign as all of them to folks who dont study the probnlems they as politicians to fix<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>SoCal Muchacha <BR/>yep read some of the comments her. and thanks KING is the bomb<BR/><BR/> <BR/>Viking Funeral <BR/>i dont think he will co-out at all. His character and intelect is exceptional, i am only writing about his economic approach here. He is our president, and as such deserves to have his proposals examined rigorsly as all presidents the way i see it.<BR/><BR/>NoRegrets <BR/>well action that go to long term solustions can be applied - still it will be on us to change our practices<BR/><BR/>Folk <BR/>thanks folk<BR/><BR/>fairlane <BR/>dont regret your vote, i dont regret mine, i just feel that folks so blined by the obamaifcation aspect they aint thinking about who he say he gone deal with the economy<BR/><BR/>Aphrodite <BR/>Belive it or not I have had some correspondece with member in his health care and economic teams. I have even mailed letters not just to him but McCain too while all thi8s was going on, even before the crisis because their approaches were ass backwards to me<BR/><BR/>MrsGrapevine <BR/>First i am not a professor of economics and have never studied it, with the exception of a class I had in the 10th grade I just read and think. I feel most folks dont and the same investigation i put toward Bush and clinton I will do for the prez elect and anyother politician.<BR/><BR/>I laid out the structural changes in this post. Not raising taxes on the rich, abrogating the comm futures modernization act, re-invorgrating the $ via manufacturing jobs, regular folks saving and not spending, and making structural changes to a closed economic system in a global market place.<BR/><BR/>As far as who do i follow, John Kenneth Galbraith - economically. that we must urge highly competitive markets but limit them from becoming monopolistic (as we see with what has happened on walll street.<BR/><BR/> <BR/>and nope, the reason i did not vote for nome of them wqas because of my libertarian belifes of small government, dont protect me from myself - and dont save folks from themselves. <BR/><BR/>Petula <BR/>I have hope for him but i also have reason and the liberty to make decisions based on what i am told from all canidates. thats alll im doing. Just because I am critical of the policy dont mean i am critical of the man - but i see many desscuate the two<BR/><BR/>OG, The Original Glamazon <BR/>i agreee, and when we write them we need to be abreast of all the issues and not use sound bites from tvs, but read what they are saying and examin the problem - i wouldnt go to a doctor for cancer trweatment and not read on what he has suggested, or worse, he hasn't either.<BR/><BR/>2sweetnsaxy <BR/>again we are not talking about the man, but how he propose to solk the problem.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Immoral Matriarch <BR/>I am, but again, it is not the time, he has that, im being proactive and many folks, especially blacks dont even know the problem and listion like emancipated slaves<BR/><BR/><BR/>Faith <BR/>a serious overhaul. well put maam.<BR/><BR/>ZACK <BR/>I think folks want him to suceed like me but he must continue to be objective. Bankers too, cause we aint evenn seen the sup prime mortgage crisis start yet. Maybe 200 more bankls will fall from my estimation - but im no economist.<BR/><BR/>Linda <BR/>well king is never to me, being there the day he was murdered and how he motivated folks to engender change. Maybe if malcom was on the Lincoln memprial that day. But Malcom is my man too - dont sleep.<BR/><BR/>Traycee <BR/>nop 2 or 3 adminsitrations woll be requiredAll-Mi-T [Thought Crime] Rawdawgbuffalohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843040863123899426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-27488517456881778402008-11-10T05:08:00.000-05:002008-11-10T05:08:00.000-05:00The damage to our economy can not be fixed overnig...The damage to our economy can not be fixed overnight ....It can't even be fixed in one 4 year term.... I just pray that Obama can lead the economy and our country in the right direction so will can see a change in the future..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12469331736689655526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-89612957555973116992008-11-10T02:12:00.000-05:002008-11-10T02:12:00.000-05:00Black folks the only ones spending in depression? ...Black folks the only ones spending in depression? Believe me when I say that ain't true :P I think wel ALL forgot how to save money and live within our means.. <BR/><BR/>.. and now, with the fear of getting stoned, I'll say:<BR/><BR/>Am I the only one who thinks Martin Luther King is a little over-appreciated? I would say Malcolm X is the 'real' hero, since he brought some actions to his words ;) <BR/><BR/>Greetings from the netherlands :)Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021892170202864510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-59539965467030189752008-11-10T01:21:00.000-05:002008-11-10T01:21:00.000-05:00This is a GREAT POST my brotha!I agree with you ab...This is a GREAT POST my brotha!<BR/><BR/>I agree with you about this one. I voted for Obama with the same reasoning in mind. I know that the economy is gonna be messed up for a while, but I have hope that he will do the right thing.<BR/><BR/>I'm just worried that the bankers will purposely try to tweak the system to make us all look bad. I pray to God that they don't.ZACKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868391244595404406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-47517637642171328622008-11-10T00:56:00.000-05:002008-11-10T00:56:00.000-05:00Well I hear you. But it's a mess. It was a mess wh...Well I hear you. But it's a mess. It was a mess when Clinton was in office and we had all that prosperity. The gov't is at least $50B in the hole and they only mention the first $10B. But seriously what do you expect? I don't think the auto industry should be bailed out for running their shit into the ground with those big ass SUVs when they should've been making hybrids but you know they're gonna get gov't cheese. Everybody talks about homeownership and skips over rent being just as overpriced as mortgages. Businesses shouldn't have been getting tax breaks, going oversees and not hiring US citizens and still been allowed to be here. Reagan started that redistribution of wealth and dropped the income tax by 2/3rds. We need the dreaded socialism everybody's so scared of insofar as we need an even clean slate for everyone. I know McCain wasn't gonna do shit but give more money to conglomerates. I also know if Obama doesn't stick a bandaid on it he'll become more of a less Magic Negro everyday. Yes a overhaul is necessary, but are the American people willing to sacrifice? By the way I do think Obama has kept things as close to the vest as possible to at least attempt to fix things. I would love to be able to say I told you so.Faith at Acts of Faith Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150553143062604249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-14137015115223109272008-11-09T21:48:00.000-05:002008-11-09T21:48:00.000-05:00Give him time. But remember that he, nor any presi...Give him time. <BR/>But remember that he, nor any president has the ability to fix everything alone. <BR/>That lies on the goverment surrounding him and we as a nation of citizens.Maríahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11222253058280821035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-39342560774190132192008-11-09T19:42:00.000-05:002008-11-09T19:42:00.000-05:00I ain't mad at ya. :-) Do I think he's a miracle ...I ain't mad at ya. :-) Do I think he's a miracle worker? No. Do I think he's the messiah? Heck no. He's human and he's a man and men make mistakes and fail (and by men and mean mankind). The most I have is hope and I will always cling to hope and a prayer because I don't think we can get anywhere without either.<BR/><BR/>And should the opportunity present itself, I'd be happy to take pictures of flowers on your farm.<BR/>:-) Thought I forgot didn't you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-34612060115138891912008-11-09T19:12:00.000-05:002008-11-09T19:12:00.000-05:00You are right he doesn't have all the answers bit ...You are right he doesn't have all the answers bit the thing I admire about Obama is HE ALSO KNOWS he doesn't have all the answer. He is willing to put the greatest economic minds together to help him with the answers regardless of party affiliation. He has proven to be a man who will change hi position if the argument is a good one and the arguing can show him the logic in his flaws. <BR/><BR/>Here is where I recommend another great American past times we blacks do not often participate in, write your senators, congressmen, and president. Let him know your concerns. <BR/><BR/>I think Obama's study of Lincoln;s president will aid us greatly in the long run, for Lincoln put together this country at is MOST divided and lowest time. <BR/><BR/>Just thinking as usual. You know how I do it. *lol*<BR/><BR/>Enjoyed the post <BR/><BR/>-OGOG, The Original Glamazonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041450250560458185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-90858952268700083782008-11-09T16:56:00.000-05:002008-11-09T16:56:00.000-05:00I may not agree, but I respect your point of view ...I may not agree, but I respect your point of view and your method of choosing.<BR/><BR/>I feel great hope with Obama as president. I hope that those who don't necessarily support him will at least join in the effort to change and unite us.Petulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246335892746223347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-77811678513310556912008-11-09T15:20:00.000-05:002008-11-09T15:20:00.000-05:00So who did you vote for, and as economic professor...So who did you vote for, and as economic professor (you not me) I need you to really explain your logic behind why you think Obama tax code and economic policy will fail by your standards. I beg to differ, and would like to know who's economic policy in history do you support because I guarantee Obama has drawn from them. I find that he searches for the best and compiles them to make what he feels is both and informed and intellectual re-assessment of history.<BR/><BR/>Even if you didn't vote for him you have to be on happy slave. Right? He's this generation DEB Dubois and BT Washington, with a little bit of Thurgood Marshall, Fred Doug, and Martin Luther King. Although, he's lacking some Malcom publicly, but you don't go to Jeremiah Wright's church without having a little bit of Malcom, he saving it for later so he won't scare the others...LOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-1272984613368010992008-11-09T15:04:00.000-05:002008-11-09T15:04:00.000-05:00" The system needs to be gutted, not tweaked for o..." The system needs to be gutted, not tweaked for our economy is riddled with structural problems – namely that we have a closed economy in a global world. This means he wont be able to raise taxes on the rich or cut taxes for poor folks like me.<BR/><BR/>Couple this with the fact that the bailout has had the opposite impact that Paulson has desired, the deficit is at about another trillion dollars and we still do not know how the money is being spent with respect to the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), Obama as we have – are sitting on a ticking time bomb. None of his solutions even include the aforementioned.<BR/><BR/>In two days since his historic victory, the Dow dropped as much as it did in September 1987 although 200 plus points were gained on Friday. For me it is a policy as opposed to an individual issue. He needs to address the volatility (which is a sign of investor confidence (so folk like me put loot back in the market), the housing crisis (which is getting worse) and stabilizing consumption (creating jobs, cause black folks are the only ones spending in a depression for we don’t know how to save anymore). As well as the structural concerns I have sited previously. For if he attempts to raise taxes on the rich – I just have two words - Sarbanes-Oxley, which means folks will move over seas to start new businesses than stay home in the states. Then he has not even addressed or considered revamping value-asset accounting principles nor obviating the Commodity Futures Modernization Act – which are two things that got us in this mess."<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Why don't you get the ball rolling?<BR/><BR/>Why not put this in an online petition and start circulating it?<BR/><BR/><BR/>You could encourage people to put pressure on the legislature to look into this NOW. <BR/><BR/>Letter to the president elect could start NOW.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-11378764179771104202008-11-09T11:17:00.000-05:002008-11-09T11:17:00.000-05:00I have to fess up, I went against myself, and vote...I have to fess up, I went against myself, and voted for the man.<BR/><BR/>Less than a week later, I'm regretting the decision.<BR/><BR/>I guess I could rationalize it by making the claim that Obama's election is a sign of "Change," (Not in an ideological way, but in a Sociological way) but I'm smarter than that, and I know he's nothing more than a Wolf in black man's clothing.<BR/><BR/>And now I hear Democrats talking about extending the "Olive Branch."<BR/><BR/>I don't know, maybe I was raised wrong, but there's a reason I consider Wingnuts my enemies, and I'm not about to forget that simply because it makes me feel all warm, and fuzzy inside.<BR/><BR/>Same as it ever was.<BR/><BR/>Same as it ever was.s. douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04095308024108321913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-15706472928905303562008-11-09T10:49:00.000-05:002008-11-09T10:49:00.000-05:00excellent thesis on the your choice and the Americ...excellent thesis on the your choice and the American pot luck stew called the economy.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07014740550412286401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-31794672068662694242008-11-09T09:21:00.000-05:002008-11-09T09:21:00.000-05:00Economics is not my forte at all, but do you truly...Economics is not my forte at all, but do you truly believe anyone would be able to completely revamp the US economic system, never mind the worldwide system? It's fine to call for more action, but how realistic is it?NoRegretshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13240929627271129160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-76410100235279563582008-11-09T04:13:00.000-05:002008-11-09T04:13:00.000-05:00Thank you Tai Babyyyyy for this gem..."People have...Thank you Tai Babyyyyy for this gem..."People have to realize there are going to be those who will NEVER accept him as our president, and because of that it's going to be SO much harder for him to achieve what everyone wants."<BR/><BR/>I have been saying the same thing since before the election but with a different view I'm sure.<BR/><BR/>President-elect Obama can do no wrong the way I see it. He has complete immunity simply because he is "the first black president"<BR/><BR/>I would hope as a man he would not use that as a copout should his term produce absolute failure but his supporters and ultimately the black community will.Viking Funeralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07465111581143272433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-26759064266949871902008-11-09T01:03:00.000-05:002008-11-09T01:03:00.000-05:00I think it's ridiculous to choose a president base...I think it's ridiculous to choose a president based solely on whether he or she is pro-life or not. That is such a narrow issue in the grand scheme of things. The legality of abortion doesn't affect our nation the way that lack of access to health insurance, the current economic nightmare, the failing education system and the crumbling infrastructure do. There are those people who cast a vote based solely on those issues. I heard a man interviewed on NPR tonight, actually, who said that pro-life is a more important issue than all of those other things "stacked together." He said that the economy is secondary to the fact that we allow abortion in this nation. And I have met any number of people who refused to vote for a democrat because they don't take a strong enough stance against gay marriage. That's their primary reason for voting republican. How does the existance of gay marriage affect the nation as a whole more profoundly than the other things I mentioned? I absolutely consider it ridiculous to vote for elected officials bases solely on these issues. I think it's not only ridiculous, but irresponsible. That's how you choose a church, not a president. If the rest of the candidate's platform included more war, higher taxes, no health care etc., it would be irresponsible to vote for that person simply because he or she is pro-life. The president's job is to be the leader of all of us, not just the extreme religious right. Allowing or outlawing abortion and/or gay marriage will do nothing to keep us from being "a paycheck away from a pink slip." Those issues have nothing to do with the fall of the economy, the demise of our educational system, the collapse of our infrastructure, the more than 500k jobs we lost in the last 2 months, the pending food shortage etc. It seems insane to me to NOT consider all of these other things when casting a vote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com