Originally posted by nyk537
reply to post by centurion1211
It's useless to argue this point anymore.
The Obama supporters will say that this is change. Apparently change from Bush, any change, is all they wanted. It doesn't matter if it's
change for the good or the bad, they just wanted change.
They're sure as hell going to get it now though, and not in a good way.
I disagree. Although Obama is genuinely concerned with the welfare of the working class (after all, they are largely responsible for his successful
election, and in principle he is accountable to them), his science and technology initiatives, such as providing universal broadband to the entire
country and doubling funding for basic research and research grants, will more than make up for his plan for to bail out the automobile industry. He
was, after all, accountable to those workers so we should give him a bit of a bit of a break there...
We can't save that industry. I hope he realizes that. I'm betting he does know this actually, and this whole attempt at bailing out the automobile
industry was most likely just a show of support for those that elected him. It's probably better to extinguish all the false hopes before his term
actually starts. There was no way in hell that industry could be saved. If it weren't for the recent economic crisis, however, it may have lasted
another half decade, but that wasn't the case.
Socializing health care is good. Efficiency might go down, but more people will be better off. A multi-tiered health care system would prove most
effective. Those with more money can pay for their operations and get them done right away. Those with basic health insurance will get everything they
need for free, but it might take a little longer. And in turn businesses will benefit from the luxury of not having to supply their inevitably large
base of union laborers with health insurance, and other social benefits (as all these will be relegated to the public health care system).
To continue manufacturing cars in America is like continuing the manufacture of the horse-drawn carriage, or textiles, or whatever archaic industry.
It's time for innovation. One of Obama's greatest promises during his campaign involved providing the stimulus for innovation in science and
technology. Hopefully, in the next four to eight years we see a new industry emerge out this federal spending. Now all this has yet to be seen, and
having experienced the last eight years under the Republicans, there is a lot of reason to be cynical about any change. But Obama seems to be a highly
resolved individual, and he's surrounding himself with a lot of experienced people, the majority of which will largely respect and follow him. And
that's the key. He's not drowning himself out with the ideals of past regimes. He's using the best of the best and reigning them in towards the
production of his own personal vision. I think the future looks fairly positive.
[edit on 20-11-2008 by cognoscente]
