Finally they get a clue: White House considers pre-midterm package of business tax breaks to spur hiring http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/02/AR2010090204235.html
On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 10:51 AM, Vivec <gel21...@gmail.com> wrote: > > http://www.alternet.org/economy/148038/are_we_a_kleptocracy_and_what_does_that_mean_anyway_/ > > "In some ways, the economic landscape we face defies conventional > explanation. Its true that consumers arent spending a lot -- > measures of consumer confidence are approaching their all-time low -- > and businesses dont have much taste for expansion. The foreclosure > crisis -- all but forgotten in elite circles -- rages on unabated. But > as Washington Post business reporter Steve Pearlstein noted recently, > while the jobs haven't returned, corporate profits surely have and, > at $1.2 trillion annually, are now higher than they were at the height > of the bubble." > > Incredible stuff. > > Now is this Capitalism in action and something to be applauded? Or is > this evidence of a financial system gone horribly ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:326784 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm