Sepertinya sistem ekonomi yang merusak ini memang perlu "turun mesin" jika diinginkan kehidupan yang lebih mudah, damai dan lestari... Mudah-mudahan ini bukan sekedar retorika politik menjelang pemilu saja...
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/election_2010/8631120.stm> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/election_2010/8631120.stm> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/election_2010/8631120.stm Page last updated at 01:03 GMT, Tuesday, 20 April 2010 02:03 UK Election 2010: Lib Dems to overhaul economy, Clegg says The economy and welfare are due to be on the political agenda later *The Lib Dems would create a "different kind of economy", reducing reliance on the City while giving people the help they need, leader Nick Clegg is to say.* Prime Minister Gordon Brown will also focus on the economy on Tuesday, while Conservative leader David Cameron is to discuss his party's policy on welfare. Two new opinion polls suggest the Liberal Democrats are in second place, behind the Tories and ahead of Labour. Tuesday is also the deadline for people to register so they can vote on 6 May. *'Reckless and greedy'* Mr Clegg is to use his daily news conference to say his party would "break up the banks, to protect people's everyday savings from ever being used again to fuel the casino culture of the global financial industry". "To ensure that never again can the banks hold a gun to the head of the rest of the economy, we will impose a new banking levy of 10% on banks' profits until such time as they can be broken up, to ensure they pay for the guarantee they are receiving from the taxpayer," he will add. *The great tragedy is that none of that recklessness or greed has yet been stamped out of the City of London, and it is costing jobs and businesses day by day* Nick Clegg Liberal Democrat leader He is also to discuss allegations that investment bank Goldman Sachs defrauded investors during the sub-prime housing crisis. The bank denies the charges. "The allegations about Goldman Sachs are yet another reminder of how reckless and greedy the global banking industry had become," Mr Clegg will say. "The great tragedy is that none of that recklessness or greed has yet been stamped out of the City of London, and it is costing jobs and businesses day by day." On Sunday Mr Brown demanded a "special investigation" into Goldman Sachs after reports that the bank was to pay bonuses totalling £3.5bn, with the prime minister calling the system one of "moral bankruptcy". The Conservatives have said they would push for an international agreement to stop banks carrying out large-scale trading using their own money. Continue<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/election_2010/8631120.stm> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Ingin bergabung ke milis ekonomi-nasional? Kirim email ke ekonomi-nasional-subscr...@yahoogroups.com http://capresindonesia.wordpress.com http://infoindonesia.wordpress.comYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ekonomi-nasional/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ekonomi-nasional/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: ekonomi-nasional-dig...@yahoogroups.com ekonomi-nasional-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: ekonomi-nasional-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
