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Aug132009

Dr. Joseph Stiglitz: Look In The Mirror, We Are Japan! (Video)

Hello Tokyo.

The U.S. faces a serious risk of economic malaise lasting several years. He did not rule out a multi-decade period of slumber and false starts. True to his roots he advocates government spending to keep things flowing along the way. However, I give him credit for understanding that any and all future government stimulus programs must be targeted at technology, education and infrastructure.

I said at the time of the passage of our current stimulation that its fatal flaw would be the lack of thematic 'hugeness' for lack of a better term. If you're going to borrow $800 billion to boost the economy, give us something substantial in return. A modern day Hoover Damn or TVA, that we can at least be quasi-proud in acknowledging: such as a nationwide network of electric car charging stations like what is being deployed in Israel.

So Stiglitz seems to understand that any future borrowed money to be wasted down the government money hole must give us something in return both in substance and in theme.

And one more thought, as long as we're Socialists, why don't we use some borrowed dough to accumulate natural resources around the globe. The Chinese are scooping up the materials for the next century while we waste trillions playing bailout bingo with failed financial institutions. Could we have some leadership and vision from Washington, please.

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Nobel Prize recipient Dr, Joseph Stiglitz on Tech Ticker with Aaron Task and The Blodge:

In the short term, there is a "very remote likelihood" the job market will turn around anytime soon, the famed economist says. Therefore, it will still feel like a recession for many Americans even if GDP does produce positive readings.

Stiglitz also cited a number of potential negative speed bumps the recovery may hit, including:

  • Weakness in commercial real estate.
  • Huge deficits at the state level, leading to more job losses.
  • Many Americans at risk of having unemployment benefits expire.
  • Weakness in our major trading partners, and overall lack of final demand.

In fact, Stiglitz says the next few years may be characterized by weak growth and false starts on the road to recovery, not unlike Japan in the past 20 years or America during the Great Depression.

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Reader Comments (6)

Mr. Agassi’s theory is that the key to persuading more consumers to buy all-electric cars — rather than gas-electric hybrids like a Prius that still create tailpipe emissions — is to build a network of stations that can replace drained batteries with fresh ones.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/09/business/09electric.html
Aug 13, 2009 at 3:02 AM | Registered CommenterDailyBail
China National Petroleum Corp. and Cnooc Ltd. have proposed paying at least $17 billion for all of Repsol YPF SA's stake in YPF, its Argentine unit, two people close to the talks said.

The potential deal, which could be the biggest overseas investment by China, highlights the country's growing thirst for energy resources globally and its willingness to offer big money for access. It also underlines the ambition of CNPC to build its presence in South America and elsewhere.

A deal would be another example of how Chinese companies are now working together to buy foreign energy assets after years of working alone.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124990326465819175.html
Aug 13, 2009 at 3:03 AM | Registered CommenterDailyBail
Love that last paragraph, DB,

We also have trouble brewing in the food supply. Know why beef is so cheap right now? Because cattle are being sent to slaughter because it's too expensive to keep feeding them. That makes for abundant supply this year, but what about next year?

Droughts in CA and TX can't be helping matters either...But hey, that's just the food supply, we've got to stay focused on helping Goldman Sachs.
Aug 16, 2009 at 4:01 PM | Unregistered Commentermark mchugh
Posted your newest story, Mark.
Aug 17, 2009 at 1:49 AM | Registered CommenterDailyBail
@ DB

The other danger of Chinese "foreign investment" for energy and raw materials, is the use of those corporations to expand communist ideology abroad.

@ Mark

The other danger to the food supply is that we no longer operate with reserves, last year for grains, we got down to a couple of weeks supply before the harvest came in. With the droughts, that is cutting it a tad thin.

But at least we are still paying farmers not to farm, especially with the competition for grain between food markets and ethanol markets driving prices. Not to mention increased imports of food from nations that fundamentaly hate us. Yet no one pays attention to the "taintings"
Aug 17, 2009 at 6:39 AM | Unregistered CommenterS. Gompers

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