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I have compiled all of my commentaries
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our website. I believe one hour
spent reading them will make you better informed than the vast majority of
Americans, including many of our congress members. Without
understanding our economic crises, their causes and needed solutions, you are
unable to act responsibly to correct the situation which affects all of
us. Dave Thomas
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Joanne Gainen: Rebuild American Economy Right
The goal should not be to rescue Wall Street under the pretext of saving
Main Street but to help homeowners facing foreclosure, help small businesses
get credit to stay in business and rebuild our economy from the ground up.
There has been almost no congressional push-back on Treasury Secretary
Henry Paulson's original premises that the fix involves "bailing out"
or "buying out" or that it requires $700 billion of taxpayer money or
that a depression is imminent. Yet the
International Monetary Fund released a report on 42 systemic banking crises in
other countries, and found that purchasing bad assets, at the heart of the
Paulson plan, was used in only seven cases, while other strategies were more
effective.
Stop blaming one another. Find the common ground -- it's there and
Congress should take advantage of it. Congress,
especially the Democratic side, is poised to get the blame for failing to fix
mistakes made by the administration even while implementing the solution they
requested. Calm the markets by saying we can deal with this problem, then take
time to slow down the whole process and implement a variety of solutions such
as those used successfully in
The FDIC increase does nothing to help homeowners facing foreclosure; it's
lipstick on the pig. Joanne Gainen
Peggy Bruton: Re-elect Governor Christine Gregoire
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Thanks to the P-I for endorsing Gov. Chris Gregoire over challenger Dino
Rossi for all the right reasons. To me,
the most persuasive of these is her determination to save
Now Rossi is trying to hoodwink voters by suggesting that he, like Barack
Obama, is the candidate for "change." Change from what? Obama has an excellent environmental voting
record and would reverse the disastrous slash-and-burn policies of two Bush
administrations; Rossi, instead, would reverse Gregoire's record of protecting
our natural heritage and health.
Gregoire's record is well known. In 2007, she was endorsed for re-election
by major environmental groups such as the Sierra Club and Washington
Conservation Voters -- public interest groups, not special interest groups
looking to make big profits from selling off our future.
Voters, do not be deceived. Not all change agents are created equal. Keep