This Is BIG (Think Of the Implications): 'California in Surplus' - Paul Krugman/NYT

[John2]

77. Lets be clear,

California raised taxes but the state is not responsible for two Wars or the failure of the U.S. economy. We have a capitalist system and private enterprise is basically responsible for most of the failure of the U.S. economy not the Federal Government or the responsiblity the Federal Government takes in the social safetynet or things such as national disastors or infrastructure.

Don't get the idea the Federal Government hasn't given any money back to California either for things such as education and grants. The U.S. Government has tried to make the environment tenable for private enterprises to create jobs for the economy as much as they could through less taxation and deregulation for the last twelve years. The people at the top just abused those privileges by downsizing and outsourcing U.S. jobs for cheap labor and more profits going to share holders.

To put the blame on U.S. workers and the poor is outrageous by suggesting the U.S. Government should cut safety net programs. California is not supporting an Empire either with troops spread out over the World in over 150 countries under the disguise of National Security. That Empire and nation building has mostly benefited the military industrial complex too and most of that is in red districts through out the U.S. The President is on the right path by going after the people that created the problem and should keep his hands of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid period. Go after people like the Mitt Romney's, Kochs and Sheldon Addison's loopholes where he will find plenty of money. Go after the Oil companies also that made all those profits everytime they jacked up oil prices. and make them pay for taking jobs out of this country. I think they all should be made responsible just like we did to the auto Industry. It seems like they are the only industry announcing new jobs in the U.S. now.