Love it, hate it, Barack Obama will be taking the office of US President on January 20, 2009. Here is his latest video release of the key economic plans that he is determined to implement. Please see the above video for this week’s release. I have found the basic text of this presentation, too, for easy copy/paste should anyone care to discuss the points in detail. Please view the text of the message here.
Summarization of points:
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First, we will launch a massive effort to make public buildings more energy-efficient. Our government now pays the highest energy bill in the world. We need to change that. We need to upgrade our federal buildings by replacing old heating systems and installing efficient light bulbs. That wont just save you, the American taxpayer, billions of dollars each year. It will put people back to work.
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Second, we will create millions of jobs by making the single largest new investment in our national infrastructure since the creation of the federal highway system in the 1950s. Well invest your precious tax dollars in new and smarter ways, and well set a simple rule – use it or lose it. If a state doesn’t act quickly to invest in roads and bridges in their communities, theyll lose the money.
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Third, my economic recovery plan will launch the most sweeping effort to modernize and upgrade school buildings that this country has ever seen. We will repair broken schools, make them energy-efficient, and put new computers in our classrooms. Because to help our children compete in a 21st century economy, we need to send them to 21st century schools.
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As we renew our schools and highways, well also renew our information superhighway. It is unacceptable that the United States ranks 15th in the world in broadband adoption. Here, in the country that invented the Internet, every child should have the chance to get online, and they’ll get that chance when I’m President – because that’s how we’ll strengthen America’s competitiveness in the world.
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In addition to connecting our libraries and schools to the Internet, we must also ensure that our hospitals are connected to each other through the Internet. That is why the economic recovery plan I’m proposing will help modernize our health care system – and that won’t just save jobs, it will save lives. We will make sure that every doctor’s office and hospital in this country is using cutting edge technology and electronic medical records so that we can cut red tape, prevent medical mistakes, and help save billions of dollars each year.
It’s really a system shock to go from GWBush who hides out constantly and is vague on any plans or specifics when questioned, to a guy who has the ability and desire to constantly communicate what plans are in the works and actually invites readers to participate in the discussions.
http://change.gov/
Here is the current discussion thread,
“Question from the Transition Team
How is the current economic crisis affecting you?”
http://change.gov/page/content/discusseconomy
It is nearing 2,500 participants on this thread alone.
Welcome to the 21st Century.
When the student is ready the teacher will appear.
the Guy that has been elected as a president of USA for better is now saying that things are going to get WORST!. I believe he was elected to make things better!.
Mary. You do know the difference between campaign rhetoric and governing?
I am awaiting the outrage of the far left who were promised a host of entitlements that will be delayed or non existent based on the real world.
And I expect president Bush to be blamed for everything that is negative over the next four years of this incoming administration.
Red.
The key recovery word above is MASSIVE effort.
Unlike CA where Arnold cannot print greenbacks to get us out of our deep hole I guess the federal government will simply print more money and sell Federal Government Bonds to China and the OPEC leaders to pay for all this new infrastructure.
It seems as if president elect is lookintg to follow the recovery program of FDR who ” upon accepting the 1932 United States Democratic Party nomination for president, Franklin Roosevelt promised “a new deal for the American people.” The phrase was borrowed from the title of Stuart Chase’s book A New Deal published earlier in 1932.
Throughout the nation men and women, forgotten in the political philosophy of the Government, look to us here for guidance and for more equitable opportunity to share in the distribution of national wealth… I pledge myself to a new deal for the American people. This is more than a political campaign. It is a call to arms.”
Notice the re-“distribution of wealth” reference.
Mary,
You can count on the new guy, Barack Obama to give honest answers, even if they tend to be painful. Remember, just a few days before we were told that we were in serious doo-doo, Bush/McCain were telling us all that we were whiners and that all was well.
All serious economic pundits have been calling this recession for quite some time. Heck, I did a post about it MONTHS ago.
There is a place at the link for you to actually post your concerns and questions. Not sure if they answer questions, but it would be interesting to see.
Larry,
I am not sure if this economic crisis will give way to revolt and violence. I am being serious. We are in precarious times right now. People are running out of options everywhere.
I am taking a wait and see approach and doing some background homework to find out where information will be forthcoming from the new Obama administration. There is a feature at the new information website change.gov that is called a “seat at the table” that looks promising.
I don’t care for the comments managment at the site. It should clearly be done in forum style in order to keep the subjects/concerns and comments accountable. I also don’t see any moderators on those comments forums, so am unsure how “valuable” participant input could possibly be at this point.
I do like the promise of something new and responsive, but I am too old to trust without verifying the results. 😉
While I surely agree that we are in troubling times I still need to pose the following questions on the proposed recovery plan. Let’s begin with these two.
How much will it cost?
How will we pay for it?