Juan Enriquez : 10 Proposals for the Next President

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Enriquez compares the current state of the US economy with the previous economic crises which faced Japan and Mexico. The difference is that the global economy is more tightly coupled with the US economy than with Mexico or Japan. The US has more leverage to force broad changes to global finance and emerging industries than any other nation.
We need to capitaize on the opportunity to make a radical shift toward sustainable enrgy and green technology globally. Pushing cap & trade tariffs and averting future environmental catastrophes will provide the US with the best long-term position. It will also provide the US a means through which to effectively tax the growth of emerging industrial economies (as we tax their increased pollution) and pressure tham into buying green tech, manufactured in the US.

J. Reimann of CA 6:30PM December 28, 2008

1 and 2 are already contradictory.
Universal health care is an element NEEDED for restoring CONFIDENCE
Within the actual environment (financial crisis and GDP looking South) trying to pursue goals to be achieved in more than 3 years, is a way for deception.
USA needs to restore the 2 billions per day foreign investments and this can only be done by "freezing" distressed properties and raising manufactures productivity.
Energy start-up enterprises and small enterprises should be helped as R&D should be enhanced.
Disregard lobbying.
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Gilbert Schwob of FL 11:18AM October 29, 2008