Showing posts with label New York Bombing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New York Bombing. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 and A Challange to Corporate America

The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 Offers:
  • Tax Rebates,
  • Tax incentives,
  • Stimulate Business investment, and
  • Relief for mortgages.
Today on C-Span live the US House and Economic Stimulus Oversite Meetings were covered. Per Peter Orszag, White House Budget Director the Stimulus Act would also:
  • Assist Medicad,
  • Assist Law enforcement, and
  • Transportaiton Funding.
Earl Devaney, Stimulus Accountability Board, stated that to help prevent waste and fraud, a new website, that, the goal is for the general public to be able to also see Stimulus spending:
  • recovery.gov
The New York terrorist airplane bombing took the lives of many individuals that make financial decisions for the country. Has Corporate America replaced those finanical decisions makers?

The foundation of American capitalism has been distrubed. Not only is what the Federal, State, and Local governments have to offer important, but corporate America is now challanged to also interven.
  • Corporate Philanthrophy

Monday, March 10, 2008

Do We Feel Safe As Americans?

In the past, as Americans, we did not worry about being attacked in the US. I lived in Oklahoma when the Federal Building there was bombed. After that, I did not have the same feelings of security, that I had before that.

The New York bombing reinforced that feeling of terror for me. A precipitating event has occurred that, not only cost US Americans Police and Fireman's lives, but also started a financial problem that most don't think about.

My first thought about the New York bombing was that most of the major companies had offices and important documents there. Terrorism is not only mental and physical, but it is also financial.

May The Almighty God Bless Us!
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