Sembra proprio che il pareggio di bilancio sia scomparso dall'agenda. Che i democratici (ma c'è anche il governo laburista britannico, che ieri ha presentato una finanziaria di spesa e indebitamento) abbiano deciso che sia giunta l'ora di non pensare al deficit ereditato ma di spendere per rilanciare l'economia, adesso e prgettare il futuro. Ieri presentanto la sua squadra economica, una task force che lavorerà da oggi a un piano d'emergenza e di lungo periodo, Barack Obama sembra proprio aver detto questo. Il team sarà composto da Timothy Geithner, futuro Segretario del Tesoro della sua amministrazione, Larry Summers futuro direttore del Consiglio economico nazionale, Christina Romer, presidente del suo Consiglio economico e di Melody Barnes, direttore del Consiglio di politica interna. Quest'ultima carica non è direttamente economica, ma il fatto che Barnes sia nel team indica un'idea molto rooseveltiana. Nel complesso Ecco la conferenza stampa del futuro presidente dalla Msnbc. Obama ha avuto anche parole per l'industria dell'auto: che va salvata ma deve presentare idee su un futuro sostenibile (in senso ecologico).
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Sì, ma guarda questo articolo:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/24/us/politics/24rubin.html?_r=2&ref=business
dice che sono tutti amici di Rubin.. anche se sono disposti a fare deficit. Mica mi piace come si muove Obama, almeno uno fuori dal coro lo poteva scegliere..
stiamo attenti.. io mi fido di Robert Reich, leggi questo post di Reich: da un giudizio non frettoloso della nuova squadra di governo.
How does Obama manage this feat? Two ways: (1) appointing a highly-capable economic team, and (2) telling the nation what he plans to do starting the afternoon of January 20. Specifically:
(1) The members of Obama's new economic team fit the bill. They're reported (I have no inside knowledge) to include Tim Geithner at Treasury, Peter Orszag at the Office of Management and Budget, Jack Lew and Jason Furman at the National Economic Council, and Austan Goolsbee at the Council of Economic Advisors. All have several things in common. They're relatively young, in their late 30s or 40s, representing a generational change and a fresh start. Despite their youth, they're also experienced; almost all were up-and-comers in the Clinton Treasury, NEC, and OMB.
All are pragmatists. Some media have dubbed them "centrists" or "center-right," but in truth they're remarkably free of ideological preconception. All have well-earned reputations as hard workers, well-versed in the technical details of public and private finance. They are not visible veterans of the old battles over supply-side economics or deficit reduction, nor are they well-known to the public. They are not visionaries but we don't need visionaries when the economic perils are clear and immediate. We need competence. Obama could not appoint a more competent group.
(2) The President-Elect has also signaled the country what he wants to do: enact an "Economic Recovery Plan" that will mean 2.5 million more jobs by January of 2011. In his words (from Saturday's radio address) a plan "big enough to meet the challenges we face ... a two-year, nationwide effort to jumpstart job creation in America and lay the foundation for a strong and growing economy." Again, I have no inside knowledge, but I'd expect it to be about $600 to $700 billion.
Its focus will be on infrastructure of a sort that will not only put people to work but also improve the productivity of the economy. His words: "We’ll put people back to work rebuilding our crumbling roads and bridges, modernizing schools that are failing our children, and building wind farms and solar panels; fuel-efficient cars and the alternative energy technologies that can free us from our dependence on foreign oil and keep our economy competitive in the years ahead."
In short, Obama's job-stimulus plan will be a down-payment on his larger plan to increase the nation's public investment. "These aren’t just steps to pull ourselves out of this immediate crisis," he says, "these are the long-term investments in our economic future that have been ignored for far too long. And they represent an early down payment on the type of reform my Administration will bring to Washington." He could not be more specific, at least while still President-Elect.
At a time when aggregate demand is shriveling because consumers aren't spending and investors have stopped investing, and exports are shrinking, Obama recognizes that government must be the spender of last resort. He will combine old-fashioned Keynesian economics with newly-fashioned public investments to pull the economy out of its slump.
c'è grande dibattito anche tra di noi. Anche noi avevamo letto Reich. Il fatto che siano "amici" di Rubin è importante, ma, tutti dicono, sono una squadra composita. La presenza di Melody Barnes, poi, va rbadita. E, per finire, all'inizio della crisi, Rubin, con il liberal Bernstein, ha scritto proprio sul NYT una specie di abiura della rubinomics, almeno per i tempi di crisi.
lol,so nice
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