Comments on: Obama’s Top-Three Priorities: The Economy, The Economy, and The Economy http://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2009/01/21/obama%e2%80%99s-top-three-priorities-the-economy-the-economy-and-the-economy/ Business + Technology in the Exponential Economy Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:14:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Matt Naiman http://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2009/01/21/obama%e2%80%99s-top-three-priorities-the-economy-the-economy-and-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-87978 Matt Naiman Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:23:55 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=9555#comment-87978 The stimulus needed to be a long term investment in a sustainable economy... Education I believe trumps all issues with the economy being a close second. At present health care seems to be center stage in the news coverage, with the debate on increasing troop levels in Afganastan right behind that. Recovery of the economy in the long term will be to a large degree dependent on improvement in education. Education figures large in the success for both crisis prevention and crisis management. Education is what underwrites the day to day and long term productivity in this country. More important still, the quality of life beyond individual incomes and company revenues is impacted by education. We can suffer pot holes in the roads far longer than we can the neglect the children in our class rooms. This is especially the case for grades K thru five. A good bit of the stimulus went to institutions of higher learning and research for refurbishing of their physical plants. This may be well and good, but for a sustainable economy, we need to make a wise and long term investment in the lives of the next generation coming up. Again for emphasis, improving the education for children in K thru 5 needs to be the focus. With children not acquiring fundamentals in their early years, there will be little learning in later grades and in their adult lives beyond the classroom. As a parallel, the cost of education K-12 and at the college level is increasing on a par with that of health care. Like healthcare, "access" is an issue for education too. When it comes to education it is an act of faith. There are no guarantees with education unless we of course choose not to properly teach and train our next generation. Without proper education, our society and economy will certainly remain in great peril. Grateful that "I got mine" with regard to receiving an education; I really would like to see others coming up "get theirs" too! The stimulus needed to be a long term investment in a sustainable economy…

Education I believe trumps all issues with the economy being a close second. At present health care seems to be center stage in the news coverage, with the debate on increasing troop levels in Afganastan right behind that. Recovery of the economy in the long term will be to a large degree dependent on improvement in education.

Education figures large in the success for both crisis prevention and crisis management. Education is what underwrites the day to day and long term productivity in this country. More important still, the quality of life beyond individual incomes and company revenues is impacted by education. We can suffer pot holes in the roads far longer than we can the neglect the children in our class rooms. This is especially the case for grades K thru five.

A good bit of the stimulus went to institutions of higher learning and research for refurbishing of their physical plants. This may be well and good, but for a sustainable economy, we need to make a wise and long term investment in the lives of the next generation coming up. Again for emphasis, improving the education for children in K thru 5 needs to be the focus. With children not acquiring fundamentals in their early years, there will be little learning in later grades and in their adult lives beyond the classroom.

As a parallel, the cost of education K-12 and at the college level is increasing on a par with that of health care. Like healthcare, “access” is an issue for education too.

When it comes to education it is an act of faith. There are no guarantees with education unless we of course choose not to properly teach and train our next generation.
Without proper education, our society and economy will certainly remain in great peril.

Grateful that “I got mine” with regard to receiving an education; I really would like to see others coming up “get theirs” too!

]]> By: Cindy http://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2009/01/21/obama%e2%80%99s-top-three-priorities-the-economy-the-economy-and-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-46821 Cindy Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:32:59 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=9555#comment-46821 Now a month into office, it is clear that Obama is paying very close attention to the economy indeed. It is very possible that most of his efforts will be domestic, to the peril of our foreign interests and national safety. As his agenda becomes more determined, through the passage of the stimulation & mortgage packages, we are looking at the fundamental change of democracy and capitalism as we've known it. With the resurgence of Government as the cure, welfare as a right and big business as the enemy, we will continue to see the stock market reeling, businesses and payrolls shrinking and the national debt increasing. Yes, there will be a new dawn, as there always is, but the cost of freedom & free speech will be higher, the road to prosperity longer and the burdens on the individual costlier. We have elected a city bus driver to fly a 747 and the result will be trickle down mediocrity. As a small business owner who has weathered numerous recessions, I remain optimistic regarding individual effort and accomplishment. As a citizen, I remain deeply concerned at the perils we face with a nation making uninformed decisions under the guise of panic and fear. Now a month into office, it is clear that Obama is paying very close attention to the economy indeed. It is very possible that most of his efforts will be domestic, to the peril of our foreign interests and national safety. As his agenda becomes more determined, through the passage of the stimulation & mortgage packages, we are looking at the fundamental change of democracy and capitalism as we’ve known it. With the resurgence of Government as the cure, welfare as a right and big business as the enemy, we will continue to see the stock market reeling, businesses and payrolls shrinking and the national debt increasing.

Yes, there will be a new dawn, as there always is, but the cost of freedom & free speech will be higher, the road to prosperity longer and the burdens on the individual costlier.

We have elected a city bus driver to fly a 747 and the result will be trickle down mediocrity.

As a small business owner who has weathered numerous recessions, I remain optimistic regarding individual effort and accomplishment. As a citizen, I remain deeply concerned at the perils we face with a nation making uninformed decisions under the guise of panic and fear.

]]> By: Dr. J. Robert Beyster http://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2009/01/21/obama%e2%80%99s-top-three-priorities-the-economy-the-economy-and-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-46196 Dr. J. Robert Beyster Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:02:27 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=9555#comment-46196 Michael: You're preaching to the choir when you mention turning employees into partners. I do feel that sometimes in an employee-owned company you do find problems with overstaffing. At SAIC we solved that problem by growing the company so fast that we were able to absorb by re-assignment and transfer of most of the incumbent employees we had. These are the same hard choices that all businesspeople face. Michael: You’re preaching to the choir when you mention turning employees into partners. I do feel that sometimes in an employee-owned company you do find problems with overstaffing. At SAIC we solved that problem by growing the company so fast that we were able to absorb by re-assignment and transfer of most of the incumbent employees we had. These are the same hard choices that all businesspeople face.

]]> By: Dr. J. Robert Beyster http://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2009/01/21/obama%e2%80%99s-top-three-priorities-the-economy-the-economy-and-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-46195 Dr. J. Robert Beyster Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:01:32 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=9555#comment-46195 Anne: The new President seems to be having a great deal of trouble getting the financial institutions to do their jobs right and to correct the mistakes they made in the past. I think it will take a year or two to clean it up. If it will stay clean is an open question for me. Maybe if the penalties for deviant financial behavior are made strong enough. It's surprising to me that, after Enron, people in the financial community are still playing ponzi games with other people's money. It always seems that someone feels they can game the market, and this passes on from generation to generation. Anne: The new President seems to be having a great deal of trouble getting the financial institutions to do their jobs right and to correct the mistakes they made in the past. I think it will take a year or two to clean it up. If it will stay clean is an open question for me. Maybe if the penalties for deviant financial behavior are made strong enough. It’s surprising to me that, after Enron, people in the financial community are still playing ponzi games with other people’s money. It always seems that someone feels they can game the market, and this passes on from generation to generation.

]]> By: Michael E. http://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2009/01/21/obama%e2%80%99s-top-three-priorities-the-economy-the-economy-and-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-45062 Michael E. Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:24:09 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=9555#comment-45062 I agree with Dr. Beyster that with our success in Iraq, we must turn our full attention to the economy. As companies shed jobs by the thousands, it's more important than ever to keep those who remain fully engaged in their jobs. Too many companies treat their employees as expendable rather than as long-term assets. Smart executives will turn their employees into partners. Those whose businesses follow this path will surely thrive. I agree with Dr. Beyster that with our success in Iraq, we must turn our full attention to the economy. As companies shed jobs by the thousands, it’s more important than ever to keep those who remain fully engaged in their jobs. Too many companies treat their employees as expendable rather than as long-term assets. Smart executives will turn their employees into partners. Those whose businesses follow this path will surely thrive.

]]> By: Anne http://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2009/01/21/obama%e2%80%99s-top-three-priorities-the-economy-the-economy-and-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-45047 Anne Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:29:47 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=9555#comment-45047 My husband and I own a small manufacturing company in Canada. Although we are in another country we will greatly impacted by President Obama's policies and couldn't agree more. It is the economy that should be his top three priorities. My husband and I own a small manufacturing company in Canada. Although we are in another country we will greatly impacted by President Obama’s policies and couldn’t agree more. It is the economy that should be his top three priorities.

]]> By: Jeff Brown http://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2009/01/21/obama%e2%80%99s-top-three-priorities-the-economy-the-economy-and-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-45022 Jeff Brown Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:34:09 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=9555#comment-45022 I read Dr. Beyster's blog religiously and agree with his comments re the new administation's greatly needed focus on the economy. I am General Partner for a small private investment partnership in San Diego, for the reserach and development of shock mitigation footwear for the military and commercial work boot markets. After years of introductory work by Jon Nussbaum our POC from SAIC, DAMPS Technology Smart Boots have just completed successfull testing in IRAQ with Special Operation Forces (SOF). We have been since directed to the Big Army for further production development. A soldier can now go ten miles and his or her body will receive the equivalent motion shock of three miles. My hope and prayers for President Obama are to keep providing our soldiers everywhere the finest equipment available, from head to toe. I read Dr. Beyster’s blog religiously and agree with his comments re the new administation’s greatly needed focus on the economy.

I am General Partner for a small private investment partnership in San Diego, for the reserach and development of shock mitigation footwear for the military and commercial work boot markets.

After years of introductory work by Jon Nussbaum our POC from SAIC, DAMPS Technology Smart Boots have just completed successfull testing in IRAQ with Special Operation Forces (SOF). We have been since directed to the Big Army for further production development. A soldier can now go ten miles and his or her body will receive the equivalent motion shock of three miles.

My hope and prayers for President Obama are to keep providing our soldiers everywhere the finest equipment available, from head to toe.

]]> By: Obama and the Economy at Dr. Beyster’s Blog http://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2009/01/21/obama%e2%80%99s-top-three-priorities-the-economy-the-economy-and-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-45015 Obama and the Economy at Dr. Beyster’s Blog Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:17:57 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=9555#comment-45015 [...] a series of essays that will appear on the Xconomy website from time to time. My first essay is Obama’s Top-Three Priorities: The Economy, The Economy, and The Economy, and it was posted late last week. Please feel free to have a look and weigh in if you like. I will [...] [...] a series of essays that will appear on the Xconomy website from time to time. My first essay is Obama’s Top-Three Priorities: The Economy, The Economy, and The Economy, and it was posted late last week. Please feel free to have a look and weigh in if you like. I will [...]

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