Monday, August 17, 2009

Profit To Earnings Ratio Update

President Obama does not understand economics. All you have to do is
watch his press conference of this past Tuesday to understand that.

 

He
doesn’t understand how wealth is created. He doesn’t understand how and
why people earn and receive rewards. He doesn’t understand how and why
employment agreements are made and kept.

 

Of
course, this is no surprise to many of us. It was clear during the
presidential campaign that Obama did not understand economics. As he
talked about the need to “reward work instead of rewarding wealth,” he
demonstrated his cluelessness about the relationship between labor and
capital – and the crucial need each has for the other.

And we will continue to do whatever is necessary in the weeks
ahead to ensure the banks Americans depend on have the money they need
to lend, even if the economy gets worse.


 

So
let me see if I have this straight. We can’t build a prosperous economy
on debt, but a key element of the prosperity strategy is to kick-start
lending