Archive for November 10th, 2008
Obama, climate change and protectionism
Posted by John, November 10th, 2008 - under United States.
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Obama may adopt a more sensible position on climate change than his predecessor. But from what I have read (admittedly very little so I am happy to be corrected on this) ) the debate in the US seems to be more about energy dependence (i.e. oil from foreign countries) than climate change. Obama also has protectionist leanings […]
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Crap Corner – Ackerman says fairness caused economic crisis
Posted by John, November 10th, 2008 - under Uncategorised.
Tags: Crap Corner
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Piers Akerman, writing in The Sunday Telegraph of November 9 (“Can Rudd stem the rise of Fortress America?”), had this to say about the economic crisis. It was set in play by the creeping socialist tendencies of Obama’s Democratic colleagues, who encouraged US mortgage firms to issue loans to individuals who clearly did not have the […]