tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13131375.post5370013689269930522..comments2023-08-19T06:38:13.414-07:00Comments on Rajiv Parikh - Take the Plunge: Creating a Culture of ResponsibilityRajiv Parikhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07003669749163309404noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13131375.post-45310360449329900912009-03-07T23:21:00.000-08:002009-03-07T23:21:00.000-08:00Hey DK, I thought you'd be 100% with me given that...Hey DK, I thought you'd be 100% with me given that you are a Canadian and all.Rajiv Parikhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07003669749163309404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13131375.post-10557213497025096442009-03-07T03:49:00.000-08:002009-03-07T03:49:00.000-08:00Rajiv,I will keep you in my favorites but you are ...Rajiv,<BR/><BR/>I will keep you in my favorites but you are on probation LOL.<BR/><BR/>DKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13131375.post-67970430641801537012009-03-04T14:35:00.000-08:002009-03-04T14:35:00.000-08:00Thanks for the comment, especially about my busine...Thanks for the comment, especially about my business articles. I appreciate your point of view. I'm with you about caring about Obama's dog. I'm sure he'd be glad if people did not pay attention to his daughters.<BR/><BR/>As for your point about the last 3 years - actually the Dems have had House and marginal Senate control for the last 2 years. The other 6 had Republican control of both branches and houses. I tend to hold the President in power accountable. Bush and the Republican Congress went against previous notions of fiscal responsibility with tax cuts and massive spending increases. I loved the Clinton era surpluses - imagine the financial flexibility we would have today if it continued? Over $400 billion of our current budget is in interest payments on previous debt - that's 3.5x more than the Dept of Transportation, Education and NASA combined.<BR/><BR/>You are right that democracy is about checks and balances, however the US is one of the few democracies where the executive can be of a different party than the legislature in a 2 house system. Our government was designed to be inefficient - because our founders wanted slower decision making and to incorporate minority sentiment. Most governments have a single legislature Parliamentary systems where one party has to own both. Then its up to the voters to hold their feet to the fire. There are advantages and disadvantages to both systems.<BR/><BR/>Re: Pratt workers and blue collar. I remember my time in Connecticut selling computer systems to United Technologies. They had such power then. It's unfortunate that US manufacturing and blue collar workers have suffered. This is not necessarily an outcome of being a developed nation. Look at Germany and Japan - both have strong manufacturing bases with balance of trade surpluses in a relatively high tax economies. It does not have to be this way.<BR/><BR/>I would still argue that if we want all these programs, we should be willing to pay for them. Many of them are for societal good that flows to all of us. As a developed society, it would make sense to truly walk through the detail first before making a decision.Rajiv Parikhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07003669749163309404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13131375.post-82683853044092714912009-03-04T06:44:00.000-08:002009-03-04T06:44:00.000-08:00What can I say frustration has set in....Im confid...What can I say frustration has set in....<BR/><BR/>Im confident I am going to bounce back but Im not too sure about the blue collar workers @ Pratt & Whitney<BR/><BR/>I have nothing against Obama but I dont care about what kind of dog he is getting & dont care what kind of clothes his daughter wears like the rest of the country.<BR/><BR/> Thanks to this wonderful democrat congress that has been in control for the last 3 years and the brilliant idea they just passed and signed we are broke. Think about the last political party in the world that had complete control in the parliment and head of state? World war II started. Democracy is of checks and balances and no for father ever thought that this could happen and now 1 policatal party is in ultimite control and unstopable. Democrat vote ALL FOR, Republican EVERY SINGLE ONE AGAINST and could not stop it. Really think about that.<BR/><BR/>I like your business articles betterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13131375.post-90507576201432907002009-03-02T10:22:00.000-08:002009-03-02T10:22:00.000-08:00I appreciate your comment. With 3 young children,...I appreciate your comment. With 3 young children, universal health care and public preschools would likely help you. I don't know your particular situation, but maybe there are better jobs if healthcare wasn't the issue. For me, neither would help financially as my kids are out of preschool and our companies pay for healthcare. Indirectly, though society would benefit and though I'd pay higher taxes, it would be worth it in the long run.<BR/><BR/>I love New England having grown up in NH, but should we make decisions about various defense programs based on particular localities?Rajiv Parikhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07003669749163309404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13131375.post-54791889338967517812009-03-01T11:09:00.000-08:002009-03-01T11:09:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13131375.post-67310943902927243842009-03-01T09:09:00.000-08:002009-03-01T09:09:00.000-08:00Bush scared me...Obama scares me just as much. As ...Bush scared me...Obama scares me just as much. As a middle class american w/3 small kids that works 80+ hours a week to make $75K a year.<BR/><BR/>Universal Health care = NO<BR/>Free Preschools = NO<BR/><BR/>Shame on you Rajiv... I guess you dont care about the folks in S. Berwick Me. that help make those F22 that are going to be out of work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com