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...Neil Bush--Without dad's position of power, they might have trouble, or trouble getting out of trouble. They should give up and invest in a medical practice for William Kennedy Smith...
...must have a new economic policy," Clinton said in Ohio. "No more trickle down, not tax and spend, but put the American people first, invest in our jobs, control our health care costs, provide education to all our people. And we can be the greatest country in the world forever...
...contrast, Clinton says he wants to make government work. Like a giddy student, Clinton offers detailed plans for nearly everything. Tax incentives for businesses to invest in technology, not higher corporate salaries. Job retraining programs to give the unemployed skills, not welfare checks. A reconstructed infrastructure that will make this country attractive to businesses seeking world-class communication and transportation--businesses that will create jobs. A reinvented educational system that recognizes the skills needed to compete in the modern world economy. A universal health care system that regulates costs but doesn't involve full government control. A government and supreme...
...banks willing to take more chances on lending? One reason is that the current interest-rate structure has provided them with a rare opportunity to make a sure-thing return, which banks are exploiting. They can get money from depositors at only 3% interest, then turn around and invest it in riskless medium-term Treasury securities that earn about 6%. The three-point spread is almost pure profit, with few administrative costs. In the past 12 months, lenders have increased their holdings of Treasury bills and notes 23%, to $630 billion, while their portfolio of business loans dropped...
...Francis Bacon said, "Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed." Or, to use an economic metaphor, spending your seed capital may bring short-term prosperity but in the end leaves you broke because there's nothing left to invest and no more money coming in. Similarly, using up all the oil will eventually put auto companies out of business...