McCain: Fundamentals of Economy are 'Strong' but 'Threatened'

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I'm not bent on pushing it. Just surprised someone would disagree that energy growth is a major reason we have held up better than most.

I do think Medical growth has also been a real boon and projects to help the economy here going forward. Especially as we get more and more retirees who want to settle down here and enjoy the lower cost of living we enjoy.

the oil industry is 1oth on the list.

[George Gervin's Afro]

Lakeshow, Californoia has been ed up for years because somehow the people of your state elect the likes of Nancy Pelosi, Dianne Fienstein, Barbara Boxer, . You don't produce much of your own resources and act like the rest of the nation must give you ours. One thing I am familiar with is the huge amount of energy we send to you from Oregon over the Pacific DC Intertie. Capable of 3.1 giga-watts of electrical transmission, you guys make our electricity prices higher. The [URL=Celilo Converter Station]Celilo Converter Station is located in The Dalles, Oregon a few miles from The Dalles Dam. I used to live in The Dalles, that's why I'm so familiar with this.

I hope you don't think Obama will do any better. It starts at the state level. Stop blaming others.

I guess you really don't keep up with politics. California is mostly democrats in your state government. They are to blame. Not republicans. The California State Assembly has 79 democrats and 32 republicans. The senate has 40 members. Only 15 are republicans. The democrats didn't list how many, so the remaining 25 are all likely democrats, but some may be of a 3rd party.

With majorities of this the historical norm of California, how dare you blame any republican. Including the current Governor who is attempting to get things fixed.

No, I do not agree with many of Arnold's ideas, but he is the best governor California has had in a long time.

So to ensure I understand your logic. Any problems with a state deals primarily with the party that runs the state? Did I understand you? I hope you are going to apply this logic for every state. Say for the highest rates of uninsured? or The states that have schools score below the national avg on standardized testing? The party in power should shoulder the blame correct?

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So to ensure I understand your logic. Any problems with a state deals primarily with the party that runs the state? Did I understand you? I hope you are going to apply this logic for every state. Say for the highest rates of uninsured? or The states that have schools score below the national avg on standardized testing? The party in power should shoulder the blame correct?

The thread is about the economy of the state not insurance or testing, but basically yes, the problems with are normally caused by the party that runs the state. See: California, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio.

[Wild Cobra]

So to ensure I understand your logic. Any problems with a state deals primarily with the party that runs the state?

The party in power is a major factor in the economy of a state. Not always the party in power because policies sometimes take a long time to completely manifest themselves. However, yes. Normally you can trace state problems to the current and last couple sets of people in power.

Did I understand you? I hope you are going to apply this logic for every state. Say for the highest rates of uninsured? or

Please. Don't muddle things with trying to insert "insurance." That is something that needs to remain a free market item, and a differnt subject.

Each state has it's own unique set of cir stances. How a legislature deals with what it has is the difference. Things are not equal between states. On top of that, a solution that works for one state could be something bad for another. California has so many problems because of excessive government involvement.

The states that have schools score below the national avg on standardized testing? The party in power should shoulder the blame correct?

To a degree, yes. However, there is in this case, the Department of Education and Teachers Unions. I don't know about elsewhere, but it is obvious in Oregon that the Teachers are put ahead of education. Schools here were far better with less regulations and before the Department of education was created. I don't know how much power each state exercises in their schools. In Oregon, they have a great deal of power. We have some pretty bad schools compared to years back.

Please. Separate the issues that are federally controlled and state controlled. California is having massive economic problems compared to most states. Therefore, you can pretty much say these are not federally created problems. These problems have been developing for years because of the policies in place for years.