U.S. Economt Today, According to Key Econmic Indicators

According to the United Sates GDP for the past 40 years, we have already hit the peak of the economic cycle and have started to decline. All economic systems go from high to low, high to low so there is noting to worry about. Our current GDP is 14.119 trillion dollars which is still excellent. Now what worries me is our unemployment rate, because I feel . In 2008 our unemployment rate was 6.1, in 2010 it was 9.5, and in 2011 it is expected to reach 9%. Unemployment is a key indicator, in my opinion, to how a country is doing. A country can have a good GDP if they export a lot and keep the wealth in a small group, but the unemployment rate shows how the people are doing, which is what matters.
Our country is contracting because every is going down. What I feel we need to do is expand. We need to reduce the unemployment rate by creating programs that make jobs. This would bring a lot of wealth back into our country. Also we need to start producing more. Right now the US imports a ton but barely produces our exports any thing. If I was an economist with power, this is what I would do.

China Vs. United States

China is with out question the worlds fastest growing super power. There economy is an interesting mix of capitalism and communism. The govt is still communist but they are allowing capitalist to buy, produce, and create any thing they want within the country. In fact they highly encourage and protect their capitalist underlings. China was communist for a very long time until 1920 when they realized that capitalism would help. The country was very pour, but sense they have allow capitalists to due their thing, the country has begun to flourish. China focuses heavily on production and produces most of the worlds goods. They are the number one producer of solar panels according to the LA times.

This solar panel example summaries the U.S. Economy VS. the Chinese's. They are focusing more on the production of new technologies, along with all production together. The U.S. was once the number one producer of cars in the world, which was the new technology of the time, but now China has commandeered that role. This transition in power is mainly due to how cheep people in China are willing to work and the counties strategic move in making the "newer" thing. Migrant works are willing to work for cents for 12 hour shifts. This dedication and competition in China is causing them to out beat the United States.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/25/business/energy-environment/25solar.html

Democrats

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the US, along with the Republican Party. The party's liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous operation in the US. The party had 72 million registered voters in 2004. President Barack Obama is the 15th Democrat to hold the office. In the 2010 elections, the Democratic Party lost its majorities in the House of Representatives and state governorships, as well as its control in the majority of state legislatures. It will continue to hold a majority of seats in the Senate at the beginning the 112th Congress.

Out of all the parties if I had to choose one I would choose the Democratic Party. Although I don't agree with political parties I align with them the most. I feel people should take care of one another and this is some thing the Democrats focus on. They believe in Public Health Care, Support gay Marriage, and other things that make common seance. I'm happy with Obamas work so far and I feel people are way to impatient with him. It takes a lot longer to make some thing then it does to destroy it.

O no...

This weeks midterm results are to me very upsetting. I'm not at all upset that the Republican party won the house, this is a Democracy and that's how things are done, but I'm upset with what is going to happen next. Now that the Republican party is proposing the bills and the Democrats are going to be reviewing it noooothing is going to get done. The Democrats are as just as stubborn as there opposing party, especially with these climatic times, so its going to be a continuous tug a war.

Because the branches of our government are separated now, our country is going to be in grid lock. What needs to get done, is our political parties need to work together. I don't know why they are always titled opposing political parties. They should be cooperating parties. The concept of the "Other Side," "Right and Left wing," is whats wrong with our country. We should be working together to have a more centered government.

Why are Republicans hopeful their party will gain Congressional seats during the
2010 midterm elections? What factors might disrupt these hopes for the Republicans?

Republicans are hopeful they will get their party to win Congressional seats during the 2010 midterm election because currently all the Branches are Democrat majority / Democrat owned. This means it is very easy for the Democrats to pass there legislator. The Republicans want to get a foot hold to slow down the Democrats progress / get there own say. They might not get there hopes because a lot of there candidates are crazy. If the Democrats who are running also win there the Republicans will have to wait for the presidential elections.

Explain the reasons the Tea Party formed and what message this sends to both
Republican and Democratic parties. What impact do you think the Tea Party will
have on the 2010 midterm elections?

The Tea Party feels Congress is not listing to the people. They want smaller governemnt and were created to change this. The Tea Party was created with Republican money so I feel its the Republicans trying to resell there package again because they cant under a Republican title because Bush ruined that. The impact is its taking votes away from the Democratic and Republican partys meaning they probably wont win much but there harming the other partys. This may be what the Republicans want.

Prop 19

Prop 19 is facing huge opposition. The campaign doesn't have enough money for proper advertisement so they are not getting enough votes. Before it was expected that the vote would pass but now that its geting closer to voting time things are not looking good for the bill. 51% to 35% of voters when polled said they would not vote for it.

I dont know what to think about Prop 19. How I feel is people are going to get weed one way or another so we may as well make it legal, safe, and efficant. We blow millions and millions of dollars on stoping it when we could control it and make money. I think if any thing should be illegal it would be alcohol. Alcohol is a far more addictive and destructive drug. The two substances in our country that kill the most are the two that are legal.

What I dont like

One thing that i really hate about how our government works is political parties. I dont like the concept of political parties. People have a few Republican values so they register as Republicans and take on all there values just because there Republican ideas. Same for Democrats. Why cant you support the War and want Health Care. There is no inbetween and I feel like people do certain things and believe certain things just because thats what there party thinks. If we got rid of parties every one could just belive in what they want to and not be swayed to certain sides. There is no functioning gray zone

Also because of political parties our country gets stuck on things. Its a constant tug o war and when ever we make progress the other party gets pissed and pulls us back. Our country is waaaay to large to be represented by just two parties. There needs to be more