I-capitalism yaseMelika inokuphazamiseka kwemizwa, ilahlekelwa ukuzethemba nokwenza ngezindlela ezizilimazayo. Ake sizame ukwelashwa kokukhuluma. Cha, linda, kubi kakhulu - icala lezidakamizwa ezinamandla kakhulu. Ayikho impendulo? Mhlawumbe imali ephezulu inethumba ebuchosheni. Isikhathi sokuhlinzwa! Sika izingxenye ezimbi futhi izinto zizozinza. Bamba kancane. Isiguli siyaquleka manje, sihefuzela futhi siyaqhaqhazela nokuquleka. Umoya-mpilo! Igazi! Sidinga ukumpontshelwa okukhulu ukuze sikhiphe ubuthi emzimbeni. Dokotela, isiguli si-flat-lining. Yini elandelayo? Ukwelapha ukushaqeka?
Isingathekiso sami sezokwelapha esibuhlungu sizwakala sinesihluku esincane, uma kubhekwa ukulahlekelwa okukhulu abantu abahluphekayo, kodwa sichaza cishe izigaba zokuxilonga kanye nokwelapha lapho uhulumeni azame ngokungabaza ukwelapha uhlelo lwezezimali oluwayo. Ukwelapha okusha ngakunye kuvuselela ithemba lokuthi okubi kakhulu sekuphelile - okungenani kuze kube yilapho izimpawu ziqala ukuba mnyama futhi. Odokotela bangene
Ngalesi sikhathi u-Paulson useduze kakhulu nesisombululo sangempela, kodwa ubambe umkhosi futhi ugcine iso lakho esigulini. Uhlaka olusha lukahulumeni alucaci ngamabomu ukuthi uMnyango Wezezimali kanye ne-Federal Reserve bahlose ukwenza kanjani imininingwane. Lesi siphakamiso sisho kodwa asisho ukuthi uhulumeni nguyena ophethe uhlelo lwamabhange futhi uzosebenzisa amandla akhe aphuthumayo ukuphoqa abamabhange ukuthi baqale kabusha ukuboleka imali ukuze kubuyiselwe umnotho wangempela wabakhiqizi nabathengi. Mhlawumbe yilokho uPaulson ayekucabanga, kodwa akenzanga zithembiso. Imali yomphakathi inikeza ithoni eduduzayo kubafana ababi base-Wall Street, kodwa isapakishwe njengendlela yokuzithandela - akufanele kudidaniswe nokugunyazwa kwangempela ezweni.
I-Nationalization "iyindlela yokwelapha ukushaqeka." Singase sikubone ngaphambi kokuba lesi siphithiphithi siphele. Ngokwemvelo, kucasula ngokwengqondo kubaphathi bakaBush, futhi ikakhulukazi kozakwabo bakaPaulson abadala kanye nezimbangi ku-Wall Street. Ukulawula kuzobeka kuhulumeni inselelo enkulu yokubumba kabusha lezi zikhungo ezinkulu nezinamandla, kuhlungwe amabhange afanele ukufa kanye nokufaka kwabasindile izibopho ezisemthethweni zokufeza izithakazelo zezwe abazikhaphele ngamabomu isizukulwane. Lowo msebenzi cishe uzoshiyelwa kulabo abazolandela uPaulson.
Ngaphandle kokuthatha ukulawula okucacile, uhulumeni umane ubheja amabhange azosebenzisana ukuze ahlenge. Mhlawumbe bazoqala ukuboleka futhi, kodwa mhlawumbe akunjalo: amabhange asemgodini ojulile wokuzenzela, alahlekelwe ngaphezu kwetrillion. Ngokuvamile, basebenzisa amasu okuboleka aqinile ukuze belaphe amashidi ebhalansi - okuphambene nalokho izwe elikudingayo kubo manje. U-$125 billion noma ngaphezulu okuhloswe ngawo amabhange amakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye ngeke anele ukuwelapha wonke. I-Institutional Risk Analytics, inkampani eqapha amabhange, ithi ama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-250 ekujovelweni kwezimali "kuzoba inkokhelo ephansi ukuze kudlule igagasi lokulahleka kwemali mboleko okubhekiswe kwabanye babadlali abakhulu
Ngaleso sikhathi, imali inikeza i-tonic yokuzizwa kahle ekilabhini - ibandla elincane uma kuqhathaniswa lezikhungo zezimali ezinethonya elicindezelayo kwezamabhizinisi nasemphakathini, ingasaphathwa eyepolitiki. U-Paulson ubanikeza imali eshibhile (yethu) ezoqale ihole amaphesenti angu-5 kuphela, njengoba noWarren Buffett ethola ama-dividends angu-10 enhlokodolobha ayinikeze i-Goldman Sachs. Futhi umphakathi awutholi intshisekelo yokulawula, noma izihlalo ebhodini, ngenxa yokupha kwawo. Izinqumo azenzayo uPaulson njengoba ekhipha imali yomphakathi zizoklama ikusasa ngempumelelo - okwenza abafana abakhulu babe bakhulu futhi bazikhukhumeze, njengoba bazi ukuthi uhulumeni ngeke abavumele behluleke. Osozimali abanolwazi sebevele babona amabhange amakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye ehlanganiswa aba amabhemu amane. Umongameli olandelayo kanye nonobhala womgcinimafa (uma benesibindi) kuzofanele babhekane nalo mbuzo wokukala futhi banciphise amabhange amakhulu abe ngosayizi - mancane ngokwanele ukuthi angahluleka ngaphandle kokulimaza umphakathi.
Ukwelapha kwakamuva kukaDkt. Paulson sekuphinde kwashiya ngaphandle okuthile okubalulekile - umphakathi waseMelika wonkana. Ziningi izinkulumo ezishibhile mayelana
Ngenhlanhla, uBush noPaulson bangamadada akhubazekile. Azothathelwa indawo maduze (sinethemba elikhulu) kufakwe u-Barack Obama, okhuluma ngasohlangothini lwenkinga abantu baseRiphabhulikhi abahlale bekushaya indiva - okwenzeka kubantu. U-Obama usebuyekeze futhi wandisa i-ajenda yakhe, futhi akahlosile ukulinda kuze kube uJanuwari. Iziphakamiso zakhe eziningi zingenziwa njengamanje nguMgcinimafa kanye ne-Fed. Ezinye zingenziwa ngokushesha yiCongress kuseshini yedada elikhubazekile ngemuva kokhetho. Uma amaRiphabhulikhi anomunyu efisa ukwenza ifilibuster noma uBush efuna ukuvotela, lokho kuzomane kujulise amahloni eqembu lawo.
U-John McCain uphendula kule nkinga ngemibono engabalulekile kangako njengokunqamula intela yenzuzo enkulu ngesigamu, kodwa futhi ewusizo njengokunciphisa izinga lentela ekuhoxisweni kwama-IRAs kanye nohlelo lwe-mortgage olufana ne-New Deal-era Home Owners' Loan Corporation u-Hillary. UClinton uhole amaDems amaningi ekuphakamiseni. U-Obama uhlongoza izinyathelo ezincane kodwa ezibambekayo njengokumisa izinsuku ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye ekuthathweni kwezindlu. Amabhange athola usizo lukahulumeni azotshelwa ukuthi angayisukumeli imindeni ezama ukukhokha, noma ngabe isalele emuva. Amajaji asebhange azogunyazwa ukuthi aguqule imigomo ye-mortgage. Imindeni ingakhipha imali kuma-akhawunti omhlalaphansi ukuze ikhokhe izikweletu ngaphandle kokujeziswa. U-Obama uzokwengeza izinzuzo zokungasebenzi futhi amise izintela kuleyo mali engenayo. Uzonika amabhizinisi amancane isikweletu sentela esingu-$3,000 ngomsebenzi omusha ngamunye abawudalayo, futhi asabalalise amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-50 ezifundazweni nasezindaweni zasendaweni ukuze axhase ngezimali imigwaqo namabhuloho nokwenza izikole zisebenze ngendlela eyongayo. Uzophinda kabili imali ebolekiwe embonini yezimoto, ifike ku-$50 billion.
Lezi kanye nezinye iziphakamiso ziwukudla okuhle kakhulu kwezinsuku zokuvala zomkhankaso. Kepha baphinde baphakamise ukuthi lowo ozongenela ukhetho weDemocratic Alliance uhamba ngokushesha ukuze azivumelanise nenkinga elindele umongameli olandelayo. Izinxushunxushu zezomnotho zigxilise inqubo eguquguqukayo kwezombusazwe, kuqhuba wonke umuntu, kuhlanganise nabavoti, endaweni entsha. Kungenzeka sibone izinguquko ezinkulu nakakhulu ezinyangeni ezizayo. Unobhala womgcinimafa ubonakala ephelelwa umoya. U-Obama ubonakala ethola umoya wakhe wesibili.
UWilliam Greider ungumbhali we, muva nje, "The Soul of Capitalism" (uSimon & Schuster).
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