Umbiko wangoLwesihlanu wemisebenzi uveze ukuthi iningi lezwe libhekene nobuhlungu obukhulu kwezomnotho, noma ngabe umnotho ususimama. Izinga lokungasebenzi likhuphuke lafinyelela kumaphesenti angu-9.8 njengoba izinga lokuntuleka kwemisebenzi kwabesilisa likhuphuke kakhulu ngemva kokudangala. Umnotho ulahlekelwe eminye imisebenzi engu-260,000 ngoSepthemba kanti isibalo sangaphambilini semisebenzi elahlekile ngenxa yokuwohloka komnotho sabuyekezwa ngabangaphezu kuka-800,000. I-avareji yesonto lomsebenzi iyaqhubeka nokuba mfushane. Njengoba amaholo angempela ehla, lokhu kuqinisekisa ukuthi iningi labasebenzi lizogoduka namasheke amancane.
Kubantu abaningi ezweni, abathola ingxenye enkulu yeholo labo ngokusebenza, umnotho ubukeka kabi ngempela. Kodwa umnotho awubukeki kabi kuwo wonke umuntu.
Njengoba sihlala sikhunjuzwa, inkinga yezimali isisemva kwethu futhi amabhange abuyele ezinyaweni zawo. Eqinisweni, bangaphezu nje kokubuyela ezinyaweni zabo. Ngezindlela eziningi benza kangcono kunangaphambili. Idatha yakamuva kakhulu evela eMnyangweni Wezohwebo ibonisa ukuthi inzuzo yemboni yezezimali manje yenza ngaphezu kwamaphesenti angu-31.5 ayo yonke inzuzo yebhizinisi. Lesi isabelo esiphezulu kunanoma yisiphi isikhathi phakathi neminyaka yamabhamuza ezindlu.
Yiqiniso, akunzima kangako ukwenza inzuzo lapho uboleka imali ku-Fed cishe ngaphandle kwenzalo bese uyibuyisela kuhulumeni ngamaphesenti angu-3.5. Ake sithi izwe laseCalifornia linikezwe ilungelo lokuboleka isigidintathu esingu-$1 ku-Fed cishe ngenzalo enguziro futhi sisebenzise imali ukuthenga amabhondi kaMgcinimafa akhokha inzalo engamaphesenti angu-3.5. U-$35 wezigidigidi zemixhaso yezinga lenzalo yonyaka izonakekela ukushoda kwesabelomali esikhulu saseCalifornia ngokushesha okukhulu.
Kepha hey, iCalifornia iyisifunda esikhulu nje. Akulona ibhange lase-Wall Street. ICongress ngeke ikubekezelele ukuphathwa okukhethekile kohulumeni bezifundazwe.
Ithimba le-save-the-banks liyaqhubeka nokudayisa indaba edukisa kakhulu, ikakhulukazi ngaphandle kwenselelo. Basitshela ukuthi sasingenayo enye indlela. Ukube besinganikeli amabhange izigidigidi zamadola ngehora lesidingo esikhulu, isimo besizoba sibi nakakhulu.
Akungabazeki ukuthi ukuwa ngokuphelele kohlelo lwezezimali bekungaba nzima ukubuyisela emuva. Kodwa-ke, ukunikeza amabhange izigidigidi, akukho mibuzo ebuziwe, kwakungeyona ukuphela kwendlela.
Ngekwindla edlule sibhekane nesimo lapho cishe wonke amabhange amakhulu abhekana nokuqothuka: ayengakwazi ukukhokha izikweletu zawo ngaphandle kosizo lukahulumeni. Kunokuba senze imali ebolekiwe engaphansi kwemakethe, ngemibandela embalwa noma singabi nayo nhlobo, besingenza imalimboleko ibe nemibandela ekushintsheni indlela amabhange enza ngayo ibhizinisi. Lokhu kuzosho ukubanqabela ekusebenziseni izinto eziphuma kokunye eziyinkimbinkimbi, ukunciphisa amandla, kanye nokunqamula isinxephezelo esikhulu. (Ingabe isamba esingu-$2 million esiphelele - ukubala amabhonasi, izinketho zesitoko, nazo zonke ezinye izinzuzo ezizwakalayo?)
Besingakwenza lokhu ngoba uhulumeni ubephethe wonke amakhadi. Ukube abayitholanga imali kithi ngabe abasasebenzi. Besingabatshela ukuthi bagijime bezungeza iWall Street benqunu, bahambe phezu kwamalahle ashisayo, bagqoke izigqoko eziwubuphukuphuku - ukukhetha kwaba ukuvala amabhange abo futhi bafuna imisebenzi emisha.
Kunalokho, sivele sabanikeza ukheshi, akubuzwa lutho. Manje amabhange asemakhulu futhi amabi kunakuqala futhi akhokha amabhonasi amakhulu, njengangaphambili. Njengoba isimo sinje, zizoba nomthelela omkhulu emnothweni eminyakeni ezayo kunaseminyakeni eyandulela ukuwa.
Futhi uma noma ubani ecabanga ukuthi amabhange afunde okuthile mayelana nezinqubo zebhizinisi eziphephile, ubenganakile. Okufundiwe amabhange ukuthi uma ubhidliza ibhange lakho, bese wehlisa umnotho ngephutha, uvele uthumele ama-lobbyists akho kuCongress kanye ne-White House nezikhwama ezingenalutho bese ubacela ukuthi bagcwalise ngemali. Isifundo ukuthi bayokwenza lokho.
Osopolitiki nabezindaba bangabalwa ekugijimeni ukuvikela amabhange ngehora lesidingo sabo. Nakuba amashumi ezigidi zabantu abalahlekelwa yimisebenzi noma amakhaya abo kuyisici esidabukisayo somnotho wesimanje, ukuwa kwe-Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, noma i-Bank of America kuyinhlekelele i-elite yethu engayiqondi nhlobo.
Ngakho-ke, zilungiselele ukubekezelela iminyaka eminingi yokuntuleka kwemisebenzi ephezulu, ukungasebenzi, nokuncipha kwamaholo angempela. Abantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezimbili kungenzeka balahlekelwe amakhaya abo ngo-2010 no-2011, kodwa izindaba ezinhle ukuthi umnotho uyasimama futhi namabhange ahamba kahle.
- Lesi sihloko sashicilelwa ngo-Okthoba 5, 2009 yi-Guardian Unlimited.
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