U-Bob Pollin: Isabelomali se-Congressional Progressive Caucus sizonyusa imali esetshenziswayo kwezemfundo, ukunakekelwa kwezempilo kanye nomnotho oluhlaza ngenkathi sinciphisa ukuncishiswa kwezinsizakalo zezenhlalakahle.
URobert Pollin unguSolwazi Wezomnotho eNyuvesi yaseMassachusetts e-Amherst. Ungumqondisi ongumsunguli we-Political Economy Research Institute (PERI). Izikhungo zakhe zocwaningo ku-macroeconomics, izimo zabasebenzi abahola kancane e-US nasemhlabeni jikelele, ukuhlaziya izimakethe zezimali, kanye nezomnotho zokwakha umnotho wamandla ahlanzekile e-US. Incwadi yakhe yakamuva ethi Back to Full Employment. Ezinye izincwadi zifaka phakathi: Isilinganiso Sokulunga: I-Economics of Living Wages kanye Nemiholo Encane e-United States, kanye ne-Contours of Descent: I-US Economic Fractures kanye ne-Landscape of Global Austerity.
U-ANTON WORONCZUK, TRNN PRODUCER: Siyakwamukela ku-Real News Network. Ngingu-Anton Woronczuk e-Baltimore. Futhi siyakwamukela kolunye uhlelo lombiko we-Pollin.
Manje osijoyinayo nguRobert Pollin. URobert Pollin unguprofesa wezomnotho kanye nomqondisi ongumsunguli we-Political Economy Research Institute eNyuvesi yaseMassachusetts, e-Amherst.
Siyabonga ngokusijoyina, Bob.
U-ROBERT POLLIN, UMQONDISI, PERI: Ngiyabonga kakhulu ngokuba nami.
I-WORONCZUK: Ngakho-ke i-Congressional Progressive Caucus isanda kukhipha isiphakamiso sayo sesabelomali sombuso abathi sizokwengeza cishe imisebenzi eyizigidi ezingu-9 emnothweni eminyakeni embalwa ezayo. Khuluma ngesabelomali nokuthi ucabanga ukuthi kungenzeka yini lokho okuqagelayo.
I-POLLIN: Ngicabanga ukuthi yisabelomali esithembeke kakhulu i-Congressional Progressive Caucus esisikhiphile, โIsabelomali Esingcono Kakhuluโ. Ake siqale ngezinto esaziyo ukuthi ziqondile. Izilinganiso zokwakhiwa kwamathuba emisebenzi ziyaqagela ngandlela thize. Kodwa nazi ezinye zezinto eziyisisekelo.
Isabelomali abasibekile sihlasela ngokuqondile ukuqina. Ngakho leyo inombolo yokuqala. Lokho kuvelele ngempela. Ngakho-ke, isibonelo, ukusikeka kwezitembu zokudla, ngisho, ezinye izinto eziyisisekelo: abantu abayizigidi ezingama-47 babhekene nokusikeka ezitembuni zokudla. Lokho kungamaphesenti angu-15 abantu. Izingane eziyizigidi ezingamashumi amabili nambili zibhekene nokunciphisa ukufinyelela kwazo ukudla. Ngakho-ke sihlasela ngokuqondile ukungavikeleki kokudla ngokusebenzisa isabelomali esiyisisekelo. Ngakho-ke uma ingenzanga lutho olunye, ukuqala nje kukhona indawo enhle kakhulu yokuqala.
Ukuncishiswa komshwalense wokungasebenzi obekutholwa abantu abangasebenzi isikhathi eside, kuyahoxiswa. Ngakho-ke sinikeza umshwalense wokuntuleka kwemisebenzi kubantu abahlupheka isikhathi eside ngenxa yokuntuleka kwemisebenzi, nokululama kancane kulokhu kwehla komnotho. Ngakho lokho kuhle.
Izimpesheni zabasebenzi bomkhakha kahulumeni, okuhlanganisa namasosha. Ukusikeka okwenziwe ngaphansi kwe-sequester kuyahlehliswa.
Ukuchithwa kwezimali kwingqalasizinda, ukusetshenziswa kwemali ezikoleni, ukusetshenziswa kwemali ekunakekelweni kwezempilo, ukusetshenziswa kwezimali emnothweni oluhlaza, zonke lezo zinto ziyakhula, azinankontileka, ngaphansi kwesabelomali sikakhongolose i-Better Off Budget.
Ngakho zonke lezo zinto zibucayi ngempela. Bonke bahamba ngendlela efanele.
Manje, uma usebenzisa imali eyengeziwe kulezi zindawo, ngokusobala, kufanele uzikhokhele ngandlela thile. Pho benzani ngokwezintela? Nokho, inombolo yokuqala, balandela umthetho obizwa ngokuthi uWarren Buffett, u-Warren Buffett engumtshali-zimali onezigidigidi eziningi othi, ngokubona kwakhe, akufanele akhokhe intela ephansi kunonobhala wakhe. Ngakho-ke, ngempumelelo bashaya umthetho kaWarren Buffett ngokuthi izintela ezikhokhwa emalini etholwayo kufanele zilingane nezintela ezikhokhwa abantu abasebenza ukuziphilisa. Kulungile? Ngakho lokho kuhle kakhulu.
Okwesibili, bakhuphula amanani entela, amanani entela engenayo kubantu abenza u-$250,000 nangaphezulu kuze kufikeโkuphela kumazinga ezintela enkathi kaClinton. Ngakho kuwukwenyuswa kwentela okungatheni kwabacebile.
Okwesithathu, bashaya intela yokuthengiselana ngezezimali, intela kukho konke ukuhweba okukodwa ezimakethe zezimaliโintela enesizotha kakhulu, kodwa leyo ntela ingakhiqiza imali eningi.
Bavala izintuba embonini kaphethiloli. Uwoyela, amalahle, igesi yemvelo zisaxhaswa ngenkathi zishisa umhlaba. Ngakho sinakho lokho okuqhubekayo.
Futhi phezu kwalokho, sinentela yekhabhoni, ukuze njalo uma izinkampani zikaphethiloli wezinto ezimbiwa phansi zikhipha ikhabhoni emkhathini obangela ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu, kufanele zikhokhe ngokwenza lokho. Futhi imali ibuyiselwa emuva emindenini ehola kancane kanye nehola kancane.
Ngaleyo ndlela bakwazi ukuchitha imali eningi ekuhlangabezaneni nezidingo zomphakathi futhi bazikhokhele. Umphumela uwukuthi okushodayo empeleni kuyehla. Ngakho-ke ukuqagela abanakho, engicabanga ukuthi kuwukuqagela okuthembekile, ukuthi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, okushodayo empeleni kuzoba sezingeni eliphansi njengesabelo somnotho, njengesabelo se-GDP kunalokho obekukhona ngokwesilinganiso esikhathini esidlule. Iminyaka engu-50.
WORONCHUK: Futhi lesi siphakamiso sokudala amathuba emisebenzi, hlobo luni lwemisebenzi oluzodaleka?
UPOLLIN: Hhayi-ke, imisebenzi yonkana, ngoba indlela eyinhloko-yebo, uma usebenzisa imali ezintweni ezinjengemfundo, ukunakekelwa kwezempilo, ingqalasizinda, uyawadala amathuba emisebenzi. Kodwa-ke, uma ukhipha imali ephaketheni labantu ngokwentela, unciphisa imisebenzi. Pho sivelaphi isikhuthazo esigcwele emisebenzini? Empeleni, kuvela ekunciphiseni ukungalingani emnothweni, ngoba kusobala esikubonayo ukuthi sisebenzisa imali eningi ekuhlangabezaneni nezidingo zomphakathi eziyisisekelo, ukunakekelwa kwezempilo, ukuvikeleka kokudla, ukuvikeleka komndeni, imfundo, ingqalasizinda, futhi empeleni sikhipha imali. yokuqagela kwabacebile kanye neWall Street.
Manje, umphumela walokho ukuthi kwenza lokhu kube umphakathi olinganayo. Futhi uma unokulingana okwengeziwe, usebenzisa imali ekhulayo emnothweni wonkana. Isidingo siyenyuka. Kungani? Ngoba abantu abasezingeni eliphakathi, abampofu, uma bethola imali eningi emaphaketheni abo, bayayisebenzisa. Abantu abacebile, uma bethola imali eyengeziwe emaphaketheni abo, bayisebenzisela ukonga noma ukuqagela. Ngakho-ke sizokwehlisa ukuqagela futhi sizonyusa ukusetshenziswa kwemali. Yileyo ndlela yokuqala yokuthola amathuba emisebenzi.
Indlela yesibili, ngokuqondile, ngokunciphisa ukuqagela, sinciphisa izinkinga zezimali, sizinzisa umnotho. Futhi lokho kuzosiza ekudaleni amathuba emisebenzi.
I-WORONCHUK: Bob Pollin, ngiyabonga kakhulu ngokusijoyina.
UPOLIN: Ngiyabonga kakhulu ngokuba nami.
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