Kutheni u-Obama wandisa iRhafu yeRhafu yentlawulo ngo-2010?
Ngo-2010, uMongameli uBrazil wasayina i-$ 858 yezigidigidi zeerhafu . Yandisa i-Bush tax cuts ngo-2012 kunye neenzuzo zokungabikho kwemisebenzi ngo-2011. Inciphisa irhafu yokuhlawula ipesenti nge-2 ekhulwini, idibanisa i-$ 120 yezigidi kwiholo elingenakho ukufumana imali. Yandisa ityala leklasi yerhafu. Kwakhona kwakubandakanya iiligidi ezingama-55 ezigidi kwiirhafu ezithile zerhafu.
Ukuhlawulela enye yeendleko, intsebenzo ka-Obama yavuselela irhafu yelifa eliye laphela unyaka. Yasebenzisa ireyithi yentela ye-35 kwipesenti ezixabisa ngaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-5 ezigidi zabantu okanye ngaphezulu kweedola ezili-10 kwiintsapho. (Umthombo: iWashington Post, "Obama, GOP afinyelele ukujongana nokwandisa ikhefu," ngoDisemba 7, 2010)
Ulawulo lwe-Bush lutsalwe iintlawulo ngo-2001 nangama-2003. I- EGTRRA inqumle irhafu yentlawulo. Ikhuphe abahlawuli berhafu i-1.35 trillion ngaphezu kweminyaka eyi-10. Kodwa ininzi yalezo zinzuzo ezixhomekeke kwiintsapho kunye nabantwana kunye nabazuzi abaphezulu. I-JGTTRA inqumle irhafu yenkampani. Kwakwandisa kwakhona isahlulo sokungenisa irhafu yengeniso. I-Congress yadlulisa ukwenziwa kweerhafu ukulwa nomnotho we-2001. 'ISalford Quays Millennium footbridge' ngethuba lokuthi 'I-Lowry' kwimvelaphi. Umyili weBridge uBarlos Fernandez Casado. Ifoto: Allan Baxter / Gety Izithombe NgoFebruwari 2009, iCongress yamkela uMthetho we-American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, i-Obama ye $ 787 yezigidigidi zeeprojekthi zezoqoqosho. I-ARRA iphelile iRest Recession ngoJuni 2009. Ulawulo oluthembisa ukuba luya kulondoloza phakathi kwe-900,000 ne-2.3 yezigidi zemisebenzi. Yabelana ngemali ngale ndlela:
- Iibhiliyoni ezingama-288 zeebhilidi zokutyalwa kweerhafu.
- Iigidi eziyi-224 zeebhiliyoni kwiinzuzo ezingaphangeliyo zengqesho, imfundo kunye nokunakekelwa kwezempilo.
- Iibhiliyoni eziyi-275 zeebhiliyoni zokudalwa kwemisebenzi esebenzisa izivumelwano zeseburhulumenteni, izibonelelo kunye neemboleko.
Iphakheji yokuvuselela ichithe iiRandi eziyi-83 ezigidi kwizakhiwo zikawonkewonke kunye neR11 117 billion ukuphucula imfundo. Kwakukho iibhiliyoni ezili-18 zeengxowa-mali zenzululwazi, i-$ 54 yezigidigidi zokunceda amashishini amancinci kunye neebhiliyoni eziyi-22 zeebhiliyoni ukwenzela ukwandisa ukuveliswa kombane. Enye i-$ 138 yezigidi zemali ezixhaswa ngemali. Ezi zibandakanya iiRandi eziyi-24 zezigidi ukuxhasa inkxaso ye-COBRA kwabasebenzi abaqeshwe kunye ne-$ 87 yezigidigidi ukuze bancede bathi ngama-Medicaid. I-dollar ye dollar, ukutywa kweerhafu akuyona indlela engcono yokudala imisebenzi. Ukutyunjwa kwentlawulo yaseBhus kwakha imisebenzi engama-4.6 nganye kwiirandi ezigidi eziyi-1 zokutyunjwa, ngokwe- Ofisi ye-Budget ye-Congressional . Iingeniso zokungabikho kwemisebenzi zenze imisebenzi engama-19 enye eyi-1 yezigidi ezichithwe. Ukuba iCongress igxininisa ukutywa kweerhafu, ngoko ke uhlobo olulungileyo luhlobo lokuhlawula irhafu. Bakha amathuba emisebenzi engama-13 kuyo yonke i-$ 1 yezigidi. Ukuba aba baqeshi bafumana ukucima xa bedala imisebenzi emitsha, kukhuthaza ukudala amathuba emisebenzi kwimisebenzi engama-18 kwi-1 million yezigidi.
Ukongezelela ekudaleni imisebenzi, yonke idola eyichithwa kwiingeniso zengqesho ivuselela i-$ 1.73 kwiimfuno zezoqoqosho, ngokutsho kwe-Economy.com. Kungenxa yokuba abangasebenziyo bachitha yonke idola abayifumana kwizinto ezisisiseko, ezifana nokutya, izambatho kunye nezindlu. Uqikelelo luthi zonke iintlawulo zenyanga zongezelelwe iindleko zabathengi berhafu ezigidi ezili-10. Kodwa kwakhona ivelisa i-$ 17.3 yezigidi kwi-intuthuko yoqoqosho rhoqo ngenyanga. 06 2010 Iziphumo zonyulo eziPhakamileyo zokuThutshwa kweRhafu kufuneka zigqitywe ngokuphela komnyaka
Ngo-2010, iNdlu yafumana amaRephablikhi angama-60. Eyadala isininzi esinyula iNtloko enkulu yeNdlu, uJohn Boehner. AmaRiphabhlikhi atyhola izihlalo ezithandathu ezongezelelweyo kwi-Senate, kodwa kungekhona ininzi. AmaRiphabhliki afuna ukunciphisa ukusilela, gcina i-Bush tax cuts wonke umntu kwaye ikhuphe i-Obamacare. Utshintsho lwalithetha ukuba u-Obama kufuneka axoxisane neCongress duck ekhubazekile. Oku kwenza ukuba ukunyuswa kwentela ka-Obama kudlule phambi kokuphela kuka-2010. Kwi $ 21 triliyoni, ityala le- US likhulu kunazo zonke ehlabathini. Iphantse ilingana nomlinganiselo wonyaka wezoqoqosho. Kwenzeka njani ukuba lukhulu kangaka? Ngaphambi kobunzima bezoqoqosho, ityala lakhula ngamaphesenti ama-50 phakathi ko-2000 no-2007, ibhaloni ukusuka kwii-6 trillion ukuya kwi-9 trillion. Ukuxhaswa kweebhiliyoni zeeRandi eziyizigidi eziyi-700 kuye kwanceda ityala likhule lifike kwi $ 10.5 trillion ngoDisemba 2008. Iiphakheji zokuvuselela ezoqoqosho kunye nezinye iindleko zokunyusa zongeze enye i-$ 3 trillion kwiminyaka emibini. Ukunyuka kwemali kuyenyuka, ngelixa imali evela kwiirhafu iyancipha emva kokunciphisa. Ukufumana okungakumbi, jonga ukuba u-Obama wongeza kangakanani amatyala esizwe?
Bhathela iNkcazo yeerhafu. UMgaqo-siseko unikela iCongress "amandla okubeka nokuqokelela irhafu." Kakade, yenza njalo ukuhlawula iinkonzo zikaRhulumente. Eyona nkulu kakhulu yilezi ziKhuseleko loLuntu, iMirare kunye nokuzikhusela kwesizwe sethu.