There was a mixed response to the historic vote in the markets as a devastating new report revealed a slowing economy with the greatest job losses in nearly six years. There are widespread concerns that the rescue plan may not be enough to pull the US economy out of its stall.<\/em>\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\tLe vote a \u00e9t\u00e9 obtenu par les proc\u00e9d\u00e9s habituels, c’est-\u00e0-dire qu’ils ont \u00e9\u00e9 achet\u00e9s<\/strong> litt\u00e9ralement par des promesses de subventions locales, sectorielles, etc., selon l’habitude du syst\u00e8me, c’est-\u00e0-dire une op\u00e9ration de corruption massive. \u00abThe inclusion of tens of billions of dollars in subsidies for pet projects in their home constituencies helped. The White House and Congressional leaders resorted to old-fashioned methods to nudge the bill into law, bribing, bullying and flattering members of both parties.<\/em>\u00bb La description dans le d\u00e9tail du processus vaut un peu d’attention, avec le passage d’une proposition de loi de 2 pages au d\u00e9part \u00e0 un texte de 450 pages d\u00e9taillant toutes les mesures prises pour acheter les votes divers, une op\u00e9ration massive de corruption organis\u00e9e par toutes les autorit\u00e9s r\u00e9unies dans un m\u00eame \u00e9lan. Il est bien que des mesures aient \u00e9t\u00e9 prises pour les malades mentaux mais il est tout de m\u00eame recommand\u00e9 de s’interroger sur leur pr\u00e9sence dans ce plan massif de soi disant sauvetage de la structure financi\u00e8re US, et ainsi de suite tout au long de cette loi pour le moins \u00e9trange. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\u00abSince many of the politicians who rejected the bill the first time, are in fear being thrown out of office on 4 November the package was festooned with pork barrel measures financial bribes to help their congressional districts and encourage a yes vote. In a week, the bill grew to a phonebook-sized 450 pages as $150bn in handouts were tacked on to make it more palatable.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\u00bbAmong the sweeteners were tax breaks for commuting cyclists and help for the world’s biggest manufacturer of arrows that would make them cheaper for boy scouts to buy. Only so-called kiddie arrows will benefit, Congress was assured. Big game hunters who buy grizzly broadheads and other fancy arrows would still be taxed.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\u00bbAnd the bribery didn’t stop there. Among the hundreds of pages of tax breaks there are provisions to help film and television production companies as well as renewable energy firms, all of which will add to the administration’s burgeoning spending deficit.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\u00bbMeasures which congressmen have been nursing for years, including giving equal treatment to mental and physical ailments were also included. Jim Ramstad, a Republican from Minnesota, switched his vote in favour of the bill because his personal crusade of more than a decade of winning mental health parity had finally seen the light of day. The revised bill is a recovery bill for the economy and a recovery bill for millions of Americans suffering from the ravages of mental illness and addiction, Mr Ramstad said.<\/em>\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\tAinsi s’ach\u00e8ve l’\u00e9pop\u00e9e de l’adoption du plan Paulson. On a rarement vu une telle accumulation de m\u00e9diocrit\u00e9, d’impuissance, de couardise, de \u00ableadership vacuum<\/em>\u00bb, de la part de toute la direction r\u00e9unie pour une fois en une unanimit\u00e9 r\u00e9v\u00e9latrice, l’administration, la direction du Congr\u00e8s, les deux candidats \u00e0 la pr\u00e9sidence Avec tout de m\u00eame l’\u00e9clair du vote n\u00e9gatif de la Chambre du 29 septembre, qui introduit dans la situation washingtonienne un facteur de d\u00e9stabilisation, une potentialit\u00e9 de perte de contr\u00f4le au moins ponctuelle d’acteurs pourtant consid\u00e9r\u00e9s comme acquis au syst\u00e8me.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\tLe r\u00e9sultat de l’aventure commenc\u00e9e le 18 septembre est, selon le langage technocratique et \u00e9conomiste, l’inverse de l’habituelle formule propagandiste (une situation win-win<\/em>), c’est-\u00e0-dire une situation lose-lose<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t La direction politique washingtonienne pousse un soupir de soulagement, va tendre \u00e0 une certaine d\u00e9mobilisation, ce qui signifie pour elle inattention et \u00e0 nouveau perte de perception de la r\u00e9alit\u00e9 au profit des jeux politiciens habituels. Dans le cur d’une crise qui n’est \u00e9videmment pas finie et qui nous r\u00e9serve de nouvelles surprises, la formule n’est pas heureuse. Du c\u00f4t\u00e9 des parlementaires dont le vote fut achet\u00e9 comme on l’a vu, l’impression est tout ce qu’on veut sauf l’id\u00e9e d’une unit\u00e9 nationale pour lutter contre la crise. Plus que jamais, la corruption r\u00e8gne, et notamment la corruption psychologique.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\t Les p\u00e9rip\u00e9ties diverses du plan Paulson, jusqu’\u00e0 son adoption par raccrocs et manigances diverses, ont expos\u00e9 aux acteurs de la crise l’absence compl\u00e8te d’autorit\u00e9 et de capacit\u00e9 d’action de la direction politique. Les votes du Congr\u00e8s n’ont pas du tout suscit\u00e9 l’effet attendu parce que ces p\u00e9rip\u00e9ties l’ont fortement \u00e9rod\u00e9, jusqu’\u00e0 le rendre presque anodin; le contraire de ce qu’on attendait de l’effet de choc. L’attention prioritaire port\u00e9e par les march\u00e9s aux mauvaises nouvelles de l’emploi, qui sont survenues en m\u00eame temps que le vote comme une sanction r\u00e9v\u00e9latrice de toute l’op\u00e9ration, montre le peu de cr\u00e9dit, y compris pour sa capacit\u00e9 psychologique de mobilisation, laiss\u00e9 ainsi au plan Paulson.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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\tMis en ligne le 4 octobre 2008 \u00e0 09H29<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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