Stocks plunge, rich paying fair share, Marcellus Shale tax -- roundtable discussion Friday

Thursday, 22 September 2011 15:52

Stocks plunge, rich paying fair share, Marcellus Shale tax -- roundtable discussion Friday

Written by Scott LaMar, Director of Radio Smart Talk

Radio Smart Talk for Friday, September 23:

The Dow Jones took an almost 400 point dive on Thursday. The Jeckyll and Hyde stock market has to have investors worried. Do they still have confidence in the stock market or are investors looking for safer places to put their money?

That's one of the questions we'll pose to Gil Smart, an associate editor and columnist for the Lancaster Sunday News and Dr. Matthew Woessner, an associate professor of political science and public policy at Penn State Harrisburg. Both bring a thoughtful, but divergent viewpoint to our semi-regular roundtable discussion of the issues facing the nation and Pennsylvania.

We'd like to hear from you as well. What are your thoughts on the U.S. House shooting down a spending bill that would have provided disaster relief to flood and hurricane ravaged areas of the country? What does leadership mean to you and who are the nation's true leaders today? Should there be a tax on Marcellus Shale natural gas drillers in Pennsylvania?

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# Michael 2011-09-23 09:18

Rick Perry labeled the wrong institution as a (Ponzi Scheme) he should have used that abel for the Stock Market!

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# Robert Colgan 2011-09-23 09:35

Dennis Kucinich has proposed the smartest alteration of our economy I have seen.

His Act would nationalize the money supply and eliminate the excessive profiteering that speculators cause.

Taking the profiteers ---who drive up costs for everyone---- out of the equation would stabilize the currency of the people, by the people, for the people.

A very similar situation exists in our healthcare----keeping the insurers and big pharmaceuticals (the profiteers) in the decision-making only promotes their agenda, and drives up costs for everyone.
A Medicare-For-All approach would be sane.

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# Michael 2011-09-23 09:40

When you have the senior Republican ( Sen McConnell ) state, early in President Obama's term, that his number one priority was to see that President Obama is a one term president and not the Country you have to wonder why? The Republicans would oppose Mother's Day if the President had proposed. The Republicans would rather see this Country go down the tube then do anything that could possibly throw a favorable light on the President.

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# Jim 2011-09-23 09:50

Your conservative commentator Gil Smart and I may not agree on much. But, I agree that Pres. Obama needs an injection of Harry Truman. He needs to put forward a clear moderate-progressive agenda and campaign on it. Then, the American people will decide whether they want to go with the Tea Party no-nothings or his agenda. Obama needs to stop trying to trying to compromise with folks who refuse to compromise.

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# James Fitzgerald 2011-10-04 11:51

As former Pres. Kennedy said, Do what you can do for your country. We people should have interest in our community. Help the helpless. Pennsylvania will have great advantage from the marcellus shale if it is securely and effectively formulated. Their will be an increase in occupation for the people in that area.

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