Foreclosures Are not Taken in Isolation by Obama
In the first hundred days of his presidency it is clear that Obama has not taken foreclosures in isolation but as part of a comprehensive whole. Without touching the whole the particular problem cannot be solved. It is only a socio-economically happy populace that will be able to battle the foreclosure menace. A sick body cannot fight disease no matter which part of the body is ailing.
Under Bush the health care system of USA slipped into despair as the number of those uninsured increased to 47 million. 10 million were children. Bush vetoed legislation that would have rectified this yawning gap. The House voted seven times on this issue but each time Bush forced the Republicans to make sure the bill did not take off. Finally a compromise was reached by which the children of illegal immigrants (they being born on American soil were the citizens of USA) would be refused health care while the others would benefit. But Bush vetoed that bill also on the grounds that America was not a socialist state.
Fifteen days after taking over the reins Obama signed into a law a bill passed by the Democrat majority that made the health care of four million children secure. The scheme would be funded by new duties levied on all kinds of tobacco products.
Another sphere where Obama is making his presence felt is the environment. Over a century ago President Ulysses Grant used the tool of law to set up the first national park of USA – the Yellowstone National Park. Even today it ranks as one of the best examples of how man can protect nature – saving the joy for future generations. During the Bush rule of eight years the environment was one of the worst suffers. Stories abound of scientists being punished for desiring to ink truth about changes in the climate.
A month previously Obama took big steps to sweep away some of the damaging factors and protect nearly 2 million acres in 9 states – keeping them as wildernesses.
All these tasks are not easy for the new President. Bush may have gone but many of those who supported his policies are there. They have the support of many oil firms that want to drill federal lands for crude oil.
But there is change in the air. The police showed great leniency towards those who protested against the World Bank and the IMF holding them responsible for the foreclosure crisis – something never done in the last 8 years.
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