How would you change your countries economy? What would you do?

[Cicero]

How would you change your countries economy? What would you do different or what would you do in general?

[Genghis Khan]

In my case, Pakistan's bad economy is the result of bad leadership and governance rather than economic policies. It's bad state is due to war, corruption and imperfect implementation. I'd go with the basics and make sure nobody is above the law, people pay their taxes, the country runs on a moderately socialist system and take advantage of our agricultural sector to boost economic growth.

[Smeagol]

In America, I believe that the bad economy is due to too much outsourcing, which creates lack of jobs, too much of a bureaucracy, too many government officials, and strange taxation policies. Yes, the top 1% is rich and should be taxed, but the middle class also has to step it up. Also, public education should be more carefully designed to give people more equal opportunities...

[project_icarus]

In Australia (Western Australia being more specific) I would adopt an improved system for Centrelink to filter genuine claims. I'd improve State and National public transportation via rail and coach. I'd get people in office & in cabinet, that are worth being there!

[WickedWeekend]

In America, people my age aren't really into things like this. So we say to print more money.

Actually, a major help would to get out our billion-dollar debt. We can do this by exporting our resources, like syrup (Vermont) and wood (forested areas). However, cutting down our forests is also a major problem, because America doesn't know how to switch to exporting more abundant resources, like certain things coming from a diamond mine in Arkansas. They get nearly one diamond a day, then give it to a random tourist. That's America. Greedy, but generous WHEN TOTALLY UNNECESSARY!

I'm bordering on ranting, so I'll be stopping.

[Amaryllis]

Get the hell out of here.

[Sonic Boom]

RSA needs to import skilled manufacturers to establish more technical training schools and businesses. It would help reduce unemployment (now 25%) and increase the number of skilled workers. It would also help accelerate economic growth and increase the tax base.

[WickedWeekend]

Get the hell out of here.

Who Me?

[Short Circuit]

Stop all the hand outs we give to foreign countries, it costs the UK 14 million a DAY to be a member of Europe, WHY? I would stop handing out free stuff to all the immigrants that flood our country every day, (social security payments, free housing, free medical care, free dentists etc), if you have not paid into the system, you should not be able to withdraw from it. Export more than you import on manufacturing.

[Mortal Coil]

The economy in Singapore is actually pretty good, but I would get rid of the bias against expatriates and make it so that people who aren't locals or PRs can get part-time jobs, because right now it's killing my CV and I need a job to get into college :S

[Breakeven]

im still trying to figure that out :p

[Magus]

Spread communism. That's the only way.

[khila]

In canada our current plan and goverment are quite terrible to be honest with you yes its createing trade jobs but come on for anyone who wants to be a doctor or stock broker i dont think building new roads are gonna help at all. IMO what we should be doing is A. getting the liberals in control yes taxes would go up but oh well a goverment with money can actually do something productive. Next we would initate a new plan that would foucus primarly on A. getting as many citizens here as possible (more ppl= more money) B. do small handouts of money (maybe 100$ here 100$ there with the taxes being raised should be no problem) C. raise minimum wage but also set a maximum wage to ensure all the money dont go to just one person. D. Help coperations (forget about small buissnesses for now top priortiy should go on stableizeing the stock market) and finally E. get rid of the senate all they do is take tax payers money and delay things when was the last time they said nay to something...i cant remember

[Good Night]

I think cutting down on unnecessary and ridiculous regulation on companies that make it hard to do business, although be a lot more protectionist when it comes to foreign trade.

[PerpetualImperfexion]

I live in America

1. Become less dependent on foreign oil; Drill here.
2. Protect our borders from illegal aliens. We are handing out tax money to them...

[double r]

Tax everyone get homeless people of the the streets and give them jobs, prisoners no TV or radio , and make them do slave labor, kick Obama out of office drill for oil, kick out all Illegals expect European illegals, start producing more crap and sell it, remove useless government offices.

[Amnesiac]

Tax everyone

Why yes, taking money out of the economy will definitely improve it.

get homeless people of the the streets and give them jobs,

I don't see how the government can just create jobs out of thin air, unless you're proposing some sort of New Deal-type expansion of government.

prisoners no TV or radio ,

Prison costs can be cut by ending the Drug War, not focusing on petty things like TV or radio which will make absolutely no difference in the budget.

and make them do slave labor,

Prisoners already work. There's only so much you can allow them to do. Also, what kind of wording is that? "Slave labor"?

kick Obama out of office

Eh.

drill for oil,

Oil shouldn't be the only focus. But yes, the moratorium on drilling should be lifted.

kick out all legals expect European illegals,

Kick out all legals? Is this some kind of joke? If that wasn't just a typo, then you're actually advocating the collapse of the United States economy. This nation relies on legal immigrants to provide essential skills and services to the economy. Immigrants pay taxes, work and contribute to the consumer economy. I'm an immigrant, and I'm on an equal legal standing with U.S. citizens (except for voting, jury duty, ect.). My family works in this economy and contributes to it. You want to kick me out? Go ahead, but it's not going to help you at all.

Now, assuming you meant ILlegals, that would still be a bad idea. The labor market is simply too dependent on less-than-legal immigration. Paths to residency and citizenship are more reasonable than "kicking them all out".

start producing more crap and sell it, remove useless government offices.

Well, at least I can agree with you on these two.

[MisterSix]

Make a campaign to encourage people to bicycle more often

[project_icarus]

I'd stop the exportation of our resources and take advantage of the mining and resource boom.

[double r]

Here is the thing yes I had made an typo and I fixed it second of all made an mistake with taxes, third with the homeless( good way to clean up streets) kick them off if they need help send them to an Charity Hospital or make them work for something, not by the government giving them jobs, fourth slave labor do you know what that means, with the relation with that make them work fix up things instead of them having rec time , their in prison to pay off there crimes, so why not make them work ten times harder, fifth I agree with the immigrants me and my family were, and like what you said in California most of the Illegals account for a lot of jobs, but they do not pay their taxes, and they use our money and public eduction when they don't deserve it.

[jackson94]

Raise taxes (mainly on upper class) by closing loopholes and raising rates on captial gains. Cutting about 100 billions dollars from the military, and pulling out of Afghanistan and NOT going to Iran. I would then invest heavily in education and our infrastructure from a government point of view.

[FojeJC]

I would get rid of economy. No money=nothing to fight for
Of course there would still be wars but there goes another reason. Everything would be free.
A Utopian society.

[double r]

Good luck :)

[User_Does Not Exist]

Keep the government out of the economy and allow the economy to fix itself.

[tHe_Jester1080]

If I were president of U.S.A, I would firstly deal with China who holds a signicant portion of our debt and jobs. I would tax them heavily and tax any company who tries to import goods into the U.S. heavily also. I woudl then reward any companies who come to America and those who have stayed by lowering taxes for them. As far as oil would go I would allow our oil companies to drill in our off shore oil rigs on the Pacific, Atlantic, Gulf, and the coasts of Alaska. I would go back to the keystone pipeline and and approve it. I would cut wasteful spending such as solyndra. I would limit federal control by eliminating federal mandates such as obamacare if it is passed. I would stop supporting foreign countries and spending billions on defending them, such as Libya who should have given us half their oil supply as a deal for us helping them.

[double r]

You would be some what of good president :)

[Amnesiac]

If I were president of U.S.A, I would firstly deal with China who holds a signicant portion of our debt and jobs. I would tax them heavily and tax any company who tries to import goods into the U.S. heavily also.

Yes, because trying to kill off one of our largest trading partners is a great idea. Taking money out of the economy by taxing companies to death is just genius. Making the government bigger? Fuck yeah! Telling people that they're not allowed to spend their money and buy from the countries they want to? That's what I call a free market.

I woudl then reward any companies who come to America and those who have stayed by lowering taxes for them.

Implying they aren't already ridiculously low.

As far as oil would go I would allow our oil companies to drill in our off shore oil rigs on the Pacific, Atlantic, Gulf, and the coasts of Alaska. I would go back to the keystone pipeline and and approve it. I would cut wasteful spending such as solyndra.

Modest ideas. But you can't give the oil companies so much slack. They get too many benefits in the form of loopholes and exemptions as-is.

I would limit federal control by eliminating federal mandates such as obamacare if it is passed.

Okay. But you just spent a huge chunk of this paragraph doing the exact opposite of "limiting federal control" by advocating economic protectionism. That isn't how small government works. You want a federal government that's actually limited? Stop butting into the economy. Trying to cut off trade with China would be a million times worse than Obamacare.

I would stop supporting foreign countries and spending billions on defending them, such as Libya who should have given us half their oil supply as a deal for us helping them.

Well, that's an extremely selfish thing to say, considering the U.S. didn't really do as much in Libya as everybody likes to think. But anyway, yes, the United States should stop giving out so much foreign aid to countries that we have no business having relations with – I'm talking specifically about Pakistan and Israel. I mean, seriously, the amount of money we give the Israelis is absurd.

[double r]

True LithiumAneurysm but china is getting more expensive( products and etc) and its time to go to India or Bangladesh since they are cheaper, but his ideas are spot on I think.

[Quercus]

Jail all of the poloticians that have been caught in scandles, and investagate further where tax payers money is going. Then poloticians might start doing there job. Take the money were saving from not paying all of those over-educated idiots and put it to grants for small buisness located in america (not fuckin china)

Theres more, im to tired to type it right now.

[Mirage]

In America, I believe that the bad economy is due to too much outsourcing, which creates lack of jobs, too much of a bureaucracy, too many government officials, and strange taxation policies. Yes, the top 1% is rich and should be taxed, but the middle class also has to step it up. Also, public education should be more carefully designed to give people more equal opportunities...

This is exactly the situation, I couldn't have set it better myself.

[double r]

First that is a lot of work second investigations are not cheap, but if only we had more money.

[Sporadica]

In Canada here.

I would demand more royalties for the oil we sell
and I would stop the gov't from borrowing money from RBC (private bank) at 6% interest and make the Bank of Canada (public) print our cash and create it. other than that nothing.

[Professional Russian]

In America, people my age aren't really into things like this. So we say to print more money.

Actually, a major help would to get out our billion-dollar debt. We can do this by exporting our resources, like syrup (Vermont) and wood (forested areas). However, cutting down our forests is also a major problem, because America doesn't know how to switch to exporting more abundant resources, like certain things coming from a diamond mine in Arkansas. They get nearly one diamond a day, then give it to a random tourist. That's America. Greedy, but generous WHEN TOTALLY UNNECESSARY!

I'm bordering on ranting, so I'll be stopping.

Hey Dumb ass were in trillions of dollars in debt My Proof (http://www.usdebtclock.org/). If you study the USs history you can see we got out of the depression by going to war. Now im not saying lets go start world war 3 just to get us out of but i think if we started t make weapons for our Allies at war that would increase jobs that would stimulate the economy makeing better. Other than that im not really good with economic crap.