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THE SIDE STREET JOURNAL REPORT(c): COMMENTARY ON GLOBAL POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC NEWS BY SLIM FAIRVIEW.
EPISODE ONE:
GOOD EVENING. THIS IS THE SIDE STREET JOURNAL REPORT. TODAY WE BEGIN A NEW PROGRAMME. WE DON'T REPORT THE NEWS, RATHER WE REPORT ON HOW THE NEWS IS PERCEIVED. I AM THE BLOGGER KNOWN AS SLIM FAIRVIEW. WELCOME TO MY VIEWERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
THE CHINA BASHERS ARE AT IT AGAIN. DESPITE THE FACT THAT CHINA HAS THE SECOND LARGEST AND FASTEST GROWING ECONOMY, AND THAT CHINA HAS ELEVATED HALF A BILLION PEOPLE FROM POVERTY, MANY STILL VIEW CHINA AS A PASSING EVENT.
WHEN THE NUMBERS FROM CHINA ARE BAD, THE EXPERTS GLOAT. WHEN THE NUMBERS FROM CHINA ARE GOOD, THE EXPERTS DOUBT THE NUMBERS.
RECENT EVENTS REPORTED HAVE BEEN THAT CHINA HAS A CREDIT CRUNCH, CHINA HAS A HOUSING BUBBLE, THE CHINESE ECONOMY IS SLOWING. THIS SERVES TO DISTRACT FROM THE NEWS A HAS BEEN REPORTED FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. RATHER, CHINA RESOLVED THE CRUNCH. CHINA HAS A HOUSING INVENTORY. HERE IS MORE ABOUT CHINA.
RECENTLY, CHINA HAS CHOSEN TO EMBARK ON BUILDING A CANAL THROUGH NICARAGUA TO COMPETE WITH THE PANAMA CANAL. THIS TO SERVE THE MASSIVE SHIPS THAT THE PANAMA CANAL CAN NO LONGER ACCOMMODATE.
CHINA HAS PURCHASED A UTILITY COMPANY IN PORTUGAL. THIS AT A TIME WHEN PORTUGAL IS RENEWING TIES WITH A FORMER COLONY, ANGOLA.
CHINA IS ESTABLISHING BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE GREEK SHIPPING AND SHIP BUILDING INDUSTRY......ETC.
THAT IS THE SIDE STREET JOURNAL REPORT FOR THIS EVENING. I'M SLIM FAIRVIEW. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.
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EPISODE TWO:
GOOD EVENING. THIS IS THE SIDE STREET JOURNAL REPORT. COMMENTARY ON GLOBAL AND POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC NEWS. I AM THE BLOGGER KNOWN AS SLIM FAIRVIEW. WELCOME TO MY VIEWERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
RECENTLY, THE IMF HAS REPORTED THAT MISTAKES WERE MADE IN THE EFFORTS TO SOLVE THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC CRISIS. THAT NOW, THERE SHOULD BE A FOCUS ON GROWTH. FOR ME, THE FORMULA IS SIMPLE: CAPITAL INVESTMENT + ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT = GROWTH.
FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS, I'VE BEEN WARNING THE EUROPEAN LEADERS THAT YOU CANNOT CUT WAGES, FIRE PEOPLE, RAISE TAXES, AND CALL IT A SOLUTION. THE STRICT ADHERENCE TO THE ONE-PRONGED APPROACH HAS TURNED AUSTERITY INTO A WEAPON, NOT A SOLUTION.
IN THE US, A DIVIDED CONGRESS HAS ENGAGED IN A BATTLE OF IDEOLOGIES. THE MOST UNFORTUNATE ASPECT IS THAT BOTH SIDES HAVE EMBRACED AN INTRACTABLE ONE-PRONGED APPROACH. YOU CANNOT CUT YOUR WAY TO PROSPERITY. YOU CANNOT TAX YOUR WAY TO PROSPERITY. STILL, NEITHER SIDE IS WILLING TO PURSUE ANY MEANINGFUL APPROACH TO SOLVING THE CRISIS......ETC.
THAT IS THE SIDE STREET JOURNAL REPORT FOR THIS EVENING. I'M SLIM FAIRVIEW. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.
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THE SIDE STREET JOURNAL EDITORIAL:
YOU CAN'T FOOL THE LION.
LET'S SAY YOU TELL EVERYONE YOU ARE A LION TAMER.
EVERYONE BELIEVES YOU. THEY HAVE NO REASON TO DOUBT YOU.
WHEN THEY HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT LION TAMING THEY GO TO YOU. YOU ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS WITH CONFIDENCE AND AUTHORITY.
THEN, ONE DAY, A LION WALKS INTO THE ROOM. EVERYONE PANICS. THEY RUN TO YOU TO SAVE THEM. YOU PANIC.
WHY?
YOU CAN'T FOOL THE LION.
THAT IS THE SIDE STREET JOURNAL REPORT FOR THIS EVENING. I'M SLIM FAIRVIEW. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.
Sincerely,
Slim Fairview
slimfairview@yahoo.com
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