I Agree!!!!

The Democratic Party of New York really needs to get there act straightened out with how they are spending tax payers money and putting it back into the system.  Even though there is money going into good cause such as the seizing of drug use as well as helping the poor and seniors of the community; money is being used unnecessarily into the Empire Zone Program and useless clubs of people that don’t need the money.  Also giving money to party helpers which I think is ridiculous and is playing the government.  I agree with the author and his reason to go against the Democratic terms of thinking.  They think that these plans of there will help the economy of New York but it is just giving them more of a state deficit.  This will not help at all in the long term especially with the national economy down.  Caring about the party and there helpers is not the role of government.  This is just a road down to corruption and waste of taxpayer’s money which they work hard to earn.  If the Democratic Party does not straighten out how they use the government budget then taxpayers will start asking where their money is going.  

Restrictions!!!

In 1960 Fidel Castro came into power for the Cuban government, and since that day relationships with Cuba and the United States has been on thin lines.  Travel and trade restrictions were put on forbidding and Cuban exports to be let into America and no American could go to Cuba.  President Obama has announced a policy to loosen the travel restrictions to Cuba. 

I feel that we should adapt to the new policy by President Obama to loosen restrictions for Cuban-American’s to travel to Cuba to visit family.  Many people will argue that this is not a good idea, but the opening will not only be good by letting the people go back to see there families but will also help create other policies to work with Cuba in the long run in economical terms and many others.  With the opening the feeling of Cuban-American’s in this country will be better towards America. 

This policy will also allow people to send money to there families in Cuba to help support them and make them less depended on the Castro regime.  This was not possible in the earlier days with the policy stating that no American money could be put into Cuban economy to help it in anyways.  This would include people from even paying for hotel rooms while in Cuba before.  Even with the money flow being allowed there has still not been any official word on the stance about being able to bring Cuban products into America. 

Ninoska Pérez Castellón is one man that believes this act should not occur since we are not expecting anything in return from Cuba and says that Cuba should change first before any action from America is taken.  This is and understandable but for over 40 years we have waited for this to happen and nothing has changed.  The only thing now is that we put the first hand out for friendship with Cuba and expect a friendly hand back from Cuba.  If this is to succeed, the trade restrictions can be pulled and Cuban products can be brought into this country and help bring the economy up since a lot of these products are valued by Americans such as the Cuban Cigar.  This is also a good way for America to rework its foreign policy with countries of hostility and get allies since this is one area that has been weak during the Bush Administration and will just become worse if proper action is not taken. 

Only time can tell what good will come out with this action from President Obama and his Administrations.  With things at its steady hopefully good can come from it and new policies will not only be made with Cuba but also other Latin nations to make a friendly alliance. 

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/world/americas/05cuba.html?ref=politics

http://gocaribbean.about.com/od/cuba/a/CubaRestriction.htm