
美國史上第一位非裔總統歐巴馬即將就職,在這個國家正陷入不景氣經濟情況的時刻,他會怎麼樣帶領美國民眾「改變」相當值得期待。
做為歐巴馬經濟顧問的「股神」巴菲特 (Warren Buffett) 在之前接受訪問時提到當前美國經歷的情況並不至於像第二次世界大戰或大蕭條時那麼糟,但也不會太好過。他用「經濟上的珍珠港事件」來比喻這次突如其來的危機,讓美國人 (其實已經掃到全世界) 陷入恐慌的惡性循環。他說:「這造成民眾不去花錢,也不去投資,結果導致更多的恐慌」。
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett says the U.S. is engaged in an "economic Pearl Harbor."
In an interview that aired Sunday on "Dateline NBC," the chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said the nation's economic situation is not as bad at World War II or the Great Depression, but it's still pretty severe.
Buffett said Americans are in a cycle of fear, "which leads to people not wanting to spend and not wanting to make investments, and that leads to more fear. We'll break out of it. It takes time."
政府這次發放消費券,充其量也只是止痛藥或鎮定劑,最終還是得靠大家提振起信心去拼搏。
情況愈糟,愈要保持冷靜。We’ll break out of it. It takes time. 牛轉乾坤!
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http://udn.com/NEWS/WORLD/WOR6/4699077.shtmlbuffett U.S. enduring ‘economic Pearl Harbor’ - Economy in Turmoil- msnbc.com
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28735511/