Really hate this time of year. When the exaggerations and outright lies permeate the airways pretty much 24/7 or 31 as Jake says. If this whole economic mess was the fault of one person or two why haven't we taken them out already? So easy to sit on the periphery and point out what should be or should have been done. And, oh yes, it's the fault of one person, or one philosophy or one party. Grow up already! Shall we point out that this whole ball of yarn starting unraveling due to the unsheathed claws of the wall street traders, greedy CEOs (with no expectations, stake or loyalty) and unscrupulous bankers, as we merrily played along buying houses we knew we couldn't afford and running up debts that we were assured we had years to pay off....
The rallying cry "Let us have less regulation and let business run it's business". Would it be facetious (or obvious)to point out that business as usual is what probably caused this morass of molasses that we call the economy. Need I point out that jobs got moved out of the US when it became cheaper to ship things in then pay our own people? Ah well. That's business. Then when something goes wrong-think oil spill- the scream for govt regulators rings out across the land. Make up your minds people!!!!
Ok to bail out banks who don't make loans, wall street with its traders who are happily taking their profits with their manipulations of panic vs. optimism. However not ok to save an industry and it's suppliers that employed a lot of the middle class. And lest we forget-who is actually paying back the loans made by govt? Hmmmm makes you think.... Replace the incumbents with the other side and we take the same route the other way, wasting time and money merrily along the way again!
The anger and frustration is healthy. All I ask is "do the homework" "research the issues" "determine who is legit and who really has the interests of all at heart" "take care of your fellow citizens who need help" "offer assistance to those who just need a little something to get back on their feet" "say no to the power brokers who do not care what happens to you" "don't be swayed by personal or religious agendas" "do not believe the lies". Do your own thinking and do the right thing. I will respect you more.
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