“Something’s got to be done”
BULL!!!! I am so sick of this that it drives me crazy! Everyone agrees that the government must do something to save us from this terrible “liquidity crisis”. I don’t normally comment on politics, but I will now.
This is a shameful destruction of our freedom. There is no other way to say it. The money will come from us, there is no free lunch, the piper must be paid, etc. Yet we stand by and allow these mortals to scare and bribe each other into placing you and I in indentured servitude. It’s called debt.
This is absolutely ridiculous! The bailout is no different than an individual who can no longer get loans because everything is maxed out, and then turns to friends and family for an “emergency” loan because they can no longer make their payments. Of course, no one states that they need a loan because they cannot make their payments. What your friend or family says is that their great investments are just a little bit away from paying off and if we just help them out right now everything will be okay. The difference here is that our good relative, Uncle Sam, is not only going to make his payments but is also taking a great vacation to the Bahamas for three weeks on this loan.
I have personally had enough, I do not know what more I can do as an individual. I have called my senator, I have called my representative, I talked to my friends, and I have prayed. I fear that this will successfully prolong the pain, and character building that we have put off as a country for not only years but generations. The time has come for us to step up as individuals, and collectively as a country, to do something more than feed our gluttonous appetites and our insatiable desires for the next shiny token that draws our attention.
I won’t make any threats, I won’t call for heads to roll, I won’t because that freedom has already been taken away. I feel that the only option left is to join the same political class that is causing these problems. The challenge I face personally has many facets. Will I have the character to not become what they have become? Will I have the courage to speak my mind? Am I willing to risk my life, my family, my fortune? I don’t know if I am strong enough yet, and that bothers me.
This is posted in haste, and you might say in anger. Maybe I’ll figure it out.