USSA

Welcome to what is fast becoming the United Socialist States of America. It seems that so many WHINERS expect the government to pull their asses ou of the fire yet do not want to pay more taxes for the help they receive. What? How can you expect help and not get charged for it? TANSTAAFL! Yes I do things for people and expect nothing in return, BUT, I am aware that the principal of what goes around comes around is what realy is working in my circle of friends. If I was doing and doing and getting nothing in return I would think screw this and use my energies in another direction.
So what do I trhink needs to be done to help the economy recover? In My Humble Opinion, NOTHING. There is NOTHING a government can do to a economy that does not act as a brake.
Give a bailout? That's robbing Peter to pay Paul. Someone gets it in the wallet where they cannot afford it.
National Health care? We would need to raise taxws to approxiamate what Canada already has to about 50% to afford it and the leeches in society would multiply until those few who do work will be taxed to the bone so why work (anyone who has read the Honor Harrington series knows about the Haven system and Dolists)
We supposedly have a free enterprise system. OK that is FREE to SUCCEED OR FAIL! If you cannot make it because you made STUPID (even in hindsight) decisions then you fail and a newer more robust compnay takes over. HMMMMM you mean like Toyota outselling Ford recently? rewards for good decisions? what a concept.
Some how I do not think Americans can accept the consequences of their actions. We screw up and we pay for it. Why not corporations?
My company fired me for lack of work but you don't see me whining for Uncle Sugar to bail me out. Yes I take my unemployment check but that is a insurance payoff. which is why they call it Unemployment Insurance which I paid as a deduction from my checks (actually I believe it is the employer who pays). I am outraged by the government wanting to pay 65% of my cobra for insurance. (cuts us from $1000 to $350) and Stacie insists that we take it even though it goes against my grain.
Well I am done ranting for today

Ottar