I keep reading the news and listening to all the pundits saying why the president needs new powers, congress needs to pass more laws, and the taxpayers need give out more money to bail out business, etc....It's obvious to me - America has turned into a CORPORATE welfare state!
I don’t care which political affiliation you are from – I want to know:
Why are our leaders continuing to encourage everyone, business and citizens, to keep endlessly and mindlessly spending? We need to reframe this argument and ask instead, why aren’t we encouraging people and business to save, be thrifty, and spend and borrow wisely? Over decades, our economy has changed from one of strength and responsibility, to one which mirrors a house of cards and now the cards are starting to fall. I say let them, and then let us rebuild and be responsible.
Our leaders need to support and encourage people and businesses to do the right thing. If that means more regulation and less freedom in the market, then so be it. As it stands right now, America isn’t a capitalist economy, we are a socialist one – we support and prop-up business, and run them, instead of letting them suffer for poor fiscal choices and poor business practices.
If a business is poorly managed and fails, let it fail and hold the owners accountable. Use our legal system to investigate and rectify wrong doing if we need to, but we need to quit rushing the rescue of every “big” business, because it is us – the tax payers – who ends of footing the bill, no one else, and these “big” business are allowed to continue this cycle over and over. You are leaders in our country and you need to hold business and individuals accountable. I believe if we need to pass additional legislation holding them accountable – and make it retroactive, then do so. We need to put all business on notice (including all owners, business mangers, operating officers and boards) that we are going to hold them accountable and keep them honest.
So what about the innocent people who would be impacted if we let poorly run businesses fail? I say let us help them help themselves. Support paid job retraining and/or reeducation; support life skill programs which teach financial planning, borrowing wisely, and living in your means; support small business programs and entrepreneurial loans. We are Americans, we can do anything. We are innovative, creative, supportive, and strong. We are a people who don’t want or need a hand out, but do at times need a hand-up. Let’s build on these strengths instead of propping up poorly run and poorly managed businesses and industries and encouraging endless spending with no saving or fiscal responsibility.
I just sent an email to all of my elected officials expressing my feelings and concerns regarding this. I strongly encourage all of you to do the same - what ever your view are. Maybe if enough of us speak up about what we should and shouldn't have our elected officials do, they might begin to take us - The Citizens - seriously again. WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!
We the people, by the people, for the people - America!I'm including links to the current leadership in both the Senate and the House of Representatives as well as other links to find your Senators and Representatives.
http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/cgi-bin/leadership.cgi?site=ctc
http://www.senate.gov/
http://www.house.gov/Welcome.shtml
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UPDATE:
**FYI-If you are not a resident of California's 8th Congressional District and are contacting Nancy Pelosi in regard to her role as Speaker, please email her at AmericanVoices@mail.house.gov (I just got this reply from her email address when I contacted her).
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