Making It In America

Time to rant a little.  It is bad enough that the American people are having to deal with the state of the economy that the people in power have helped to create.  Now we have to listen to them ignore the people and move forward on their next idea, stimulating the economy with the new stimulus package.  Personally, I don’t even pretend to understand all the ins and outs of the economy, but I do understand history and I can see how this can lead to all the troubles (and more) that happened the last time the government tried to fix everything.  It almost feels like it is a government of the leaders, for the leaders and by the leaders as they vote to spend more money that they will get from the people who are saying, “No, we don’t want your stimulus package to go through!”

Now they are just adding flames to the fires.  Are you aware of the  different elements they are trying to pass through in the package?  They tried to pass $200 million for contraceptives.  They have elements that will give more government control of the use of a variety of technologies that are used by health care professionals. They want to give most Americans $600 each.  If someone has lost their home and/or their job because of the economic trouble, how much and how long will $600 help?  Band-aids are nice, but they really don’t fix anything!

It is interesting that, with questionable additions, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants the Senate to pass the $146 billion package that the House passed.  She would like it done quickly and without changes.  When anyone says that, red flags go up in my head.