We’ve been on Daylight Savings Time for about 3 weeks now, and I must admit that I’m still not completely adjusted. Perhaps the artificial time change just started too soon, a supposed energy-saving measure that some suspect was really designed to boost retail sales, giving people more daylight hours for shopping.
The government’s “stimulus payment” to taxpayers is also supposed to help boost retail sales and “jump start” the economy, though most people I know aren’t going to go right out and buy something with that money, and if they did, the money wouldn’t go very far, so the effect on the economy would be short-lived. What would really cause people to buy more over the long term would be lower gasoline, food, housing, and health care costs; secure, better paying jobs; and getting out from under their personal debt.
When are our elected officials going to realize that the American people aren’t little children that can be pacified with free candy? Who is paying for the candy, and when are they going to start working together to solve the problems that got us into this mess in the first place? I’m getting a little tired of all the political posturing and bickering between Republicans and Democrats or even among those of the same party. We’re all in this together, folks! Let’s get to work!
Showing posts with label Politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Politics. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Beyond Super Tuesday
Well, Super Tuesday is over and, thankfully, so are those endless Indian Gaming ads. Tom and I each voted for different candidates by mail-in ballot, and they both have dropped out, so we’re even.
Seriously, though, this election year we all have some critical choices to make, and no matter who wins, things are going to change. That’s exciting. I think everyone agrees there are many issues that urgently need to be addressed, including health care, the economy, Middle East policy, immigration, energy. My only hope is that all Americans vote with their heads and support the candidate whom they believe has the ideas and the leadership ability to get things done and solve these problems.
What a great country we live in to have such a diverse field of candidates to choose from! But in the end, gender, race, age, religion, or even political party should be irrelevant. The problems are complex, and Congress has been ineffective in solving them due to partisan bickering and political b-s. Our next president must be someone who can end the stalemate and start fixing what’s broken.
Seriously, though, this election year we all have some critical choices to make, and no matter who wins, things are going to change. That’s exciting. I think everyone agrees there are many issues that urgently need to be addressed, including health care, the economy, Middle East policy, immigration, energy. My only hope is that all Americans vote with their heads and support the candidate whom they believe has the ideas and the leadership ability to get things done and solve these problems.
What a great country we live in to have such a diverse field of candidates to choose from! But in the end, gender, race, age, religion, or even political party should be irrelevant. The problems are complex, and Congress has been ineffective in solving them due to partisan bickering and political b-s. Our next president must be someone who can end the stalemate and start fixing what’s broken.
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