To quote that patriotic American from Cincinnati, Ohio – Earl Pitts, “WAKE UP AMERICA!”
For decades now we have been hearing, seeing, and feeling the truth that we cannot continue on the same borrowing path we are on until there will be a time to “pay the piper”. That payday was, really, years ago and we yet continue on the treacherous path of more borrowing thinking it will fix all of our problems. What we are watching play out on on TV screens each day now is a group of financial misfits who are more concerned about keeping their jobs than making tough, immediate financial decisions that will help and be painful to many.
It is unbeleiveable! Although we are talking about more zeros, the crisis, as it is being called, is no different than what many families are experiencing in their own financial situations – personal and small business. You CANNOT continue to borrow your way out of a financial mess. There comes a time when hard choices have to be made. Those who make the tough decisions recover.
I do understand the predicament that our leaders are in if they were to do what is right. First, it will be painful. Some in this country are really going to feel the pain of cutting government spending. That, in turn, will lead to the second predicament in that many politicians (so called leaders) may lose their job, their long held political office, and their ability to continue to just SPEND and drive this country farther into debt!!!
Enough already. Enough of the political showmanship. Make some tough choices, make some people mad, cut the spending, and lets get this economy moving again.
We are taxed enough already. We do not need new income to fix the problem. The only new income needed is for people to get back to work and start paying taxes again. This economy can be fixed by the people who spend money – you and I. It will come back faster and more powerful when the government lowers our tax rates (and cuts spending) while you and I get back to properly managing our personal finances.
And finally, NO I am not running for office. I just wish someone who gets it would stand up and do the right thing….