It’s no surprise to anyone that I am a strong supporter of President Obama. I believe that he is a problem solver and not a miracle worker! We need to let him do his job, instead of getting in his way.
The current economic situation is looking and sounding pretty grim. And to be honest, I don’t even understand everything from fiscal stimulus to bank recapitalization to mortgage securities. It all just sounds so complicated. I don’t need to jump on the bandwagon and start praising or denouncing his Stimulus Package, because it needs time to take its course. There are just too many “unknown” factors out there, it could go either way. So the Republicans should stop predicting the future about Obama’s policy. At least he has a plan!
I would also like to share a simple insight with the common people: stop following the Stock Market! If you are like me, a middle working class person, having little money in investments, and some money in retirement-that should stay in there until I turn 65, then getting upset at the all-time low Dow and S&P is not gonna help!
Over the long-term, the markets go up and down. The way I see it, they have reached some high points in the recent past, and they are bound to drop. It’s the nature of the beast, even if we are talking about economy! Maybe...if that idiot George W. Bush was more forthcoming and honest with us in 2007 about the situation with our economy, we might be able to keep it from plummeting so badly, or be better prepared!
We are all going to feel some hardship in 2009 and even 2010, but I think it’s a wake up call for Americans, to stop being so selfish and self-centered! We need to work together, as a nation. Is just the idea of socialistic concepts so bad, if it could be a temporary solution to pull our country out of rut? Is it so bad to pay a little more tax if one makes hundreds of thousands of dollars? Is it so bad to have some “pork” if it’s gonna stimulate the economy and create jobs? Is it so bad to have a “big” government as long as it works for the people and makes our country strong?
Here, I’ll conclude with this line, paraphrasing Yoga Master, B.K.S Iyengar: Freedom comes with great discipline!
