The outlook for the economy is so bad that saying we're going to be in a severe recession may be the optimistic point of view. Some feel we're more likely hading into a full fledged depression with no good solutions. This of course doesn't help the "purple funk" I'm already in because of the holidays. Now this crap has to hang over my head like some kind of Bizzaro world mistle toe. You know, instead of getting to kiss whoever wanders is under it, only you are under it and you get fu#%ked in the ass by everybody. Here's my dilemma, while I feel the need to prepare for this impending economic collapse, how far should I go? I mean is this going to be much adieu about nothing or should I seriously start hording can goods? Do I cancel my land line phone service, cable TV, and start buying generic beer? (Oh, no way I'm going through this without beer) Should I stop paying my health insurance ($343 per month) about $4,000 a year with a $500 deductible that I never reached last year so in fact I paid $4,000 plus every Fu#%ing doctor's bill.
To add to this aggravation is the fact that with each passing day, it becomes more and more apparent that our government representatives are is so very corrupt and in the pockets of those who only value profits. When America's middle class is gone and there are millions out of work, only then will these greedy SoBs be happy. Why? Skilled labor will be much cheaper when there are no good paying jobs left. The unemployed will be lining up thousands deep for a pay check, even if it is only a fraction of what they used to make. This is the end result of unregulated capitalism. This is what 28 years of Reagonomics has brought us to. His advisers realized that in the late sixties and early seventies that a healthy middle class adversly affects businesses' profit margins. The larger the prfit margin in a fiscal year the better the return on investment. Right Hank Panky Paulson, you SoB! When labor has the means a decent life (the American Dream) then have time to scrutinize the hierarchy. This is bad for unfettered profits. Those who have a lot or are planning to get a lot do not want the average Joe to be aware of just exactly what they're doing. They don't want a reasonable and sustainable profit margin that affords them a better than average life, they want to win the lottery! The fast and quick fortune now. "What do I care what happens to the economy, job market, people, etc. etc. I got mine. With billions I'll be fine, my kids and thier kids will be fine. F%#@ everybody else. " People with this mentality are stripping away what little wealth there is left in the middle class and when it gets to the point that blue collar workers no longer have discretionary income . . . it's over Charlie. Duh!
My stomach turns as I watch mother fuxing Paulson and his buddies extort billions of blue collar workers' tax dollars for their own financial gain, while the big three auto-manufactures lay off workers so their executives can glom bonuses from the table scraps of the Paulson's treasonous Treasury. It is obvious to me that anything short of a complete over haul of our congress and senate (it's operations and personnel) won't fix a God Damn thing. Nobody is acting on behalf of the people! Nobody! Even my Independent voice of the progressive movement, Bernie Sanders, only points out the problems but, won't do a thing to stop it. For example: I keep being told that unless the Dems win 60 seats in the house they're not going to be able to get things done because the Repubs can filibuster. Well, Hello! Why can't Bernie or Lahey use the filibuster to stop some of this obvious pillaging?!!! I'll send them a can of Sucrets when their throats get sore.
This ain't funny anymore! Yes, Obama is appointing some really nice cabinet members. . . educated people who believe in evolution and know that the earth is hell of a lot older than 6 thousand years. Science will actually get to play a part in the upcoming administration instead of loyalty and religion. However, in the financial and economic sections of the administration will be a lot of Clinton re-treads. Several of whom, helped get us into our current economic straights.
Okay, I'm done for thanks for letting me vent.
Merry Christmas
DaG out
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