I cannot believe that there are not more Americans that have had enough of what is considered to be politics as usual. I am astounded and taken-a-back at the lack of out-cry as to what is happening in and to our country and it's people. It is frightening to think that Americans just do not care anymore. You can not turn on the television, the radio, or pick up a newspaper without seeing, hearing, or reading about all of the crimes, corruption, and scandals happening everywhere. You also have millions out of work and all of us having a very tough time of it financially, and there are many more everyday. With all of this, and more happening daily, what are our so-called leaders doing to fix it?, Not very much at all! The game of politics is not profitable or fair to the American way of life, but has been a part of it for quite some time now and is a losing one at most. It is time for the game playing to come to an end and for real solutions to come into being. You can plainly see just how far the usual has brought us, not so good, right?
Well, so far our so-called leaders have spent hundreds of billions of dollars and nothing has improved very much. Our economy is still in the tank and does not seem to be coming up for air anytime soon. They have given billions to the insurance industry and they have not improved, they still have unhealthy and wasteful spending practices. Other industries have received billions of dollars, and still they have not improved and it is largely be due to our government taking controlling interest in them. The government should not have control of anything but the government, this is not a good sign. It seems that every industry is looking for a hand-out and there is no end in sight. Before long the government will have control of almost everything and claim that it is in the best interest of the country, while stating that the American people are the owners of them, but we know that this is not true. We are only the ones to pay the bill for what they have done and are doing. The interest rates have dropped, but this is between the financial institutions and only effects us when it has to do with fees, which are on the rise and will continue to do so because the banks are losing money. Most of everything that has occurred, as far as the rescue/bail-out scenario is concerned, has only been to help or profit a select few and not the people as a whole. We the people have been taking the brunt, dealing with the consequences, for all of the decisions or indecisions that our so-called leaders have been involved in. It is time for the free-running circus to come to a close. Basically the only things that have been done for the people, and only a few, is that the unemployment benefits have been extended and welfare has been increased by a few dollars. Is what they have done so far helped the economy in the least? No it has not.
How much better could you make it through the tough economic times we have now if your household could receive $100 thousand? I bet you could overcome some of the adverse effects that you have encountered over the past few years brought on by job loss, divorce, medical difficulties, or any number of things that may have happened unexpectedly. If you are on a fixed income, you most likely had to use what money you had set aside due to higher than expected prices of goods and services or other unexpected circumstances, right? Due to these, most cannot get or even qualify for credit to get what we need to make it on a daily basis. Our so-called leaders do not want to rescue us due to the fact that if they did so they would empower us to repair the economy and they do not really want that because by doing so they relinquish their power of total control. As long as they have total control then they can dictate when and if things are to be any different. Wake up America, we have been snoozing for far too long. Get in touch with our so-called leaders and let them know that we the people need to be rescued as a whole. I urge you to do it quickly before it is too late, if not already. If they refuse to do the right thing then we as a people need to elect those that will if need be. Remember, we are the ones that can fix our economy.
I will be looking forward to hearing from you all. Your friend and fellow American,
Respectfully,
Eugene Weatherford 12/18/2008
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