Posted by
IndyBlogger on Thursday, November 13, 2008 2:29:09 PM
Those voting for Obama also chant it can't get worse. Really? I won't repeat the Republican talking points of GDP growth and low unemployment for years under Bush. The economy has definitely soured. People have been scared to death by the media mostly in not spending money and it took a LOT of scaring. The crunch in capital is probably having more of an impact on spending than fear, because people are just out of money. They spent too much for years, and now they are out of credit. So what is the answer? Reward that behavior and bail out everyone who was bad. It can get much worse when inflation hits the US as it will. It has to because of the amount of money we are printing. Just run the press longer, watch the dollar drop and gas prices will rise again. So what can get worse?
The economy - The bail outs will jeapordize even the healthy businesses and those who actaully tried to save money. Government involvement created much of the current problem, and any activity they take to correct it will have a negative impact on our future.
Unemployment - Its only going higher in 2009. When the government creates 100 jobs, its at the cost of 120 private sector jobs. These are not actually numbers based on research, I'll grant you that, it commentary to show the example.
Safety - Your safety is going to be pressed to the limit. Russia and Iran are already making moves of aggression to test the new guy. We don't have the economy that Reagan had to out spend the Russian's this time. Economics mostly based on oil are in their favor this time. We buy oil from the people who hate us, and therefor will not be able to oppose them economically without significant sacrific. Without a strong presence in the world, they will start to plan for the next 9/11. We could see that again.
Mandatory Service - 3 months of boot camp and slave labor for all Americans 18-25 is the latest proposal. I wonder what the youth vote thinks about that.
This is just the short simple list. I'm not saying these things are going to happen. I am saying that the statement it can't get worse is just not reasonable. We don't want it to get worse. We need it to get better. But lets not give total control and faith to the government to do what ever they want to solve our problems with the assumption it can't get worse. Remeber - Its still the best place in the world.