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Our whole problem arises from the common theme of career politicians that pander to those that have their handout looking for the free ride-in effect the voting majority. It is a politically calculated thing that increases the numbers of the "what you gonna give me" to the point that there is no stopping it. WE,the people, that are successful and self reliant are the MINORITY here! We,the successful,those that are the backbone of the US are in no position to change anything. Now ,artie,how do you propose we start getting people to realize that the free ride is a ride to ruin? THAT'S the question to me anyway.
my standard of living? i live in a nice 3 bedroom 2 bath house, with plenty of toys, and several cars that are above sub standard!!!.. i have a camper that sits by a lake, and i have a steady job.. so how is that a poor standard of living? get real!!!!!!!AND BTW!!!!! MY EXSPENSES DO NOT EXCEED MY INCOME AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it's obvious.... STOP GLORIFYING GREED
WITH THAT SAID...HOW ABOUT SOME ON TOPIC :P I think this would go better on the healthcare thread?anybody?
It is a great question....Im afraid I dont have the answer mate... Id like to wave the magic wand and have your economy back on some sort of even keel and that isnt so magnanamous as it might seem..its also self interest driven...your economy is teh biggest single financial entity in the world...... it effects mine to a some degree....I think part of teh answer is that we are driven by the need to be 'Growth Economies'... if we have periods of zero growth we panic... seriously whats the problem of remaining stationary for a time? I cant see it yet when we have to quarters of zero growth in succession its labelled a recession.... scaremongering? I dont know...Point is its your economy, its sick. Your pollies arent doing teh hard things that it will require to fix it cause those things will also stop them getting re-elected.....We were in a similar position in the seventies and early eighties (on a much smaller scale of course...) The gov of teh day 'created' a recession. They told us about it before they did it... the called it :the recession we have to have" (Paul Keating). It hurt. Very badly.. but it worked and we have enjoyed a financial bonanza ever since. Even with teh latest downturn we didnt go anywhere near as low as other countries and its simple because our economy and our banks are strong....Well, its a long winded story but that labor gov knew they were committing political suicide but they knew what was right for teh country and did it... result? We are number four on the world living standards listing.... thats no accident....We did it....Its your turn.....
Voodoo, for what its worth, I do respect the fact that you pay your way and meet your resposibilites. If everything you have said in here is true you are one of the minority. Please dont feel that Im attacking you (Im not attacking anyone for that matter), yeah I did get shirty at ya but it was more at your reluctance to accept whats wrong with your country. I guess furtehr to that is teh fact that I do believe that the USA is one of the great countries... thats what makes todays reality so sad....
I am betting that Voodoo along with so many of us DO know whats wrong here. The problem is that even there are not enough of us pissed off "enough" yet.
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