Now that the elections are over, we have to return to the real world. All the promises that have been made will now be tempered by the stark reality of hard economic times. Although the government has the power to create jobs, it has no income producing ability to pay for those jobs. So every government created position comes with the built in necessity of gathering taxes to pay the salaries.
When someone in the goverment says, "We are going to put the American people back to work," beware, that also means we are going to tax the American people so that we will have the money. The way the economy is right now, increasing taxes would only cause greater hardship in the form of more cutbacks, less hiring, and less spending.
There was a clarion call for change during the election. We do need change! We need to change from a selfish, greedy nation of consumers to a nation of benevolent givers who know when enough is enough. No longer can we afford the lifestyles of the rich and famous that encourage us to spend more than we make and then when we can no longer bear up under the payment pressure bailout and want to be bailed out by others.
We have to change from a culture of assumed priviledge to one of appreciative responsibility. No doubt we have been blessed as a nation, but rather than using our great wealth and resources prudently, we have squandered them. Now we stand at the precipice of economic meltdown that can only truly be reversed by a fundamental change in our governmental, business, and personal financial habits.
Change will begin when there is a realization that the rampant narcism has to end. We must once again see ourselves as a vital part of the whole willing to make the necessary sacrifices so that we pass on to our progeny the same or better opportunities, freedoms, and global position that we have enjoyed. The immortal words of a beloved president still ring true, "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."
When someone in the goverment says, "We are going to put the American people back to work," beware, that also means we are going to tax the American people so that we will have the money. The way the economy is right now, increasing taxes would only cause greater hardship in the form of more cutbacks, less hiring, and less spending.
There was a clarion call for change during the election. We do need change! We need to change from a selfish, greedy nation of consumers to a nation of benevolent givers who know when enough is enough. No longer can we afford the lifestyles of the rich and famous that encourage us to spend more than we make and then when we can no longer bear up under the payment pressure bailout and want to be bailed out by others.
We have to change from a culture of assumed priviledge to one of appreciative responsibility. No doubt we have been blessed as a nation, but rather than using our great wealth and resources prudently, we have squandered them. Now we stand at the precipice of economic meltdown that can only truly be reversed by a fundamental change in our governmental, business, and personal financial habits.
Change will begin when there is a realization that the rampant narcism has to end. We must once again see ourselves as a vital part of the whole willing to make the necessary sacrifices so that we pass on to our progeny the same or better opportunities, freedoms, and global position that we have enjoyed. The immortal words of a beloved president still ring true, "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."
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