When our ancestors moved to America, they anticipated having to work hard to get ahead and many made fortunes. Unfortunately, it seems like there are so many laws now that starting a business can be challenging, but it can be done, with enough determination. We need to pull together and help each other succeed.
We also need to find a way to make sure Congress plays by the same rules we do. This not having to partake of the healthcare, social security, etc. plans that they vote for us, but do not participate in is ridiculous. We may not have a monarchy, but our Congress has set itself up in a similar fashion, by setting itself apart from the people. AND politicians must think we are stupid and that we don't know that they are lying to us. I listen to both the Republican and Democrat campaign ads and seriously, I wish the American people would as a whole boycott the November election. Both parties are accusing the other of lying and you know what, they are right. They are both taking each other's comments and actions out of context and trying to tell the American people, not how they would fix the problems, but how the other person MIGHT screw up the problem. Where are the specifics? Also, it seems like it doesn't matter who the president is, it's Congress that makes the ultimate decision. How many times has, during this term, has Obama or the Democrats proposed something and the Republicans shot it down because it was proposed by the other party and vice versa. We are NOT in middle school, you guys! Get it together. Stop trying to spend money on stupid stuff, like bridges to nowhere, and focus on using our resources to advance our country and to help our people. To be honest, Congress clearly comes across as unsympathetic to the average American. Look at what they are doing now. This idea of sequestering is STUPID. What is boils down to is blackmailing Americans. If the government does the sequestering, MILLIONS of people will be out of work and, think about this, if government workers are out of work, who will cut the Social Security checks, or in general, provide ANY of the services the government now takes care of. Think: parks, schools, state governments, disability, defense. . . We, Americans have been led to believe that government we can see is the only government there is. The truth is, the federal government is involved in so many aspects of American life, that to shut all of it down would bring the entire country to its knees and believe me, the Great Depression would look like years of prosperity, if that happened.
We need to band together and take back America. Demonstrations and writing our Congressman have not helped. It's time we got involved in the process. Most of us don't want to expend the energy to try to get something changed and we have only ourselves to blame when Congress comes up with yet another stupid thing. Okay, the real question to ask is, Who has a better idea? Instead of complaining, get together and come up with an idea that is better. How can we fix Social Security? How can we fix the healthcare thing? How can we get out of debt? A better question perhaps, is how can we hold our Congressman accountable? Voting a new person in is the way we have always done it, but what I see happening is that one person has almost no say and that eventually that person ends up joining the "good old boys club" because if you can't beat them join them.
Unless something major changes, America is not facing a very good future. We are seeing other countries struggling with their economies and nowadays everything affects everyone else.
