So the kind of the swimming world, whatever importance that holds, smoked a little dope from a bong. Get over it. More of an uproar is being cooked up over this rather than, I don't know, say the fact that we are pulling business out of debt while our own personal debts will never see the same kind of treatment. Smoking a little marijuana doesn't make someone a bad man. Redistributing wealth toward the top and being the citizen to continue to condone such practices does make one a bad person. Well certainly ignorant, maybe not bad, unless you're the one pulling the proverbial wool over the eyes of the populace.
So a hopefully quick note on Michael Steele. As I watched him defend his position toward the proposed stimulus bill, I could not help but feel a little perturbed. He says that more and more tax cuts will stimulate the economy as if it is self evidently true; like it's axiomatic. I have a hard time understanding and swallowing this position. First, these tax cuts Republicans propose usually don't benefit those at the bottom. Understandably so, since I do understand their whole theory, cut taxes for the business class so that they'll expand business, open up credit, altruistically create jobs, yada yada. But I do not accept this position since many people I feel are duped into supporting this nonsense because they think those tax cuts are going to apply to them. Second, what tax cuts do, versus the alternative of spending, is essentially redistribute wealth upward. What a little spending on infrastructure, green transitioning, and social programs will do is put people back to work, preserve their dignity, and redistribute some of the wealth downward. And though I take issue with the our super-consumer based economy, how much can a government fleece from the people before there is no many left at the bottom to buy all of their silly items; But if you want them to spend, they need money, and for money to be had they need jobs.
Governments should work for their people. I find it awfully disheartening that so many people are willing to support programs that work to the direct opposition of their interests, as individuals and communities. No, a bill full of nothing but spending will not solve our problems, but I believe more in the Democrats' proposed plan to create jobs than the Republicans'. Smart tax cuts can work, but I don't think tax cuts unequivocally work better than spending on programs to put people back to work directly. What government spending does is guarantee is that money would be put directly toward putting people back to work, keeping people in their homes, and giving them a little boost until the economy recovers. Tax cuts assume that rich people sprinkle fairy dust on the country creating jobs out of the kindness of their heart so that butterflies and good cheer fill citizens' hearts. Can you say chimera?
However much the Republicans irk me, both parties still support many disheartening programs like bailouts. Bailout is the word of the year and is on the tongue of every informed citizen. I think bailouts do more harm than good, and display the pure ignorance and enmity that this country displays toward socialism for the people. I wish the government would do what is right; if these banks and businesses are that important to THE PEOPLE, then in the name of the people you take them over and steward them instead of some fat cat.
I'm getting tired and thus ambiguous, I'm supporting sleep for recovery at this point.
