What’s Going On
November 3, 2011
What’s going on?
That seems to be the big question…..
Everyone is asking
Marvin Gaye sang about it back in the 70’s
Yet we still are asking the same questions, today….
The economy almost collapsed
People started looking at….
How the government reacted…
Why did they not see it coming?
The stimulus failed…
And the people started saying…..
No More …….
The Teaparty came from a grass roots effort
And have grown to be a voice
They have endorsed……
Reducing government spending
Opposition to taxation in varying degress
Reduction of the national debt…
And the reduction of the Federal Budget Deficit
Their message resonated during the 2010 elections
As a result we saw a total shake up in Congress
Did we get any results???
The result was total gridlock!!!!!
I do not think that is what the Teaparty had in mind…
Closing down the government….
That will not resolve anything
Agreed…… the Government has grown too big
Agreed…… the Government must be held more accountable
The stimulus was needed…
But it was mismanaged
There was no accountability
It should not have been
Carte Blanche
All these events leading to the collapse
Did not happened overnight
We put faith in our elected officials
We too, turned a blind eye
Borrowing against inflated housing values
Margining accounts
We all allowed this to happen
We all drank the Kool-Aid
And must take responsibility
Now the voices are growing
We are the 99%
What started in New York City
Has grown not only throughout the US
But has seen its’ presence grow around the world
There is just not 1 message
They are saying enough is enough…
What happened to the American Dream?
The land of opportunity got up and went
Overseas….
They are calling for the end of corporate greed
Corruption and influence over Government
No more too big to fail
Where are the jobs
How long will this go on?
Is anybody listening?
I do not believe anybody is protesting
Against the successes of the few
In the past there was an unwritten law…
Let’s make this a win / win
The more you help us to become successful
We will work
To share those successes with you
That is how the American Dream grew
Each generation working to improve
The Quality of life
For the next generation
The United States was a beacon
Everybody wanted to come to America
We took our eye off the ball
After 911,
America was united
Patriotism was at an all-time high
Then we got involved in several wars
Without figuring out how to pay for them
There was no shared sacrifice
President Bush told everyone to go out and shop
The deficits started rising….
It took over 200 years to get to a $1 trillion dollars
deficit
Yet in less than 30years
It has ballooned to just under
$15 trillion dollars
There are hard and difficult decisions to be made
Not everyone is going to be happy
But are we all prepared to start sacrificing?
Are we going to commit ourselves to a worthy goal?
What will be the quality of life we pass on?
To our Children….
And our Grandchildren…..
Will we be known as the lost generation?
How did we ever….
Let it go so far?
We are the people
We must all take on a shared responsibility
Do what needs to be done
To right the ship
Steady the course
Fulfill the promise America
Has brought to all generations
Like our forefathers before us
When asked….
Is the quality of life we are passing on….
Better than that which we have experienced
Let us stand proud and say
YES!!!