That’s what President Obama said about the stimulus package.\u00a0\u00a0 If that’s true, things are scary, indeed.\u00a0 He’s planning and hoping for 9.5 percent unemployment with indications it may rise as high as 13 percent or more over the next few months?\u00a0 He’s planning for banks to continue failing?\u00a0 He wants to see more people lose their jobs?<\/p>\n
Well, maybe he does.\u00a0 Because if more people are afraid they’re going to lose their jobs, maybe they’ll support his government sponsored health care plan — even though evidence from around the world is overwhelming that it isn’t necessarily the best thing for the people.\u00a0 I’m leery of a system where the government decides who is eligible for the limited treatment available.\u00a0 That should be a decision between me, my doctor, and, possibly, my family.<\/p>\n
I confess, the beginning of that last paragraph was not my original thought.\u00a0 It was discussed at length on Rush Limbaugh’s radio show earlier today.\u00a0 The next thought was sparked by a caller I heard on Glenn Beck’s radio show this morning.<\/p>\n
As I began my drive from San Antonio to Central Texas this morning, I turned the radio on and got Glenn Beck’s radio show already in progress.\u00a0 I heard a caller advocating limited strikes by small business people, and I immediately thought of France.\u00a0 You see, a few years ago, various workers in France would strike regularly for a few hours at a time to make their displeasure with the government known — a government our current leader is trying to emulate which the French government has already advised him doesn’t work.\u00a0 These strikes were usually only a few hours in duration and were well-publicized in advance.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 The workers didn’t want to inconvenience the public any more than necessary, but they really wanted the government to know they were unhappy.\u00a0 They needed the public on their side, hence the publicity and short duration of the strikes.<\/p>\n
As advocated by the caller, if this were well-coordinated, it could have an impact on government without killing the small business people or their customers.\u00a0 I’d certainly say it’s worthy of further exploration.\u00a0 Small business is under attack in this country, and if they don’t act now and gain the support of the population at large, free enterprise and capitalism will suffer irreparable damage.<\/p>\n
The only people who should despise capitalism are the people who are too lazy to participate in it.\u00a0 For everyone else, it’s an opportunity to succeed and create a better life for you and your family.<\/p>\n
I’m also concerned about the slow rate of disbursement for the funds.\u00a0 But I disagree that they were ever intended to be distributed quickly.\u00a0 See, they’re conveniently planned to be made available in time for e 2010 mid-term Congressional elections — AND they’re going to districts that supported Obama.\u00a0 They get paid back for their support AND encouraged to continue to vote for the pork.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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