So does anyone still think politicians and bureaucrats in Washington can "turn the economy around"?

They could if they wanted to. The fact is that's not in their interest. I think they all got a rude awakening when S&P downgraded the triple rating.

Most of these congressional members have heavy investments in the stock market. They do it with insider information that isn't available to even CEO's. Why?

Because they work for the corporations, you see, it's about the, you rub my back and I'll get rich deal. Next thing you know corporations are deep into our governmnent getting everything they want. I believe the masses being at the bottom of the totem will somehow not be so much the case anymore, since the totem pole (Wall Street), just may be tumbling.

I think S&P may have done us all a favor. Now we will have to think of a different system that is more fair to all. I believe these heavy corrupt investors are losing their behinds as we speak.

Talk about karma! I love it!

PUBLIC BACKS ADDITIONAL STIMULUS.... As 2009 got underway, Democrats had two unfortunate messes Republicans left behind to clean up: an economy in free fall and a massive budget deficit. Dems couldn't address both at the same time -- tackling one problem necessarily meant making the other problem worse. Republicans said the focus should be on fixing their huge budget shortfall; Democrats fortunately ignored them and chose to emphasize economic growth and job creation.

Their efforts didn't reduce the deficit -- they weren't supposed to -- but they did help turn the economy around. The success of the recovery effort has, alas, not translated into a robust economy. The question, then, is what to do now.

As we saw yesterday, Senate Republicans want to slam on the brakes and stop trying to improve the economy. The public prefers a different approach. Among four pieces of legislation Congress could consider this year, Americans are most supportive of authorizing more economic stimulus spending.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.

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