Money For Nothing

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"Honey, I shrunk our savings." -HumorSmith

Congress and the President are working furiously to put together a plan to bailout homeowners in danger of foreclosure. I wish they'd done something for me when I ran my ass into severe credit card debt. I know, I hear you saying "but it was all your fault.", and you're right. Many homeowners got in over their heads through no fault of their own when shady lenders offered them rates that seemed too good to be true, and weren't once they increased. This enabled people who may not have been able to afford a 1st home for years, if ever, to buy one. These folks are deserving of help, but....since we will be footing the bill to rescue them, don't you think it would've been nice if we'd been asked first?

Same with the Bear Stearns debacle. I'm not so sure these guys deserve a bailout, after all, corporate greed is what got us here in the first place. Everyone always wants something for nothing, or at least for very little. I'm guilty of it too, I mean, it's not as if credit card abuse is actually spending money, right? It's just a little plastic card, and I'm helping the economy by buying things. Holy cow, I'm my own enabler. Oh, government, where is my financial aid package? Are you sure one of the big financial institutions isn't interested in a leveraged buyout? I'll swing 'em a good deal on my stock. Never mind, I'm sure the Dems would scuttle any plan Bush came up with for me anyway.

Did your head spin at how fast they rescued Bear Stearns? Now, compare that with the time it's taking to even come up with a workable plan for the threatened homeowners. Hmmm, every now and then it's good to be reminded just how important we are to the powers that be. I don't know about you, but government never writes or calls me, even just to say "howdy". Matter of fact, I believe they never think about me at all until April 15th. Oh wait, I forgot because I'm currently unemployed. They send a nice little greeting with every paycheck, don't they? Glad I can contribute to Social Security, even though there won't be much left when I need the cash. Maybe it's time to rethink the name. How about Social Disease? Yeah, that'll work. Seems about right when you consider what the government's been doing to us all these years.

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