Who's really to blame for this financial crisis?
Thursday, October 9, 2008 | jb Is this Spam?Seems like everyone is pointing the finger at everyone else. The most common and most convenient to blame is the fat cats on Wall Street. Everyone is saying they should have been more honest and less greedy. Come on, that's just ridiculous. Wall Street is about making money... by any means possible. They want to do what they want, without any restriction or accountability.
Who's really to blame for this financial crisis... Congress!
The buck literally stops here - they make the laws and control the spending for this country. Your Congressional representatives are supposedly elected to represent the people and protect the stability and prosperity of this country. Sadly, that is the last thing on their agenda. You've heard the theory, the one who points the finger elsewhere first, is generally the one who's guilty. Congress was first to point the finger at Wall Street.... think about it.
Here is a list of your Congressional representatives priorities, from most important to least important...
Themselves, their fat cat donors, their affiliated party, lobbyists, PACS, their good ole boy/girl friends and cohorts in Congress, anybody else who has money and needs a favor, including foreign companies and governments.............
sadly, at the end of their list, America and it's citizens.
Your Congress - bought and paid for by Financial industry campaign contributions/LA Times:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-polmoney23-2008sep23,0,1365898.story
The Financial industry is not alone in their efforts to sway and manipulate the decisions in Congress; far from it. Company and industry lobbyists and special interest groups swarm the halls of Congress every day, with unlimited piles of money to get their way. Your Congress, Democrats and Republicans, for sale to the highest bidder.
Who in government, is looking out for the people of this country?
No one! That's the problem. To make an analogy, one of the roles of Congress is to oversee and keep this country strong. They are in a sense, the parents of business and industry, making rules and regulations that keep them on the right track. Business and industry need guidance and restrictions, just like children need someone to look out for their best interests. One of the principle duties and responsibilities of Congress and it's individual members is to guide and protect this nation... not to be available for sale to the highest bidder, like a common prostitute.
When you vote in November, lets clear the Congress of ALL incumbents and vote in a new group.
Let's make a statement, as the people, that we are sick and tired of our elected representatives being bought and paid for. Bring in a new group that will represent the people. But that's just the beginning. There is another key element... the people need to pay attention to what their government is doing. Not just every couple years at election time, or when there is a crisis... but every day!
The party politics - schemes, manipulations and lies.
If you think being a loyal Democrat or Republican is the answer to the country's problems, it's not. The parties have their own agenda... and it's not about the people they supposedly represent. The party politics are designed to keep the citizens angry and busy fighting each other over contrived issues. That way, the party's leaders and their regimes are free to manipulate things to their benefit. Don't be their puppet... be an American!
If this all makes sense to you, pass it on... it's time the people spoke up for themselves.
It's time for another American Revolution!
