Throwing Money at the Problem

It seems a chronic problem with our politicians that they somehow think throwing money at a problem will make it go away, and usually in hindsight, we discover that most of the money ends up being wasted. That is what I am afraid will happen with the economic stimulus package now being touted.

We hear stories about banks that just received the bail out funding staging lavish parties and giving their executive officers fat bonuses. Bonuses for what, you might ask? For losing billions of dollars?

The unemployment numbers keep progressively rising. Aren't there things that need being done around the country, and around the world, that we have put off doing for far to long of a time? I guess what I am envisioning is a opportunity for millions of people to do things for the good of this country for the money they are given. Is that such a radical idea? It certainly worked before.

Let me know your ideas.

Imagine

Imagine if you could have a personal chat with President Obama regarding the current world economic crisis, what would you tell him? Perhaps from your perspective, you can see a possibility nobody in power seems to envision. What ideas do you have about how this situation might be solved?

Bare in mind that it is a world wide crisis, that what is happening in the United States is only the tip of the proverbial iceberg. When the US shutters, or shivers, the rest of the world still shakes. Certainly we alone can't solve the problem.

Is this something we can just leave up to the politicians? Somehow, I don't think so, but I bet some of you have some ideas worth sharing.