Stimulus?

Well here we go getting ready to pump money into our economy. Where it really goes does anybody really know? Better yet does anybody really care? I know that I really do not care that much as I know that it is not coming my way.

The right side of my body thinks that we should just give a bunch of tax cuts to people that already have more money than I can really imagine. It tells me to trust that these people will use these savings wisely to make even larger amounts of money for themselves, and as a byproduct create a few more low paying jobs for people like myself. It tells me that this is capitalism and just the way our country works.

The left side of my body tells me we should invest this money into projects and create jobs that in the long run will not last much longer than the project. We should create more government agencies to oversee how we do things and what we do with our money. This will create new jobs for friends and family members of those already involved with the government. It tells me that the government knows best and to let it work its course and all will be OK.

Me in the middle seems to think I would rather not listen to either side and just let the chips fall where they may. I know the left and right side of me think this is stupid and the worst possible thing. I however think that the big guys can and should take the fall just as I have. I have made some bad choices with my finances and now I can no longer keep up with things. Oh well that is my problem and I will go on and I will deal with it. I really do not have much choice in the matter.

My situation has forced me to look for new options, new ways of doing things. I have tried a few and a few have worked and few have not. I think the large corporations should just deal with it like I have to. I see no reason they should get to save their ass when nobody wants to save mine. Of course the left and right sides of me still think this is just stupid.

The middle of me thinks that if the big corporations fall and small ones to, so what. There will be smaller companies and people with new ideas to pick up the pieces and start new companies and fill the gaps. This will probably change the landscape of our country and money will shift from people who have it now to people who don\’t. Some will stay with those who already have it. Either way life will go on no matter if we like the way it goes or not.