I have to rant or I am going to lose my mind
Damn the senate.
Damn the republicans from the south. They are about to kill the US auto industry for the sake of clinging to false precepts about economic conservativism. Richard Shelby is a traitor, a man working against the interests of the United States at the behest of foriegn corporations. The senate itself is no longer a functioning legistlative body, the idea that 60 votes are needed to move any bill foward is insane. Do away with it and lets just have a house or representitives. The very idea that 41 people can hold up any legistlation moving foward is crazy, these procedural tactics used by the republicans have killed one bill after the next for the last two years and they promise to continue into the future. Where is the nuclear option, we have heard enough from the GOP, let them sit on the side and gripe for a few years but in the meantime lets get this country moving again, lets not get slowed down by a bunch of backward rednecks and fools looking for a pat on the back from Rush Limbaugh.
Opposing the bailout does not even make financial sense. If the big three go down, which looks like it could happen, you are going to have about 2 million out of work within 6 months. Figure that those two million will get unemployment, foodstamps... etc. paid for by the federal government amounting to about $1000 a month. Figure those 2 million will also no longer be paying into federal and payroll taxes which will cost about $1000 a month in lost revenue. The monthly carrying cost for 2 million unemployed is going to be about 4 biilion per month, before you add in the cost of all the pensions and health benefits for retired workers that will have to be picked up by the federal government. I swear, the republicans are either damn stupid, or activly working to undermine the United States.
One other thing, Lets get some pride back in buying American again. Most people probably do not activly serve thier country or community, there are only so many cops, soldiers, fireman and teachers in the world. Enough with the milton friedman free market philosophy, we should be economic nationalists. Take the small step of supporting your fellow citizens instead of other nations. A car is probably the second largest purchase after a home, If you buy a foriegn car, you are letting your country down, you are turning away from the most basic service you can give to your country by supporting it economicaly.
Most people here in the South are not ignoring the fact that millions of people's jobs are in jeopardy (including my own, which is tied to the auto-industry). The sentiment here is that we will bailout a struggling industry with a ton of our tax money, and the money will run out, and we'll all still be screwed, because the American auto industry has not evolved with the times, and are using a business model that doesn't work.
So its kind of like, "Well hell! This situation sucks more than a weeks worth of yellow sh!t storms. We might as deal with the blow now and get over with now instead of waiting until the country is on the road to recovery. Now where did I put my shogun?"
I personally think the auto industry needs the bailout. I do not want the weak shaky leg of our ecomony kicked out from underneath it. But I do understand the view of the opposition, and do not think its right to write them off as stupid or domestic terrorists because they believe differently than you or I.
December 12, 2008 9:11 AM | Reply | Permalink