So...they have dropped the credit rating of the United States of America. Hmm. That seems par for the course as they have dropped the credit scores for most of the people living in the United States of America. Nice to know our country is no better or worse a risk than the rest of us.
I wonder if the S&P even considered dropping that score while we were bailing out every other bank on a list of so many. Probably not. That would have tanked their dear banking industry. Did they ever tell the U. S. well if you keep helping out all these other "interests" it is going to cause problems for you? Did they say that when we were sending billions of dollars into the world of finance, millions into poor, starving countries, millions into repair of storm and war trashed countries not in America? Did they warn them then? Who knows? Probably not. Banking, in this country, does not warn you when you are about to screw up. They let you and then slap your hand with a ruler. How? By making you pay exorbitant fees and lowering your..........wait for it..........credit score! Seems the hands of the United States have been slapped by an industry they just bailed out. Really? Unfortunately it is not surprising.
Let us look at what the U. S. does. We have already addressed the bailouts but realize this: the priority of the United States should always be the United States' citizens, not the companies inside its borders. The citizens of this country should have been bailed out. Mortgages paid up to date plus 1 year. Be fair: rent paid in advance for 1 year - if you move too bad. Credit card balances should have been paid for consumers up to $10,000 per person. Let the consumer decide which cards got paid and have them sign a paper that they would be responsible for all else. All this still would not have cost what the bail outs did and the banks would have been able to get an influx of cash because bills were being paid. Bills get paid, credit opens up, and people shop. Jobs are born and all sides win. Now-what about the government? Well how about since this was a "bail out" they could have started by increasing tax rate the way they are going to do anyway eventually. It could have been at a less painful rate that would guarantee the government income. I believe that even the staunchest liberal knows that eventually you must give for getting. People would have accepted it more than they have this monster in the room we have now.
Also, we need to look at the way the government hands out our money willy-nilly to every country that wants it. Not to be rude here, but that is what NGO's and private citizens and fund raisers are for. I am saddened by the children of Somalia. It is tragic. If you ask an anthropologist about this, they will tell you it is sad, but it is the way of nature. When a society cannot support itself, people die off until the numbers are diminished enough to begin again. It is awful. Yet, to me, what is more awful, most awful is that in this country, this country of abundance and plenty, we have children who starve every day. Not one, not 100, but millions. We have children who cannot eat one meal every day, never mind three. We have children who cannot get proper care. We have children in prisons because they made a choice that no child should ever come close to even considering. How dare this country send money to others when our own children are faltering in poverty! It is criminal to allow this to happen inside our borders. Let those who can, send money off to other parts of the world; private citizens and NGO's. Let the government take care of it's own people. That is what it is supposed to do. How can you look at a child who has no food in this country and try to explain why you are sending money to some place in the world they cannot comprehend? All they know is they are Americans and they have no food. Children truly look at things simply.
We also send money to war torn areas to repair what we (sometimes) have demolished and what terrorists (most times) have demolished. This is what we are told. This just needs to stop. I'm sorry. When did this begin? When you are at war with any country; America, for one, and America comes in and blows your country up, America is not the party responsible for rebuilding it. Clear? If you choose to let terrorists and rebel factions hide within your borders and you know we are looking to put them out of business you are opening yourself up for damage. Historically, the only time one country repairs the damage they did in war in another country, was when they were taking over said country. We are not allowed to take over any longer so hence, we do not need to "repair." If you don't hide criminals within your borders, or rather, you run them out when they are found, you have nothing to worry about. How many U. S. servicemen and women have been killed patrolling around neighborhoods where the citizens of that country are actually hiding evil within their walls knowingly? Too many to count, that's how many. War is not a blow it up, fix it up business. That's what children do when they are playing and war is not playing a game. When you are at war you fix your own country, not the one you are fighting against. The point is to cause enough damage to win, right? I know the governments of those countries did not declare war themselves, but they are protecting those who did by allowing them to continue to live in their country and carry out their business.
This global charity drive needs to cease. Judging by the economic strife our government is feeling, it is time now. If you ask any American they will say this: When you can barely pay your bills, you pay for the place you live, groceries, gas for car, utilities, and then "other" bills. Charity falls under "other." Hello U. S. Government: it is time to follow the plan you ask the people in your country to. Quit sending money, that we cannot afford to send, overseas for building, repairs, or charity. It is sad, but charity will have to wait until we have some of our bills paid off. You have to take care of this country and the citizens of this country before you go off saving the world. Maybe then, with bills paid, we will be again able to help others in the world who have needs and the S&P will up our credit rating.
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