What is the 'We The People Stimulus Package' about?

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Enough said.

Who do you think our elected officials are representing?
Do you honestly think they have our best interests in mind? or that of the banks, big corporations and wall street?

If it makes you feel better, I think they (democrats or republicans) have done a poor job for a long, long time.

I will agree that the gears have been in motion alot longer than since someone took office in January 2009.

I get your angst of "how come all the suddenly alot of people are complaining about the same stuff that's been happening for quite some time?" but believe me there are those who have been outspoken for awhile as well.

Personally, if someone "wakes up" to a problem (any problem) that has been around for decades, it's better to speak now than to hold it in cause the person failed to mention it was a problem X years earlier. To me that's a poor argument to say their points are invalid cause they should have spoken up sooner.

I didn't forget about the things that happened prior to 1999 that led up to todays economic problems, or the repeal of Glass steagle at that time, or the lousy shambles things were in when bush got it, while they claimed it was so great and they claimed there was a SURPLUS EITHER!! It was MORE than 4 trillion in debt then, and certainly more than that NOW, due to a legacy that occured even before CARTER, though he himself is not totally innocent.

WOW, you admit something! Yep, truth be known, I am not crazy about EITHER. I merely hate one less.

Actually, I DO remember! It hurt MANY, and they did FAR more than blink! And remember the BALLOON payments!?!?!? I thought those were DEAD, but they cam back perhaps 5 years ago! Yet ANOTHER thing that hurt the economy! What about the long lines at the gas station? Ironically, Real estate didn't seem to be so crazy prior to that.

I'm taxed and not properly represented.



I'm not independently wealthy, but part of that is because of all the garbage of the democrats. I have known democrats(OK, my father is a republican(I found out AFTER I decided), and most of his friends happen to be DEMOCRATS! And most are RICH! Heck, one person he plays with is named William Gates III! And YEP, his wife is Melinda! I wouldn't be surprised if THEY are democrats. ) that WERE independently wealthy that insist that MY taxes be raised, and THEY "fail to report income" because THEY feel THEY are being taxed too much! EVEN though, after all the dust clears, they make MILLIONS more than I do every year! They also have more tax shelters than I do! And they tend to be married, so their base tax is lower, etc.....

Actually, you have been brainwashed! Congress said we had a surplus BEFORE clinton was elected. After he was elected, they said that we had a surplus for the first time in whatever. In any event, though they often say surplus, they REALLY meant ******BUDGET***** surplus! That is like owning a billion shares in a bad company that are valued at $50 per, and you paid $25 per, and you claim you made $25 billion. Odds are, you probably LOST! I mean you can't just start selling it, and what if the value drops when people find out how bad it is? Likewise, with a budget, expenses may be missing, and they approximate taxes. What if people die, lose their jobs, can't/don't pay, the economy takes a nosedive, etc.... It was about as real as monopoly money.

BTW One thing I forgot about. A LOT of companies CLOSED, and people were laid off, etc.... with the dot com fiasco. The economy WAS hurt! In fact, THAT is what setoff the crazy lowering of the fed funds rate that is STILL in place. It was an attempt to bring back the credit markets, and help sme companies TEETERING on bankruptcy! Why does everyone forget THAT!?!?

BTW MOST of my fathers friends LOVED OBAMA, but they DON'T now! I don't know about Bill. I assume HE still does, and it looks like Warren does ALSO, but most DON'T! And most of his friends/acquaintences aren't quite so famous. One that actually admitted to me about the ........ owns a few restaurants, parking lots, and supermarkets in California. And, last I checked, the strong approval/dissapproval numbers for obama were BOTH about 36%. Obviously, the honeymoon is starting to end.

steve

And that's just it... Anytime Rush and company has a point of view the media outlets portray it as idiotic. At the same time, anything that comes out of Obama's mouth is portrayed as "historic" or "brilliant" or "exactly what America needs."

If you take a close look at who owns the media companies that show such favoritism, and what the Obama administration can and has done for them, you'd quickly realize that it's in their absolute best interest to stay on Obama's good side.

I realize that political topics aren't allowed. Actually, I don't think it's the political topics that Allen doesn't want, I think it's the slamming we do to each other whenever we discuss it. If we keep these conversations civil, I don't think he'd have any issues with it.

Please note: I'm not bashing Obama, I'm just making reference to the heavily slanted media preference to his administration, and how that could certainly impact public opinion.