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A lot of good people have lost their homes, cars, property. I'd have no problem helping out someone who is really trieing to help themselves and is honest about their immediate need. As hard as it sounds, many people should have seen this coming and prepared for it. Too many people live far beyond their means. You just can't pay everyones bills. It's a hard lesson for all of us and this Country.
Your right Craig. Or at least I agree. Easy access to credit/debt and it easily became a trap. Risk takers given opportunities for big profits or
losing everything.
But there are so many that the economy has just strapped them to barely making it from check to check. Any major complication puts them in the danger zone of losing something they need to continue, for no fault of their own. Or the millions that were just told to go home.
I thought it important to post the only thing I know when folks are talking about how bad things are. Try to help them if you can. Keep your ears open and if you get the chance, help them. I don't get anything out of posting happenings in my life here. But I'm not somebody to
make a recommendation without the will to do it myself. How can I say, to bad and think there is nothing I can do when there is.
You do know there are people in your life that you would help. What I learned was to be aware...to listen and recognize and understand their
problem. If I didn't they wouldn't ask for the help, their pride could cost them dearly and we all understand that pride. It's just being aware to
prevent another family from that spiral of destruction.
Every year I have taken a pay cut for the last 15 years. When we started the transition into "world economy" any American that thought the rest of the world would be raised to our "level" was mistaken. Their "level" may be raised but ours will be lowered. A "balance" is the target. We're simply not alone, nobody is. Every aspect of our lives will be effected in some way.
Trying to understand the US is crazy for me.
This year our tax laws were changed. Insurance rates naturally like clockwork went up. Insurance rates alone have taken every raise I had
for so many years it's now just a "natural" expectation.
The tax cut I received that was proudly announced to put money in folks pocket and boost the economy was in my Social Security deduction....? figure that..a system put in place to help folks in retirement and it's robbed to cover other expenses and hung over our heads as a troubled fund going broke that so many Americans will need and especially the ones that just lost their 401K retirement funds and not enough to time to rebuild- that's were my tax break is from?? The fund for retirement...and all the time they raise the retirement age..?? That's how "they" are going to boost the economy?? It simply means that the insurance companies bite was off-set.
And I'm told to feel lucky as many people I know have had to drop insurance. They can't afford it. There rates went so high that they would
literally be working to pay for insurance and gas to get to the job. Frigin' Crazy. It simply means they want the people that can still get insured to pay or cover the ones that can't. How many families am I covering? More than my own is certainty.
When we combine the big business decisions, banking and investment crooks and a government that thinks a tax rate deduction will
put money in peoples pocket that won't even off-set what the insurance company just reamed them for, will boost our economy....well if you believe that and think we can fix it.....you know a lot more than me and I hope everybody gets on board to help you.
Until we see major changes I have one faith for success- take care of myself so I can help those around me. Just the only thing I know
to recommend and live by until then or until I can't.
I post this thinking it's not political. If Cakewalk see's it differently....see ya.