3rd World-----USA

Simple solution to keep the USA from joining the third world countries. Yes sometimes we must hit bottom to recover and I say, "So be it". We must do what we have to do. FIRST NO NO NO more company bailouts. Why we did this at all is beyond me. If a company can't make a profit on their own and generate enough revenue to meet their payroll then let them perish. New and better companies will emerge and will be forced to be efficient and productive. Which brings up part two. OUTLAW UNIONS!!!!!! They may (or may not) have been needed at one point but no more. With the government's hand in every one's business there will be no sweatshops, etc. Maybe overseas but not here. If these companies (auto manufacturers, etc) did not have to deal with unions they would automatically become more efficient. If the union workers don't want to accept this I can supply names of people wanting those jobs. Let's fail so we can succeed.
Happy March madness!!
Ron

RAISE THE ROOF (or at least the voting age)

Now that I have already upset my daughters, nieces and nephews PLEASE let me explain. The past election probably had the most support of voters ages 18-25 of any other election in recent history. For this I say YEA!!!!! Now for the problem, which by the way is quite simple. This will be brief and to the point since the problem only has two points.

POINT ONE-
The over whelming majority of college professors are very liberal. Whether intentional or not (and most the time it is) these professors pass on and "teach" their views to their students. The students not knowing any better and who look up to and respect and learn from these professors end up taking the same views.

POINT TWO-
Most people ages 18-25 have not dealt with the "real world". Sure they might have watched the MTV show but have not dealt with the day to day problems of society. They have been in school and have had their parents take care of the day to day factors.

So in summary I say raise the voting age to 30 years old. This way some of the liberal professor's teachings have been forgotten and the voters will have lived and experienced the real world. Not that it is bad to help your fellow man, just don't do it blindly and for all means DON'T expect the government to solve the problem or help out.

Next blog I will explain the "American Idol" effect.

LEFT LANE LOVERS?????

This post I will comment on many aspects of BAD driving, starting with the LEFT LANE LOVERS or L cubed. These are the people who want to make a left turn and get in the left lane. So far no problem right? I forgot to tell you that their turn is 5 miles away and they are driving 20 mph below the speed limit. Uggggg!!! Frustrating to no end. Lucky me, I have the honor of experiencing this every day as I drive to work. It is nothing but an accident waiting to happen. I now have road rage most mornings. I tailgate these people hoping to move them. Then when that doesn't faze them I whip around them and cut back into their lane as quickly as I can. I have no doubt that slow drivers cause more accidents than speeders do. The slower you drive, the more daydreaming you do. Heck when I am driving in a school zone at 15mph, I pay very little attention to what is going on. I know it's bad and I do try to focus as to not run anyone over. So far so good :). And another thing....When did turn signals become optional equipment. I know this must be reason so many people don't use them. I mean if they weren't "optional" then surely no-one would turn in front of you as you were going straight.

Let's try something out. If you see bad driving, jot down the license plate number, type of vehicle, and where you where. Add to the comments section of this post and then check to see if someone else was also annoyed by the same driver.
Till next time RW

What is the cause of the Crisis?????

Let us back up a few years and see how this "crisis" got started. First thing the government did was to tell banks that they have to "re-invest" in the community. In layman's terms make loans to people who really weren't financially sound for the amount they were borrowing. Yes this did jump start the economy for a while. Fantasy economic times were here. Everything was good and everyone happy. Realize that when times are good companies become blind to reality. Housing prices rose very quickly so now "investors" wanted in also. The banks blind to the downside of this situation made more and more loans. Then what happened??? Something anyone was has taken a high school economics class should have know. These questionable loans were being defaulted on since the people who had these loans never should have had them. FORECLOSURES FORECLOSURES FORECLOSURES Now not only are the banks beginning to wake up and panic, the situation becomes worse. With the inventory of houses available going up and up (basic econ again) the home prices start to fall. Basic supply and demand. Now the investors get on the panic train. Why make the payments when the value of their investments are falling so quickly. Let's just walk away from these houses and put the bank more and more into the real estate market. Which based on the loans they had made they obviously know nothing about the real estate market. Now the banks not knowing what else to do sell of any sercurities they own (stock market) trying to stay afloat. Now the stock market starts falling. So like sheep everyone starts to sell also. Basic problem is except for retirement accounts the average person does not have a big investment in the stock market. BUT what is the media shoving down our throats every chance they can. Another bad day on Wall street as the US economy tumbles more and more. BS I say. As I previously stated the average American has little to be concerned about the stock market. However panic sets in. People start spending less and less, only because they are afraid of the lies being told to them. People spend less so companies need to produce less. If companies produce less, then fewer workers are needed so layoffs begin. Now the government and the media are really happy because they both have something to do. The media has "news" to report (unemployment is up, companies are failing, etc.) and the government can "help" the people through these rough times. Even if we operate in a deficit we can give out "stimulus" checks and bailout banks and other companies. This way the government is saving all these poor people from becoming unemployed. The government started the whole thing and is now throwing good money after bad, i.e. bailouts. I say no bailouts and let things straighten themselves out. If a company can't make a profit now and is operateing in the red, why would you want to keep that company going. Would you invest your money in a company facing bankruptcy???? Our government is doing just that and we are allowing it. So what if the "Big 3" auto makers fail. New companies will be formed and cars will be produced. And maybe, just maybe, car companies can produce cars without union labor and turn a profit. If they can't make a pofit then I suppose we will be driving cars produced overseas. I am 100% for american products and companies. However if we can't compete then we must improve our system or buy elsewhere. Now you know that in reality we are NOT in a financial crisis at all. just another government screw-up which we have to indure. Have a wonderful day
Ron