Keep digging? Â Here’s a clip of Ron Paul addressing Congress this morning on why a bailout is disasterous in the long term.
Two Guys Who Get It
Brazilian President calls the bailout unfair to poor people…
“Why give $700 billion to the banks and no money to the poor guys who lost their houses,” Lula asked, according to local media. He referred to the troubled U.S. housing market.
I think he’s right, but for the wrong reasons. Poor people shouldn’t be given money either. But it’s the poor people who are going to have their precious few dollars devalued. It’s the poor people who are going to be taxed by allocating a larger portion of their income to pay for the mountain of regulation that will result in an increase in costs of goods and services.
Newt Gingrich is right too, well sorta…
“You have the former Chairman of Goldman Sachs asking for 700 billion dollars, and in his initial request, asking for it in such an un-American way that I think he should have resigned,” said Gingrich.
Paulson has to go. But he shouldn’t be given the opportunity to resign. I believe the correct term is “shitcanned”. Maybe Congress could investigate him on the possibility that he was in collusion with Wall Street too. That is, if they can squeeze it in between all the other important investigations.
Don’t expect either of the major party Presidential candidates to work towards anything but the status quo though. Â They’re going to be busy convincing you that they are miles apart on this issue.
Country Folks Can Survive
Who has the most to worry about if large financial institutions crash? Is it the people Washington is trying to protect–Wall Street?
Who will be hurt the least? Is it the people Washington is trying to stick with the bill–the taxpayer?
Somebody told us Wall Street fell, but we was so poor we couldn’t tell.
–Alabama
Something to consider. If you have a little piece of land, can shoot straight, and don’t mind wetting a line, there’s not much chance of you or your family starving. Bonus if are on well water, have a wood burning stove, and “spent the summertime cuttin’ up logs for the winter.”
‘Coma is talking about farming and the economy, and she mentioned on Twitter that a lot of people in Hoots are worried about what may happen with this bailout. I grew up out in the country, but I’m a little ashamed to say that my genes have softened considerably in two generations. My grandparents would have no problem fending for themselves with a garden, a fishing pole, and a shotgun (bow, if needed). In fact, they pretty much did that anyway–that’s just how they lived. Â It’s very admirable.
You cain’t starve us out and you cain’t make us run, ’cause we’re them ol’ boys raised on shotguns.
–Hank Williams Jr.
I feel lucky that I was given at least a taste of that way of life growing up and could probably scrape by. Â I’ve seen enough to not worry much about people in rural areas. Â Make fun of them if you want, but country people are sturdy.
We are probably headed for some pain as a nation…probably have been for a long time. Â The question we have to ask ourselves I think is if we’re willing to take a little bit of pain in the short term, or a lot of pain in the long term. Â I say let’s take our medicine now–no bailout!
Ron Paul on the Bailout “Debate”
“That’s why so many people in this country have come to the conclusion that there’s not a dime’s worth of difference between the two parties.”
Remember back in the debates when Ron Paul was harping on monetary policy any time he was given a chance to speak?
