On a wall in Facebook someone said that America was a rich nation, and that we should donate to the cause in Haiti.
Problem is right now I disagree.
About the only people becoming rich are the politicians, their friends and those that are in oil, other than that NO, I don't think America is a rich nation.
We were at one time but as the jobs went over seas, American were given false security during the Clinton years, wars have taken their tolls on everyone.....Recession is in no hope of recovering, jobs are scarce people are loosing their homes, unemployment is at an all time high, we've turned to China for hundreds of million in aid, the deficit got quadrupled in a year alone, the auto industry isn't recovering.
No we aren't wealthy, we are a poor nation and at the rate we are going will become poorer.
I watched a segment the other day on TV, I don't know what show it was, or what channel it was, but it was talking about the long term effects of Katrina. The aquarium in New Orleans is all but a ghost town, there is one animal surviving in that building, an Alligator or crocodile, whose body adjusts itself to going without food, and can live off its fat alone for a year, its heartbeat slows to 1 beat per minutes.....this is a town that still suffers from Hurricane Katrina, and will likely never be the same. We should be focusing on rebuilding the lost business like the aquarium.
Our country is sending 100,000,000 to Haiti for aid. We have numerous organizations over there, all begging for our help to get Haiti back on its feet.....but yet here at home we still suffer, from a recession. Families out of work, families homeless.
It doesn't take a natural disaster to lose everything. And while Haiti is the unfortunate nation to suffer a devastating earthquake, I have to wonder what's next.....how many times can America as a nation keep giving.
Yes countries came to our aid when Katrina happened, notably our Neighbors to the north, Canada, and our Neighbors across the ocean, England. I know there might have been more, but these are the 2 that stick out in my mind, and I am forever greatful to those countries and to any that sent us aid. But look how long its been since Katrina, and look at what we are still going through.
It took more than one person to get us into this mess, and I'm sure it will take more than one person to get us out of this mess, I guess what I'm saying is that for America to be successful again, we need to start looking at home, and helping those here at home.
Not just with 'bailout' programs that end up costing us more in the long run, but longer term things.
1) Sell Oil to America first before exporting it
2) Allow for offshore oil exploration along the coasts of America
3) Do what is necessary to bring the jobs back home
4) Penalize the companies that do take their business overseas and outsource the work. And penalize them heavily
5) close the borders, force people to come into this country legally
6) Stop giving handouts to illegal immigrants, and if these people do get handouts, ie free benefits or health care, submit a bill to their country and send their buts back. Let their people support them.
Even starting some of these things would help put America back on the track to becoming wealthy.....but if we continue at the rate we are going, we are going to be worse and worse off.
Mooch
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