U.S.A Bailout

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I keep hearing people discussing on how this country needs an economic bailout, and I do agree with that, but what I disagree with is that they need to stop discussing this shit and actually start making it happen!!!

More and more jobs are being lost because of the financial troubles with local companies, gas prices are jumping up and down more than usual, costs of every day living has increased dramatically. All of this has made it extremely difficult to do anything that needs to be done and many people are going with out many things in life that most people have just because they can't really afford it.

There was a time when the national debt was under control and now look at us? We are in such a big hole that we will most likely never again dig ourselves out of it.

Something good needs to start happening and it needs to start like yesterday!!

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I hate the idea of a bailout just as much as I hate the fact that I feel constant pressure to buy things I don't need and put them all on a plastic account that is virtually impossible to pay off. Being mindfully and determinedly fiscally responsible in today's American society is almost a full-time job, and it certainly doesn't help when the government somehow makes money out of thin air to pay for programs, when it really should be balancing, bidding, and researching.

I don't feel like my family "does without" just because our vehicles aren't the latest models and our toys are second-hand. I don't think it's a "sacrifice" that we prepare our own meals and eat around our own dinner table instead of paying someone else to do it at a restaurant. I don't think my kids are "suffering" if they have to earn the privilege of television-time or other treats. I mean, sure, if I was perfectly honest, would I like someone else to clean my house, do my laundry, and make a few meals?

Absolutely. But then, that's why I had kids. And even they know it's their responsibility to clean up their own messes.

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Our government is spending like money grows on trees, and I do believe that they are really the ones who need to take some pay cuts and stop spending large amounts of money on things that are not needed.

If the government was forced to budget their money more carefully then they are we most likely would not be in the mess that we are in now.

This country is in dire need of a miracle, and that is something that just isn't going to happen. Our government needs to really work for and with the people to make sure that we get the hell out of the slump that we are in and have been in for far to long now.

We serious need to get jobs opened up in this country. Most people don't go with out the things that are needed. Though I do know people who do go with out some things because money is so tight.

Plain and simply this country needs to stop worrying over the countries of of others and start working on getting ourselves back on track where we belong, before we worry about everyone else on this planet.

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I have noticed one thing. No one ever takes the government to task when they are doing all this spending. What I mean by that, is that all we are told is that they spent X amount of dollars on this or that. We never see the paperwork.

So many times we hear about local big jobs like bridges etc being redone and a price tag is put on the job. Then somehow along the line that job ends up costing millions more that what was first stated. And do you have any idea how hard it is to find out why those extra millions were spent? How much red tape you have to go through, and how many people you would have to ask to find out why? And you are still likely to come away with no answer.

Thats like the ideas I believe it was Hilary had for making jobs in the "green" area. She was talking about solar panels for homes. But the problem with that idea was ok you give the people the jobs of installing these panels, but if people arent working or making good money, whos going to buy them?

We need jobs right now more than anything in this country otherwise we cant take care of ourselves let alone pay higher taxes or help anyone else out. So, Im thinking that we need the bailout then the rest will fall into place.