Thursday, February 14, 2013

America is addicted to HELP

        America is addicted to HELP. When the age of Gordon Gekko types made it to the mountaintop, huge profits and monstrous salary takes were the point of origin of the decline of the wage earner's future plans. Conservative GOP members mostly right wing conservatives still hold that era sacred, even though the voting majority is in the wage earner category. Elections are about reactions, and reactions mean something good or bad has happened. The bad is minimum wage is not on the same bus as corporate profits. The good is voters have finally figured out the pillager schemes, and realize that their safety nets created in the 1930's are outdated and underfunded due to massive layoffs and industrial revolution melt down. 
       Housing foreclosures are at record levels and bailed out banks aren't filling the economic gaps absorbed by the mortgagees. People are sleeping in their cars and living with grandma, again. American's addiction to HELP is a despondent cry for relief. The daily burdens of food, clothing, and a roof over their heads are not guaranteed by today's economy any more. 
      The blame game in Congress is not the answer, gridlock is a pox on both Houses. 
The 2014 election will have to create a supermajority of Democrats in all three branches so at least something will get passed. So, if you are a wage earner and want some warranty, and you vote for right wing conservatives, you only pull your own rope on the guillotine.