Is The Economy "Bad"?

Everywhere we turn, the media is telling us how bad the economy is. To hear them tell it, we're all on the verge of foreclosure and bankruptcy. And because they keep saying it over and over, the "folks" are believing it - even if it is not affecting them.

Most people polled think we are in a recession and a poor economy. But most of those same people say that they feel fortunate that it is not affecting them very much. We have all been led to believe it is "the other guy". Why?

Well, let's take a lookie.

Gas is high. Food is more expensive. Homes are going into foreclosure. Yep - sounds bad. Until you look more closely.

Yes, gas is expensive - but as a rule, not to the point of a dire circumstance. Most of us simply offset it by using less. Lord knows we waste a lot! As for food, it is increasing in cost only because of two things: gas is high (food must be transported and processed), and too much of it is being used for ethanol, which has been proven to be more detrimental to the environment than fossil fuels.

As for the foreclosures, that is mostly confined to those greedy clowns who bought more home than they could afford, and used dubious "sub prime" loans to do it. If you do not count those foreclosures, the foreclosure rate has not changed substantially.

So, where does that leave us? For most of us, it is nothing more than an inconvenience. We could get a handle on gas prices if Congress would stop playing politics and actually DO something for a change. And while they are at it, they should outlaw ethanol - at least, any that is made from a food crop! That is just stupid - "Hey, let's burn our food instead of using it to feed people."

The economy is not bad. The problem is not with the economy - it is with us. We waste everything. We burn too much fuel. We insist on total comfort at all times. We buy things we cannot afford. We use too much credit. We let Congress pass laws that mandate we burn our food. We let Congress get away with stalling on important issues.

If we remove gas, food and the sub-prime mortgage debacle from the equation, the economy has never been stronger. But the FEAR that the media is creating is causing massive harm. Because people believe the media, people are getting laid off, and production slows as the worry increases.

So, why would the media want to do so much harm?

It's an election year. And most of the media are liberal. If they can convince the nation that the economy is poor, they can take the focus off the Republican strong suit (Iraq, Pakistan, War on Terror) and put the focus on the Democrat's strong suit (domestic issues). And if the focus stays on the economy, the Dems will likely win.

This is a case where any "recession" is being caused by media fabrications. They use three things - gas, food, sub-prime mortgages -to "prove" the entire economy is in the tank.

Meanwhile, most of us are not in any fear of going broke anytime soon. We just think the OTHER guy is.

As a side note, many liberals are all upset because Americans are losing their jobs - we have a paltry 5.7% unemployment rate. They say we need to create more jobs. But at the same time, those same liberals are up in arms because ICE raided a meat processing plant in Iowa, captured over 400 illegals, and is deporting them. This, of course, opened up 400 jobs for Americans (and Americans did fill them), but those same liberals are crying over the illegals. (NOTE: They did not cry for those Americans when they were unemployed.)

QUESTION: Why is it OK to let illegals have those jobs, but it's not OK to let Americans have them?

ANSWER: somebody wants the voting bloc of 20 million immigrants who will feel obligated to the party that gives them a free ride. Make 'em legal, give 'em free medical, and give 'em the jobs and schooling, and 20,000,000 more will vote for you. And they will bring in their families, and that's even more votes.

And you thought it was because liberals have big hearts!