Crisis Breeds Scrutiny Unless You’re a Liberal Member of Congress

Are you going broke? Have you ever faced the end of the month having to spread the bills out in order to stay current on accounts? What happens when you lose your job or your expenses outweigh your income? Personally, I cut back, way back.  In fact, every penny I spend is measured against the bills I must pay.  Americans are stripping down our budgets to get by which in a consumer driven economy could present some short term problems.  Waking up in the middle the night and wondering just how you’re going to stay afloat; provide you and your family.  I call these moments the 3 -ams.  There are few things worse than economic uncertainty and suddenly talk about the economy is not some academic exercise of employment numbers and GDP stats; it is about survival. Believe or not, this could be good thing in the long term; painful as heck in the short.

So how could this economic crisis be good? Well, for one thing, it will restore a sense of responsibility to folks who were living beyond their means.  It will also remove the sense of entitlement of the younger generation who had only been exposed to mild recessions (relatively) and boom cycles; reinvigorate America’s historically sound work ethic.  It should be noted that these are general statements.  We must keep in mind; this is our greatest generation when it comes to answering their nation’s call.  Also, this article is not a screed against capitalism and the fruits of the free market; it is only to humbly suggest that there are opportunities for growth in hard times.  These times are highlighting the emptiness of the progressive tax movement; people are not comfortable with government dictating their economic outcomes.  The global warming/cap and trade folks are as politically relevant as their bogus claims are scientifically irrelevant; thank you Senator Jim Inhofe!  Regulation and liberal policies get a pass in the boom times but are exposed when meet economic realities; scrutiny is increased.

A closer look at President Obama’s economic agenda has produced a storm of confusion and fear. Contradictions within the same speech have contributed to this uncertainty.  For example, President Obama says he has no interesting running a nationalized car company, and then follows it with dictating where the cars will be built as well as what kinds of cars will be made!  Unless you’re the chosen business, you are not happy about the President’s interventions in the auto and banking industries. This double speak assaults the fundamental concept of fairness;   government determining the winners.  President Obama’s administration seems to believe that a crisis can be used to forward a political agenda, because people are in fear.  What he may not realize this crisis has us all reading the fine print; at least, those of us who are not liberal members of Congress.