Originally Posted by
DeadHead
Rush has been getting alot of media attention these days
Personally I don't blame "deceitful banks, mortgage brokers, and Americans living WELL outside their means" as much as I blame our Federal Government for allowing these factors to destabilize the American Economy.
I'm not a fan of expanding our Governments Regulating Authority because the problem still lies in adequate enforcement BY our Federal Government.
Having our Congress grill Corporate CEOs about irresponsible, unethical business methods is the very definition of Irony. Congress will easily ask Upper Level Managers, CEOs, and Investors to pay more taxes and bear the brunt of extra tax burdens, but that same Congress is still happy to vote themselves a pay raise every single year.
We need to FIX the system before we start changing it.
Until our Politicians are held accountable for their actions, we as a country will continuously be victims of corruption in our Government.
We reward incompetence, just look at Governor Blago...No prison, just an impeachment followed by a six-figure book deal.
I know that it's very fashionable to play the victim and blame the government/politicians for everything, but the reality is that we need to look into the mirror. These politicians are products of American institutions (schools, churches, etc.) and are essentially us. They didn't just come to us through some wormhole from an alternate universe. The truth of the matter is that most Americans would rather hang out at the mall spending tons of money on clothes smeared with some designer-label, corporate logo feces on it than getting involved. The bottom line is that we get what we deserve.