Thoughts on Debt

Everyone is talking about the prices of everything going up and up.  Most people blame it on Bush, blame it on the war, Sadaam Husien, all the arab nations, etc.  Well, a recent report says that while we are all struggling trying to be able to afford to put gas in our tank and food in our stomaches, Exxon is making a whopping $1500.00 per second.  Why is this? The problem is that everyone is using the war as an excuse to get more money out of us and put it in their pockets.  The part that I really find perplexing is where is our government in all this? Why are they not stepping forward and putting a reasonable cap on the amounts that companies especially food and oil companies can make off of us during this period of time.  Why aren’t they standing up for us in our time of need? The answer in my opinion can only be one of conspiracy.  They must be getting something from the companies either monetarily or otherwise which is worth more to them then the American public.  This whole situation is a travesty and just another way to keep the public focus away from what they are doing.  After all, if we are all so busy trying to figure out how we are going to be able to pay for things, then we can’t be looking at what they are doing, right?

I mean isn’t it lovely that during this financial crunch our government is going to start reducing their employees to a four day work week, so they don’t have to pay so much in transportation and gas.  I think that is a wonderful idea, but if this is the solution then why not reduce all companies to a four day work week.  Why not reduce school to 4 days per week? After all, not only would this save everyone money in the long run, but it would also save on the amount of gas and oil used in this country and therefore would reduce the demand, especially when you think about all the people who have really long commutes.  And wouldn’t it be helpful to have an extra day off a week? Well, I wouldn’t get your sights set on that, unless of course you are one of the elite few who get paid by the federal government.