Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.
~ Thomas Paine
America, It Will Take Much More Than Our Daily Wants To Go Forward
- Photo by Dappers in flickr
If we are to put America back on the right track, restore confidence in our future, restore trust in our institutions and revitalize faith in ourselves it will take more than just satisfying our daily wants. We have to look into ourselves as well as muster up our inner strength and fortitude and recaptor what makes us unique as a nation and what truly needs to get done. Rather then invest in our own selfishness to gain individual wealth, we need to invest in the goodness of our nation and the American people.
I’m going to outline over the next five blogs what I think is important enough to help Americans start using their creativeness and national pride to restore this nation to its greatness. That is:
I. We should reset our expectations about life, opportunity, and the American dream
- Home prices are off 15 to 50 percent of what was there value. We expected to fund our children’s college education or even retire from the equity built in these homes. *RESET.
- The price of food, gas and other basic commodities are increasing at an enormous rate, while the dollars value is declining. *RESET.
- Our Federal Government is hell bent on doing things it can accomplish quickly, borrowing from countries that will are trying to bankrupt us in the global economy and the Feds are spending monies like a drunken sailor putting us in deeper and deeper debt. We should have an overseer like Ross Perot to run the government like his successful corporations were. The Congress and Executive Branch of this Government is not looking out for you my fellow Americans they are catering to their own selfish agenda. *RESET —- Sorry for the anger but you should be angry to at the inept leaders we put in power and we have no one to blame but ourselves.
Seemingly in the blink of an eye, our sense of security and all the expectations we had where each one of us stood financially sound and where our country stood economically solvent is gone.
Success Tip
*Reset
It’s time we accepted the truth and started fresh. Our economic crisis should force you to some level of reality. You should now more then ever be questioning on a personal level a number of things such as necessary spending vs discretionary spending, trying to pay down your personal debt and trying to save for a rainy day. Belt tightening is the key words. More income is advisable utilizing and balancing your time, this could be accomplished through Business’s like this.
As for the federal government they are long on promises and short on results. The 2010 elections are coming and we should hold the individuals accountable that haven’t followed through on their promises, but when you replace them make sure you make it clear to their replacements you’ll be watching and tracking them.
Please do not mistake this straight talk as pessimism. We need to dream and dreams have a place in our lives but now is the time for reality.
MORE TO COME TOMORROW ON DIFFERENT THOUGHTS
Tags: America, Bankrupt, discretionary spending, Expense reduction, Family Budget, Federal Govt Debt, Global economy, Home Business, Home Prices, Price of Food, Thomas Pain
