[quote=SD Realtor]CAR how the heck are we the decision makers in any of this?
Does the govt give you a say? Did you get a vote for GM? Did you even know about other countries the govt helps? Do you even have a clue what orgs the fed or treasury has helped?
Did you have a say in the vote where the GOVT decided to bailout all these rich aholes because the GOVT told us the alternative would be a catastrophic collapse?
Yes I agree with your sarcasm about how well private industry ran things. So the govt didnt have clue what was happening? Or what the outcome would be?
Please tell me how I will be a decision maker as the govt continues to provide more regulation and increases their reach.[/quote]
Firstly, I’m much more bothered by the bank bailouts than by anything that happened with GM. At least they do something productive.
But you know as well as I do that the reason we were pressured into the bank bailouts was/is because they control the govt…we don’t have any say, as was made perfectly obvious when the bailouts started in earnest.
This is something I would change, (and I believe Dennis Kucinich would agree as well). 😉 IMHO, a proper governmental structure would ensure a maximum level of transparency and accountability. We certainly don’t have that now, but I think more people are finally waking up to the problems. The only issue with getting the message out is that the forces who wish to stay in power are trying to get their own messages out — and they have more firepower, obviously.
We need to do away with the two-party system, IMHO. Personally I prefer a “no-party” system, where we vote for individuals instead of parties. We also need to curb the lobbying industry and make their actions much more transparent.
