Letters to the Editor
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@jedimaster
And that ain't no way to live in the US.
Really? Ask the Judds. I'm sure they'd tell you all about it. We're basically cycling back to the way things were here circa 1930 or so, albeit in a glossy, high-tech style. Things will continue to get worse and worse, until the point of ultimate suckage. Then the folks will get mad enough to vote in an administration that actually WILL change things. (I have no hope that Obama, for all his high-minded ideals will be able to do so.) As in tell the rich folks to go fuck themselves, raise their taxes to a fair level, re-invigorate the regulatory and government service departments, get us the fuck OUT of all these stupid wars, and use our money to start national projects that will put people back to work.
Maybe, MAYBE, if we're unbelievably lucky, we might get some of our domestic and global traction back. We'll never be America the Golden again, but with a little luck, we might find a way to make our people reasonably comfortable (that's reasonably, as in don't expect a four-bedroom house and all the toys you can eat anymore). I have my doubts that our karma will bring it about, but I have my hopes also. But it definitely involves us hitting bottom (which we haven't even neared yet), and then having the willpower and the backbone to do what will be required to pull this country out of the sinkhole.
Keep your fingers crossed.