tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875001767678246171.post909842667412190439..comments2024-01-07T22:02:50.324-08:00Comments on Double Journey: Changing the Rules MidgameUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875001767678246171.post-9683231938306099012008-12-22T11:45:03.000-08:002008-12-22T11:45:03.000-08:00I cannot say that I am at all surprised. The minu...I cannot say that I am at all surprised. The minute I heard the government was going to step in and "stimulate" the economy, I knew that was code for a bailout. If there's one thing I know about the Bush administration (and our government in general) is the need to play savior. I have seen this mentality in so many wars: World War II, Korean, Gulf War, and of course the never-ending Iraq situation. Do you know what all these wars have in common? Unnecessarily long presence of American troops after the bloodshed is over. Some people may argue that we need to stay for a period of re-stabilization, but who determines that time period? And on what basis? If other ally counties have withdrawn their troops, why are American troops that only ones still involved? Our government needs to know its boundaries. They want to take on as much as they can without full analysis of the consequences (and worse yet, they don't have the courage to admit when they're wrong and just scrap a bad idea). Are Congress or House members taking turns to be soldiers in Iraq? No! It's ordinary people like you and me. Are Congress and House members emptying part of their bank account to supplement this bailout plan? No, they're using our tax money. The best reason the government could come up with for this bailout plan is they want to save jobs. So let me get this straight... the government wants to use our money to pay GM to build cars that has no market.... What will GM do in one year? Continue to ask for money? Well, of course! If no one will buy what GM is producing, where else will they get money?! So how long do you think is reasonable to spend tax dollars on GM knowing that they are dependent on tax dollars to survive? Maybe as long as our troops have been in Iraq?Calvinnoreply@blogger.com