What Can You Expect For Sure.
Posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008
by straight talk
Tickets, increased fines, rate hikes, surcharges, interest charges fee's, smaller quantities more cost, longer waits, less service, foreclosure, bankruptcies, business closings, layoffs, etc, etc, etc. Do you not see it already? Well first lets consider how are these governments going to function, especially your local police forces with less revenue? They are already laying off police, fireman other services, teachers. Strange they never take a cut in pay of any significance to save a job or two do they? No, you see their smiling face on the billboards saying what a wonderful job they are doing, really? Yes and you believe that, do you really?
So just how can business survive with no one having money to buy? Of course there are always the haves but their number is slowly shrinking because they are the ones I am talking about here. The average and the poor already gone from the equation. Can car dealers sell when no one can get a loan? Do bankers need lending officers when they don't lend? When the bus stops taking your child to school who will take them to school? Yes when will people wake up?
A local drive to the doctor the other morning produced three speed traps on highly used roads. Three cars pulled over and three police cars and six officers at one site alone. Does that say something? Why, well revenue booster of course, what better way? No breaks, pay or else. You go to court and guess what the fines are increased significantly, the fees and everything else associated with it. Does someone smell money? If you can't get it one way find another. Do you think they like the idea of working for $7.50 an hour?
How about rate and interest hikes? Hear about any lately? Yes we all know about those 31, 32, 33, 34% and higher credit card rates the friendly bankers charge and then demean you as being something less of a person because your late. Hey did it matter you were with them for 25 years and were once a "good customer", no. Hey anyone have a mirror here? How about utilities, insurance, telephone service, Internet and the like? Pay or off it goes. Sick mom, sick child, sick anyone who cares, We have paying customers we must think about. Good paying ones. Yes you were one once but now, well your not responsible any longer. Have you heard about it or felt it if it hasn't happened already? Yes and these are considered necessary and yes some mandated by you know who, yes that's right, those politicians you say you don't like but vote for every time, MOO. Hey you have no problem right, its those low life that are driving up costs, right? Why don't they go and get a job, right? Lazy good for nothings who want to take all the time, right?
Hey by the way have you been shopping lately. Lots of parking and the isle are fairly clear, why? One person who owns a bagel shop says his store number two is closing. He is cutting his losses in half. Sales are way down and costs going up. How many will be unemployed about 4 to 8. Hey he really is trying but even he has to survive. What about everything else? Have you checked the quantity and box lately? Certainly the box looks identical in design it is just less in it and the price, well it went up. Smaller sizes, yes and ever check those fresh rolls you buy to see how big they are verses were? Yes .90 cents a roll and ½ the size.
Can it get worse? Why would anyone be positive? Well I have to agree we can hope but does reality come in somewhere along the line? Are we not expected to be responsible and understand things don't happen by just hoping? Do we not know we are to do something to help the issue along? No jobs and don't think they are coming back. That is the good ones, good pay, long term, with benefits and if they do you really think Americans will get them? That's right vote for them, Moo. No not even those minimum wage, no benefit, long hours, no overtime types will be around.
Yes and who is going to rent, to buy when there are no jobs or poor paying jobs, can't pay, no credit, not Credit Worthy, not responsible, just why would you think costs aren't going to go up. Can you explain why you think that way? I like positive but when I ask for some positive news they seem to leave out "the rest of the story' as Paul Harvey says.
Yes so where will they get it from. You got it the same place they get it from to bail out they buddies Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, bears and Sterns, us and especially those who HAVE. Why you can't get water from a stone?
So when that local cop, your neighbor, you know the one who used to speed and drink when he or she was a kid, pulls you over and does not cut you some slack remember what is all about to them. Yes that judge, that government worker, yes, hey what is it all about to them? They all of a sudden become servants of the people and "only doing their job".
So what can we do to fight back? We need action now not after election. Where are these so called, by their own lips, leaders? Can you point one out? Please, you shall know them by their works, what they have done and FAILED to do. Do we all need eye exams?
No we must change Congress simple and pure and to do that we must change it by getting rid of those who made this mess, allowed this mess and they are right there before you. They are called Republicans and yes Democrats. Don't expect them to change we must do it for ourselves or continue receiving what I have just outlined above.
Hey look at your neighbor with their elect Obama or McCain buttons and signs and read the signs and symbols of who they are and what they want to continue. No, it isn't about average or middle America and certainly not the poor, sorry, we know and they know what it is all really about.
Robert T. Melaccio Sr. 2008 Copyright ©2008 Robert Melaccio
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Top-level comments on this article: (1 total)Good article, Robert. Reminds me of something my mom used to say. "expect the worst....hope for the best"Please log in to respond to this comment.Hi Roschelle, nice hearing from you and you comments. Yes we all hope and we all are truly try to be positive even while dealing with reality.best wishes , RobertPlease log in to respond to this comment.
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