| President Bush and the US government is giving | | | | Another thing that bothers the public is the total |
| loans of $17.4 billion dollars to GM and Chrysler | | | | inability of the Congress to function amidst |
| until March 31, after much heated discussion and | | | | discord, vacations, pay raises and general lack of |
| arguments about loans for automakers in | | | | cooperation amongst themselves. This causes a |
| Congress. The money will come out of the $700 | | | | lack of public confidence, and the economy in |
| billion dollars previously earmarked for financial | | | | general begins a snowball of lack of confidence, |
| recovery, which sits better in the minds of some | | | | which in turn makes the economic crisis worsen. |
| people who did not want a separate funding put | | | | When people cannot pay their bills, are losing |
| forth. | | | | homes, and businesses, and it is a result of |
| The problem seems to be upsetting many people | | | | Washington policies and gridlock, the economy will |
| because the whole bailout theme is a lot like | | | | shrink and fold up. Where are the homeless going, |
| flushing a ton of money down an endless drain. | | | | and who will feed them and take care of them? |
| Now other industries are coming forward, and the | | | | Why are they looking, as the large companies are, |
| states are in need of funding, in an unending chain | | | | to the government for care? |
| of hands out for money. | | | | But, it seems that the people have voted at least |
| Whatever happened to fiscal responsibility and | | | | by half to choose government assistance |
| accountability, people are asking? And why, in a | | | | programs under the new Obama administration |
| nation proud of independence, individual ability for | | | | promises for a change on the way. Traditional big |
| success, and rights to pursue private enterprise, is | | | | government programs are looming on the horizon, |
| the government stepping in and virtually | | | | but where will the money to pay for all these |
| nationalizing so many industries. The banking and | | | | programs come from? |
| financial industry is now under government | | | | Why are there not encouragements from the |
| control, and the automakers will hand over large | | | | government and incentives from the companies |
| shares of their companies as security for these | | | | to expand business and increase sales? Why do |
| loans. If the loans for automakers are not repaid, | | | | the people need to support loans for automakers |
| the government will own the car manufacturers! | | | | and business that cannot work out a balance |
| Yes, the government has a duty to work for the | | | | sheet and plan for success in advance? These |
| public good, and losing millions of auto related jobs | | | | same businesses give out millions in bonuses to |
| and businesses would indeed be a real and hard | | | | officials, who have obviously failed in making the |
| disaster. But, there is a fine line between a | | | | companies thrive, and this same government |
| government controlled state, or beginnings of | | | | votes itself pay raises continually, while the |
| government takeovers, and free enterprise. It is | | | | average "Joe" is losing both incentive and |
| a fragile line that can be broken and not repaired. | | | | property. One wonders where this stumbling |
| Where does this action put the US? | | | | effort will all go??? |