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Lion's
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This week I was watching the
students protesting at the UCLA campus in California
where a vote is coming down to raise the tuition fees
another 32% for next year (STORY
HERE). The state of California can't help out
cause...well, they have no money to give. The federal
government has bailed out the banks and auto companies,
so why not help with education costs? Many students and
their families cannot afford an increase in college
fees, but it's happening all across America because many
states just don't have the funds. Unemployment is over
10% now, and in certain job markets like construction,
it's closer to 20%. In my neck of da woods many small
business are failing. I've seen first-hand 'going out of
business' signs at quite a few places recently. Most are
mom & pop stores, small construction businesses, farms,
etc. It's a little alarming. I can't speak for the rest
of the country, but clearly the HUGE stimulus package
that the federal government thought would bring us out
of the recession is not working at all. Small businesses
ARE the backbone of America. They provide a huge tax
base for the states they are in. When they start falling
like they are now, America is in trouble. I'm NOT
blaming the Obama administration for the trouble our
economy is in right now. That is something that has been
brewing in the works for years. But the direction they
are taking this country is wrong. Add on that crazy
health care plan that congress is trying to pass, and
the next thing we can look forward to is a depression.
But you won't hear them use the word depression. What
economists are saying right now is we may be headed for
a 'double dip' recession and unemployment going to 15%+
across the board sometime in 2010. When work does run
out, I may put in for one of those government grants and
do a study on why cow poop stinks, and the effect is has
on people when they step on a cow pattie...Lion |
