This bothers me about Obama....

Christcorp
Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:46:13 +0000

As long as you will agree that ALL PEOPLE won’t be able to succeed to the level you may want. Success can be measured differently depending on your perspective. There HAS to be the UPPER 10%. just like there has to be the BOTTOM 10%. If there is no economic ladder, then it’s a commune economy that I don’t have any desire to live in. Fortunately we don’t. And I don’t believe or have any guilt thinking that my success came at the expense of the poor or lower middle class. The debt affects everyone.

Yes, we have excessive debt. Yes, if left unchallenged it will fall upon the backs of future generations. I personally don’t think that our debt is such that it can’t be reduced fairly easily. (Without major increases in taxes). But as long as you can agree that in a capitalist economy, where the individual is afforded the opportunity to climb the ladder, that there will always be some in the bottom 10%; (and will probably place blame on others); then we can discuss alternatives and choices.

I have no problem “helping” people keep food in their stomach and a roof over their head. (Metaphorically). But there will always be those at the bottom of the economic ladder. Many whom are there because they are lazy and have no desire to work hard to advance. That has to be accepted. I won’t accept that this debt is all the republican’s fault. i won’t accept that this is all Bush’s fault. This debt is both the republican and democrat’s fault. Namely the congress. This is OUR fault, for not holding congress accountable. With the exception of a handful of areas, I don’t give the president the glory or the blame for most of our country’s successes or failures. I do blame a president when they can’t get the congress to work together. For this, I do blame Bush. I also blame Clinton for this. The president is a very influential person and political position. But the ultimate responsibility lies with us the citizen and the representatives that we put in office and don’t hold accountable.