“We the People.” Those are beautiful words, but what is even more beautiful is what they stand for. In our country those words stand for leadership, courage, and freedom. We use those traits every day of our lives, as we go to work, school, or anywhere that strikes our fancy. We have the ability to use our rights and stand up with each other as one voice, one body and decide precisely what we would like to do. That’s the great thing about democracy; the power of the people. This government gives us a say, or rather the say in our affairs.
Each and everyday, people discuss subjects that are important to them, each having an opinion that matters, even one about our politicians. It is a privilege that we citizens share, and one that some hold sacred. With the upcoming election, it is now more noticeable than ever how important the people’s voices really are. Like wiping dust off a window, suddenly everything is clear. What the people say, does matter.
With every situation you are presented, there are ups and downs. This same theory can also be applied to our system of Government. I appreciate and respect our rights, freedoms, and political decisions, but that does not mean I will always agree with them. Corruption, greed, and dishonesty are three terms that I do not agree with. These three rear their ugly heads more often than seems appropriate unfortunately, especially now with our crumbling economy. Perhaps now is the time for us to step up and fix the problem. No more corruption or greed, in investing/banking would be a useful start. Alas, I am not sure what would be a fix for this situation. Perhaps, looking back though history at the many problems we have already overcome would be the solution to this rouse. With the Great Depression of the 30’s, FDR used an almost socialist government to get people back on their feet. We might be able to set up the same types of committees that were present in the 1930’s, such as FDIC, or strengthen the ones in use today. This way the banking industry would be a water tight ship, secure and firm.
Using our wonderful tools of courage, leadership, and freedom, we can do something about this. We have the power to stand up together and decide what we would like to do. It is time for us to stand up as leaders and do something about our problems. Our nation is full of opinions, rights and good people. We have the power.
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You call for Utopia, or at least the society predicted forty years ago, wherein the citizens would have ample recreational time, as automation and computerisation would reduce the amount of time people spent at labor. However, whether the rail barons, or the Hunt brothers (tried to corner the silver market), or the hedge fund managers, persons have tried to use the system against itself for (excessive) personal gain. The vast work programs of the New Deal were later replaced by a return to private enterprise, but perhaps the former was better. Certainly the municipal and school buildings, and the dams and waterways constructed in the Thirties have stood up to the test of time, and all of the public benefited. The modern system of bidding for contracts has sometimes warped the distribution of funds. DW
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