Where's the anger?Posted: Feb 28, 08 8:26amHere in our little town Up North, Michigan the economy is not good. Lots of unemployment, hundreds of houses for sale with no buyers in sight, gasoline is very expensive as is most everything else. I guess I am wondering where the outrage is? Or have we become resigned to the situation? There are no demonstrations, no activism that I remember from the 70's. What happened? Do we feel the government has just given up on us? Perhaps politicians just cannot identify with the "average"citizen who is struggling to make ends meet. And how can we help ourselves (and not expect the government to dig us out of this mess)?  This guy does not look apathetic. He looks like he means business!! 409 Comments
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Posted: Feb 28, 08 8:44am Here in our little town Up North, Michigan the economy is not good. Lots of unemployment, hundreds of houses for sale w...  Hi Roxley, Having just filled the car up with petrol about an hour ago, I thought you might just be interested to learn what we pay for the same stuff as you. $7.558 per US gallon (I've just done a couple of conversion calculations to get that right). I hope that figure makes you feel a little happier! Posted: Feb 28, 08 8:46amHi Roxley, Having just filled the car up with petrol about an hour ago, I thought you might just be interested to lea... I am just very concerned that our government seems to be in a state of denial about the economy here I feel your pain at the pump though, Britsot Posted: Feb 28, 08 9:30amHere in our little town Up North, Michigan the economy is not good. Lots of unemployment, hundreds of houses for sale w... I am not angry. The housing situation is based on supply and demand, like usual. The focus has changed from one to the other in the past five years, as usual. None of this is new. Gas? Also supply and demand. I just don't feel any outrage. Like usual I have decided not to participate in any recession/depression. Posted: Feb 28, 08 9:47amHere in our little town Up North, Michigan the economy is not good. Lots of unemployment, hundreds of houses for sale w... Assuming citizens protest, what, exactly, will they protest and who, exactly, will they expect to resolve the problems? Gas is expensive. In my area, unleaded is at $3.34/gal. Whose fault is that? "The oil companies!" Yes and no. There's two sides to that story. More info: http://www.eia.doe.gov/bookshelf/brochures/gasolinepricesprimer/eia1_2005primerM.html The economy is in the toilet, who's to blame? I don't think you can wholly blame the government. Ultimately, the finger points at ourselves. We all made choices that furthered the mess, even if those choices were nothing more than we didn't hold our leaders accountable for their policy-making. Posted: Feb 28, 08 10:13amAssuming citizens protest, what, exactly, will they protest and who, exactly, will they expect to resolve the problems? ... I agree that we have become a pretty apathetic nation. Will that change? Who knows? Perhaps things will become better whether we care or not. But in the meantime, I know many people who are struggling. Posted: Feb 28, 08 10:25amHi Roxley, Having just filled the car up with petrol about an hour ago, I thought you might just be interested to lea... Hummmm ..not to shabby ..as long as your driving a Mini that gets 60miles to the gallon...THAT price is outrageous ! I just got (few days ago) a letter from daughter in Oxford. She works for UK Nuke Energy "something or other" and has transferred to Dounreay, Scotland. She did a quick cost of living comparison and figures she gets at least "20 %" payraise just for moving.! Froggy Posted: Feb 28, 08 10:30amI am not angry. The housing situation is based on supply and demand, like usual. The focus has changed from one to the o... what about lenders that were freely loaning money to people who probably really could not afford payments or not requiring downpayments on homes or taking out a loan for "easy money" to spend on trips that could really not be afforded We do bear some repsonsibliity as a nation of people who want everything RIGHT NOW, cost be damned and then figure out how to pay for it later--sort of like our government's spending ways . . . | ADVERTISEMENT  |
