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2011-10-18 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by eltoroverde 2011-10-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 http://senseofevents.blogspot.com/2011/10/email-job-hunting.html

A thoughtful discussion of this poster and responses

Posted by mom 2011-10-18 13:22|| 2011-10-18 13:22|| Front Page Top

#2 You're fined for employing someone, fined (more than half) for being employed, fined for spending what you earned, fined for investing.

After all that I wonder why there are ANY jobs.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2011-10-18 14:28|| 2011-10-18 14:28|| Front Page Top

#3 mom- Thanks for posting the link. I think any and all reasonable and decent people would empathize with the plight as described by author. No sane person can begrudge anyone who is doing their honest best to make ends meet and pay the bills. Folks like the author of the response under discussion have good reason to be upset, dissatisfied, and disappointed with the "system".

The question in my mind is what "system" are we talking about here? In other words, who is responsible for the terrible economy and job market? It goes without saying that Wall Street deserves some of the blame. But in my opinion, far from the majority of it. That's not to say we all shouldn't expect-- nay, demand-- accountability from our financial sector and that any bad actors should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. That's what the SEC and other various government agencies exist for. We saw this happen in the case of Raj Rajaratnam, who just the other day was sentenced to the longest prison term of any insider trading case. If that's not at least an indication of some accountability on Wall Street, what is? Bankers hanging from lamp posts?

My point is that while some of the OWS grievances are legitimate, they are focused on the wrong "system". The system they should be protesting and demanding greater accountability from and within is our government. And in a roundabout way, I think that's what the 13 year old girl who has ignited this debate with www.getadamnjobyouhippie.com is trying to say. It's not Wall Street or the private sector that is holding you back from getting a job. On the contrary, I would argue that any business operating in a free market environment would love to be able to hire more as that indicates that the enterprise is growing. Rather, it's our public sector, i.e. our government, and all the corrupt politicians that inhabit it who have created the conditions that made the Financial Crisis of 2008 possible; that have put our country down a path of fiscal insolvency that we seem incapable of correcting; that have made the recession far worse than it could be by using taxpayer funds to buy votes in the name of "stimulus".

So I say to the OWS crowd the following: Forget about accountability on Wall Street for a moment. WHAT ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY IN OUR GOVERNMENT? If you've been listening at all, which is highly doubtful, it's the same basic question the Tea Party has been asking. WHY DON'T YOU START AT THE SOURCE?

And yet, to add insult to injury, for all the irresponsibility, corruption, and malfeasance that goes in government, the OWS crowd and those who claim to speak for them want MORE government. The irony is that this reveals their true intentions in a way they most likely never anticipated. They don't want to fix the "system". They want to expand the system in their favor. For if they were serious about fixing the system, they would start with Washington first before they even set foot on Wall Street. But alas, that would require them to question their blind faith in big government. And sadly, without big government, they have nothing.

Posted by eltoroverde 2011-10-18 16:27|| 2011-10-18 16:27|| Front Page Top

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