Are you feelin’ a little tingle yet? Well if yer not, don’t feel left out, I don’t either. I believe that’s because it’s the government tryin’ to do the stimulatin’? They’ve been moanin’, yellin’ grabbin’ an’ generally groping at ya from every direction for months now. But lookin’ around, I don’t see most of you getting all excited yet?
I guess maybe you’re like me? ‘Bout the only time I want to hear that phrase, is when it’s whispered softly in my ear, by my lover. Maybe I’m just gittin’ old? But somehow house representatives, senators, an’ hotshot economists just don’t have what it takes to get me goin’.
But these days, this is what we’re getting from our elected representatives. Not only do they want to get paid full time, while passing laws part time (they call that workin’?) somehow, once they’re comfortably ensconced down there in D.C. (Ditzy City) they think they’ve been endowed with great powers as lovers? Suddenly able to “stimulate” us regular folks back home!? (obviously, both parties are male dominated).
They’ve tried stimulating the banks, insurance companies, auto companies, and home builders and sellers. Funny, I don’t see those folks writhing in ecstasy (observing from afar, not wanting to git too close to the whole sordid affair). Near as I can tell, agony seems to be the prevailing emotion engulfing them.
These same government stimulators say 70% of the economy rests on your back. And since you’re down on your back already, they’d like you to get stimulated, into buying something (anything). Not for your pleasure mind ya, but to get the economy excited and gyrating again. Speculatin' this is gonna get us out of this nasty position we’re in, merely fumblin’ around with the snaps and buttons on our shrinking economy.
Pardon me, but I figure this is gonna work about as well as it did when our last president told us to git up, get out, and “go shopping”!
Remember that? Bein’ told to go shopping in order to grow the economy (and share the war effort)? Way back near the beginning of these wars we’ve (still) got goin’ over there. Both the wars and the economy are still limpin’ along.
Just like back then, I couldn’t see how you and me workin’ up a sweat down at the mall, would ease the sweating of our fighting men (or grow the economy).
I still don’t see it. And I don’t see how us shopping our way out of this recession will happen. Not on the backs of (increasingly unemployed) ordinary workers.
“Stimulating” the economy isn’t going to solve this recession.
Not as long as we’re going to try to do it by passing out tax dollars (Your Money) to huge corporations and banks. Especially when we do that without being told (ahead of time) how the money will be invested, loaned or spent (bonuses anyone?).
I know bankers (I was one) have always operated on (sound) principles of secrecy. In normal times it’s nobodys business who they lend to or how they invest. That very secrecy is one reason you don’t mind borrowing (when you need to) without your neighbors (or competitors) knowing your business.
But, when those same banks are using tax-dollars (instead of customer deposits) to lend, it Is your (Our) business to know!
As long as it’s your uncle (Sam) doling out the billions (of Your dollars) to these big banks, You have a right to know what they do with it.
So far, those same banks say No, you don’t! Just one example of why, slipped out a few weeks ago. While this isn’t going to stimulate you..., it should get you excited!
One of those banks accepted 20 billion in “stimulatin’ money” (your tax dollars). Supposedly to get stimulated into lending money to you (and your neighbors). That’s the “big plan” to get the economy going again.
The following week, that same bank the loaned 7 billion dollars to struggling companies. Where...? China!
Not to an American company paying wages to Americans. Not an American company who mighta been stimulated to hire (instead of laying off) American workers.
No wonder those big banks don’t want to tell (us) what they’re doing with Our Money!
You’d think with all the money and smart people (?) we send down there to Ditzy City, maybe a little satisfyin’ results might come up now and then?
Nope! Once you start relyin’ on the government to get you stimulated, ya might end up all hot and bothered..., but never satisfied.
I Don’t Know About You..., I’d prefer my stimulatin’ right here at home, without the government lendin’ a hand.
Cal Teeple, sole member of the Observational Cogitation Consortium is still found three stools down, where he may be ignored, accosted or contacted. As well as at: wayneindependent.com/cal Ana At: calteeple@g-mail.com.
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Are you feelin’ a little tingle yet? Well if yer not, don’t feel left out, I don’t either. I believe that’s because it’s the government tryin’ to do the stimulatin’? They’ve been moanin’, yellin’ grabbin’ an’ generally groping at ya from every direction for months now. But lookin’ around, I don’t see most of you getting all excited yet?
I guess maybe you’re like me? ‘Bout the only time I want to hear that phrase, is when it’s whispered softly in my ear, by my lover. Maybe I’m just gittin’ old? But somehow house representatives, senators, an’ hotshot economists just don’t have what it takes to get me goin’.
But these days, this is what we’re getting from our elected representatives. Not only do they want to get paid full time, while passing laws part time (they call that workin’?) somehow, once they’re comfortably ensconced down there in D.C. (Ditzy City) they think they’ve been endowed with great powers as lovers? Suddenly able to “stimulate” us regular folks back home!? (obviously, both parties are male dominated).
They’ve tried stimulating the banks, insurance companies, auto companies, and home builders and sellers. Funny, I don’t see those folks writhing in ecstasy (observing from afar, not wanting to git too close to the whole sordid affair). Near as I can tell, agony seems to be the prevailing emotion engulfing them.
These same government stimulators say 70% of the economy rests on your back. And since you’re down on your back already, they’d like you to get stimulated, into buying something (anything). Not for your pleasure mind ya, but to get the economy excited and gyrating again. Speculatin' this is gonna get us out of this nasty position we’re in, merely fumblin’ around with the snaps and buttons on our shrinking economy.
Pardon me, but I figure this is gonna work about as well as it did when our last president told us to git up, get out, and “go shopping”!
Remember that? Bein’ told to go shopping in order to grow the economy (and share the war effort)? Way back near the beginning of these wars we’ve (still) got goin’ over there. Both the wars and the economy are still limpin’ along.
Just like back then, I couldn’t see how you and me workin’ up a sweat down at the mall, would ease the sweating of our fighting men (or grow the economy).
I still don’t see it. And I don’t see how us shopping our way out of this recession will happen. Not on the backs of (increasingly unemployed) ordinary workers.
“Stimulating” the economy isn’t going to solve this recession.
Not as long as we’re going to try to do it by passing out tax dollars (Your Money) to huge corporations and banks. Especially when we do that without being told (ahead of time) how the money will be invested, loaned or spent (bonuses anyone?).
I know bankers (I was one) have always operated on (sound) principles of secrecy. In normal times it’s nobodys business who they lend to or how they invest. That very secrecy is one reason you don’t mind borrowing (when you need to) without your neighbors (or competitors) knowing your business.
But, when those same banks are using tax-dollars (instead of customer deposits) to lend, it Is your (Our) business to know!
As long as it’s your uncle (Sam) doling out the billions (of Your dollars) to these big banks, You have a right to know what they do with it.
So far, those same banks say No, you don’t! Just one example of why, slipped out a few weeks ago. While this isn’t going to stimulate you..., it should get you excited!
One of those banks accepted 20 billion in “stimulatin’ money” (your tax dollars). Supposedly to get stimulated into lending money to you (and your neighbors). That’s the “big plan” to get the economy going again.
The following week, that same bank the loaned 7 billion dollars to struggling companies. Where...? China!
Not to an American company paying wages to Americans. Not an American company who mighta been stimulated to hire (instead of laying off) American workers.
No wonder those big banks don’t want to tell (us) what they’re doing with Our Money!
You’d think with all the money and smart people (?) we send down there to Ditzy City, maybe a little satisfyin’ results might come up now and then?
Nope! Once you start relyin’ on the government to get you stimulated, ya might end up all hot and bothered..., but never satisfied.
I Don’t Know About You..., I’d prefer my stimulatin’ right here at home, without the government lendin’ a hand.
Cal Teeple, sole member of the Observational Cogitation Consortium is still found three stools down, where he may be ignored, accosted or contacted. As well as at: wayneindependent.com/cal Ana At: calteeple@g-mail.com.
