I have been extremely busy as it appears the business cycle may be returning to some form of normal. Meanwhile a lot has gone on in the past month so I wanted to throw out some random thoughts and see what you folks might have to say. Please join in, we appreciate all comments.
Random Thought#1:
Is anyone surprised that the Health and Human Services reported recently that the recently passed Heath Bill will not be Budget Neutral and will add to the deficit? Suuuuuuure…I certainly believed that we could add 32 million people to our Health system and the costs would go down..Well actually NOT.
Random Thought#2:
Does anyone else think it odd that Chris Dodd has been working on a financial reform bill for almost a year, yet we are just starting to hear from Congress as to how and why the financial collapse occurred? Shouldn’t we understand what created the biggest financial problem of our generation before we redesign and change the whole system?
Random Thought#3:
Who can explain to me why financial reform doesn’t include what we now know as the biggest cause of the mortgage meltdown: Fannie and Freddie Mac. Currently the taxpayers have funded these two Nationalized Companies to the tune of $161 Billion and climbing. Yet nary a mention or any regulation whatsoever included in THE LARGEST FINANCIAL REFORM SINCE THE 1930′s.
Random Thought#4
Can someone please explain to me why I am a racist if I want our Border’s secured from illegal immigration? This past two weeks watching the behavior of the politicians convinces me that neither Republicans or Democrats will ever get serious about securing the border. I understand this to be a complex issue, but if we secured the border 100% and proved it to the American people, then I am convinced we can find a fair and humane way to deal with the 12-15 million people who entered our country illegally. Comprehensive reform is a sham. We tried it under Reagan and it did not work. Forget about it, secure the border first, then we can talk about what to do with the people who are here.
Greg Wiener
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