At the beginning of the year I was under the impression that US markets were for the most part “Free Markets”. Recently these free markets have been coming under attack by the United States government. Seems lately like every week our government is formulating a new plan for recovery and forgetting the previous weeks plan. Lately I am likening the US Government to a child with ADD. Every week we are told to have patience, but every week those same preachers are no practicing their own advice.
My personal opinion on the government’s role in coping with an economic crisis is to uphold its current laws and not to create laws out of anger. I would wager that there are many responsible individuals (i.e. fraudulent mortgage practices) who perpetuated and fueled this economic mess illegally that we could prosecute and start on the road of closure. Instead we are focused on issues that stir the social unrest pot and steers a nation down the path of emotional and irrational rule.
I would plead to our leaders to start taking their roles as leaders and not as members of the mob. We are all taught that “fighting solves nothing”, it is just simple wisdom.
