New Jobs or Tired Old Ones?

I listened to just enough of last night's "new jobs speech" to decide that it was about tired old ideas. When will people understand that if your wallet is empty and your credit card is maxed, spending more money is foolish?

Every time a politician says the words "tax cuts" people's knees shake with delight. When they say "jobs" their hands shake too. They turn all giddy and walk around thinking they've overcome a problem. But frankly, last night nothing new was offered- it was still spend, spend, spend to fix a problem caused by spending. ??? This administration's definition of tax cut is skewed enough that it makes little real impact on anyone. Their "stimulus" plans have failed from the get-go because the money all ends up in the wrong hands, rather than actual job-creating activities.

So he wants to "refurbish schools." Right. In the beginning of the school year with millions of kids already in the buildings. Ok, that one's on hold already. Roads and bridges- yep, we need those fixed, as long as it's not pork. Like building a bridge to nowhere. Or an airport in the middle of nowhere. It all sounds like nowhere to me.We have seen that thses types of packages actually fail to create jobs because the money ends up in the hands of individuals who would rather line their pockets than really create jobs. At least when FDR created the CCC, it created infrastructure jobs that put people back to work. This group of folks would rather "spread the wealth" to their cronies than the people of America.

Case in point: the big deal "green company" that made solar panels. Got a $500 million loan from the administration. Did they create jobs? No, they lost 1500 of them and declared bankruptcy. Now they are under investigation for violating some federal regulations. No amount of demonstrations or applications by other more reputable companies in the field did any good (I have that from someone in that field who actually tried it)- the loan went to the wrong company instead of solid, sound companies. Why? It's the old you-scratch-my-back-I'll-scratch-yours. And we the voters should be fed up by now.

For those of us who are Christians, it's time to pray if we have not been doing so. If we have been blinded by the verbiage of the administration, then it's time to get a clue. We need to stand up and say "enough!" Time to contact your Congressional Representatives and shout that your wallets are empty and they need to wake up and smell roses.
P.S.- roses will bloom all season IF you clip them back as they bloom. If you don't they "head out," the leaves fall off, and end up as brown stalks with no blooms. Just sayin'.