By: Joseph Dougherty                                                                                          5:08:13 AM Jun 1 2009

 

 

 

         Well it is official Gm is filing for bankruptcy. They had a chance to sign with some Italian company but would not even take a look at the offer that would be presented and perhaps saved thousands of jobs. I believe that once again the greedy ownership and the people who are benefiting from it do not want to risk losing any of their precious money so by filing for bankruptcy they are out of the clear and the tax payers get slammed again. Every time a company like Gm goes under the people have to pay for it and I believe it is the republicans new scam.

 

Since their party is being ripped to shreds and worse of all, the rich who support most republicans are the ones who are being used to help keep the middle class alive well it is to much. The rich our suffering terribly and even though they don't care that if the middle class continues to loss their jobs they will no longer have valets parking or someone to serve them. I know right now to have the butler personal assistant feed their animals food that is not royal feast but if they bothered to think the long term effects over they would realize that they need us as much as we need them. From the food they buy at supermarkets to the cloths they put on their back the rich need the middle class even if they use their personal assistant to do all these things and never interact with us middle class people without us they will find themselves in much trouble. See, luckily many supermarkets have unions and the employees have a right to go on strike when various issues such as pay cuts or to many reductions in hours to a massive amount of people. This helps some but their are not enough Union to protect workers and their rights. But the rich are being encouraged by the republican parties to do anything they can to make this plan Obama developed to perhaps restore their image and the rich who are already being to made believe they are being attacked by the Republican media party, stars such as Sean Hannity are creating the idea that all President Obama's plan is to take from the rich and give to the middle class. He lacks to say that is not true and even if it was it is something that needs to be done before the middle class falls into such disarray that our countries economic situation collapses completely and then it won't matter what class you are because the American dollars will be zero. The Upper class needs to realize they are not doing this for the middle class they are doing it for themselves and they should know this but the media machine the republicans have spent so much money on is working. And the ironic part is most people who have became "rich" those who our above the middle class made their fortunes from investing and waiting. Well this is the exact same scenario by investing in the middle class they have a chance to make a fortune for themselves. The day those stocks begin to rise again and penny stocks shoot up from a penny to twenty dollars they will have once again made a fortune and if the middle class learned anything is that they as well can do the same. But first everyone has to realize that the republicans are out to sabotage this at all means and it is working. They first got the media to spin the story line on the rich losing all their money and being left with the burden causing them to take their money and invest it out of country and savings as well. Now they are using reverse rasicm with the President in every move he makes especially with the new selection for supreme court. The more they shame him the less confidence the American people have in him, and the less the American people have in him the less chance their will be for a economic recovery. We need a strong leader to hold the Americans hands out of this maze and into a exit. Every great leader has the power to transcend any problem no matter how  bleak it is. Adlof Hitler for example, took a country that was ravaged from the first war and was sanctioned form the neighboring countries leaving the people poor and dying of starvation. With his rallying and speeches the people united behind him working harder then they ever had and in the end their economy was the first to come out of the first Global depression in Europe and was set to become the world leader in the Global first market. Unfortunately we all know Hitler lost his mind and destroyed himself and Germany because of war. The reason I bring his name up is because more then anything he originally was a socialist. America may beheading the way of socialism with the fall of Gm but it may not be a bad thing. Within our constitution it is written that it can adapt to the times and if our system fails for any reason they maybe a revolt for a new government as long as it implements the ideals within it. The Constitution believe dthis would happen in a revolution but instead I believe it will happen because of a self induced system created to help restore are quickly collapsing economy.

The Republicans may complain about how we are heading this way with universal health care, federal control of banks and companies leading to a exact system of socialism but when our economy bounces back they will institute our originally government again and the power will be given back from the government and that is why every time the federal government has stepped in, from Fannie Mae and mac to Gm do they have a agreement written within the rules that it shall return back to the private company owners once the economy and the private company shareholders are able to handle the company and make profit once again which can only be achieved when the economy is fixed. Without such a plan America will completely collapse into chaos and people would begin looting and stealing for food and what they need to survive and eventually losing their moral being and start stealing everything. I intentionally have done research in these departments and been through them myself despite ebeing single with no children I can feel the economic squeeze and I have a career as a Union Carpenter which when working I make 36 hourly and another 34 in benefits plus a 401a but I need 600 hours for my blue cross and shield and if I do not meet the requirements, well I do not get the benefits. The reason I mention this is because at the last Union meeting I attended I noticed how many men were out of work with families not collecting benefits. President Obama's plan to rebuild the infrastructure is constantly being held up in congress and without this countries infrastructure intact our nation faces major failures in our highways,buildings, and bridges. All these points though are not brought up by hannity or the Fox network, because republicans back that channel along with many others. So what should we do? I will tell you!

 

Let President Obama do his job and allow companies like Gm and Fannie Mac and Mae and some banks have Federal take over. We will temporarily become a socialist nation until our economy bounces back. And as the republican media does what it can to scare you such as we, the middle class we be the ones paying for all of this, listen to this. The "Rich" upper class will as well, and that is why they try to make use of these commercials. They will pay the majority of it and all the money they ave to the Republican Parties to prevent this scenario is wasted. But see they do not know what it is like. They do not understand what it is like to not be able to sleep every night because you do not know how you are going to pay the bills this month. How you will pay the rent, car insurance, food, car payments, clothing, school supplies. What about holidays? When others seem to be doing fine while you cannot even go out? and worse of all you cannot take yourself, son, daughter, husband, and wife to a doctor and if you can because it is welfare they will not treat you the same? And you need to continue to job hunt and others in your family do as well before your unemployment runs out if no one is employed or you simply do not make enough to cover all the expenses. President Obama again and again addresses this and the republicans mock him and twist his words and the idea along with the media making what he said not comprehensible. Why would our own government want and wish for a idea to fail so more people can suffer as they have done with President Obama's original stimulus package even though it has done remarkable and achieved a lot more faster. And their is still money in reserve for a second part of that bill waiting incase we need it. Texas seems to be the biggest opposition in regards to any idea he has. They have the majority down there and will always no matter what the situation is. This country need Universal health care as soon as possible, and create laws so that it is not second hand, so their is not huge waiting lines with bad service and lousy doctors. My next two columns will focus on two things. The first will be about the static's plain and white and what other static have worked din the past and what haven't and not only in this country. The following blog will deal with Universal health care and how time is running out and how Americans need it!

 

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