In the most
fundamental sense of the world, America might be broken. The
statement can apply to many other things. Whether it be the economy,
the stock market, the jobs, the political parties and their efforts,
the actual spirit of average American people, we are broken. Other
countries are in the world may be equally or more so broken but there
is just something about the United States being broken where it
radiates down to the rest of the world.
The United States
of America is broken over the past five years. What can it take to
fix us? Or are we beyond all repair?
What Can Fix America, the Economy,
and Its People
Often it has been
said time is the healer for all wounds. We also live in a world of
instant gratification where no one wants to wait around for the
changes to happen organically Rather we want the changes to happen
now. Fixing a problem in such a manner will do more harm then good.
Things might
appear to be fixed when we force a solution on the matter, taking a
short cut or two. The fact we are fixed is just an illusion. All of
the bail outs, all of the stimulus packages, all of the attempts to
flood the economy with more money, we are feeling the affects of
that. Beyond that, we are feeling the affects of gross and utterly
irresponsible spending throughout the years.
Recessions come
and recessions go, but the fact is this one appears to have stuck
around so long, indicates that someone is rather fundamentally
broken. All of the quick fixes have caused the very foundation of
America to crumble quicker each time. If we stepped into the ring
more slowly and stayed the course since about 2007 or 2008, chances
are, we would have been mostly out of the woods by 2012.
The biggest
barrier is the two party system in the United States. One could
debate whether or not it worked. We may feel like we have a choice
but when the lines are drawn based on what party a politician
considers themselves, all issues have been forgotten. Any attempt of
a third party is considered to be a dismal joke by the public. The
fact that the only thing Republicans and Democrats can agree on at a
fundamental level is that they want any third party squashed, because
if anything gains traction, we might have a fresh voice.
A fresh voice
which might succeed where the two big parties have failed. Thus the
things are going to be fixed. Then people will start thinking that it
is time to put the two big dogs parties down and that's the last
thing they want.
Society has really
changed. Infighting and pretty much everyone being out for themselves
has caused the very foundation of this country to keep smashing. Do
not lie, no one is out for the American people. Most are just out to
lead themselves to the promise land.
The only way to
fix the United States economy may be to tear down the system
completely and start anew, but that is a step that no one seems ready
to take. Those at the top are going to cling onto what they have
until the bitter end.
The end may be
very bitter. There will be a lot of patience and a lot of change. Real change, not some half hearted concept used as a buzzword.
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