Today I heard on NPR that a recent poll showed that
6 out of 10 or 60% of registered voters believed that it did not make any
difference on the economy and jobs as to who won the presidential election.
Apparently the people finally are not believing the hype that the President
actually has a effect upon our economy other than as a spokesman. Why do I say
that?
Well if you think about it jobs are created by
investment either by government in infra-structure or by capitol growth in
industry. The President can only propose legislation but it is our deadlocked
Senate and Congress who passes legislation that invest in the nation benefits
and infra-structure. If they choose not to as they are now then the working and
lower middle class suffer accordingly. They suffer in the lack of construction
jobs and manufacturing that results in the government investing in the maintain
the public works and social benefits that help purchase goods such as food
stamps and housing for the needy. All basically because some are afraid that
the undeserving will benefit as well. Well let me assure you they will. But
that is not the point. The point is the silent majority who will and who needs
the social programs such a WIC, Food Stamps, Public Housing, Medicaid,
Medicare, Social Security and Unemployment benefits extensions. In turn the
money given helps to keep these people from becoming more destitute and
desperate and puts money they receive back into the economy.
But we are a nation of Puritan heritage that
preached that if you haven’t been blessed with a silver spoon in your mouth
then it is because you are not of the chosen of God. These people believe that
their donation of used clothes and the Christmas basket is sufficient and that
all should be grateful for their hand me downs. This Puritan Calvinistic
altitude is anything but Christian. Christian says “For what you do the least
you do for me” Mathew 25:40. Yet the ones who call themselves neo conservative Christians
seem to forget this.
As to investment of captiol into the job market or
manufacturing sector. Well that becomes a issue of how money is made into today’s
world. Until it becomes a benefit to own actual property those who traditionally
invest in factories will continue to make money off of paper. In short a house
of cards that the nation backs up when the wind blows that house down. If you
don’t believe me think Chase Bank and BOA for a couple. Until a international
bank can see the value of real capitol such as buildings and equipment then
there will be not real improvements in the economy or in the purest local
sense. Unfortunately they can’t see the value in something invested on a local
level.
That is one reason you should bank with local banks
who live in your area, who see the buildings. Who depositors are the very ones
who money they spent on improvements in the local business that do the hiring
that supply the jobs to the very same depositors. It is a healthy symbiotic
relationship as it should be.
In short the problem with the Chase and BOA hi-rise
bank buildings is so often those on the top floor don’t know what is going on
the bottom floor and don’t want to know.
For them their depositors are nothing but a numbers game. A matter of
shuffling paper.
So when you get ready to vote of course vote for a
President who represent your values are as close to it as possible. But, even
more so vote for the congressman and senator who will act on the laws who will
have effect on you and who represent your values.