Just a informal DRAFT of my thoughts posted 4/24/2009 9:58:30 AM | 3 kudos what's this?     report abuse tagged: reality

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An informal draft of self-rattling of my thoughts…

401s - were they not a matter of choice. were people not asked if they wanted to participate in the 401 plan. was it not a form of gambling in the stock markets with their money? so, looking at it that way, I find myself taking on a different view than my initial outrage that these poor people lost their money. certainly I have compassion for these people, yet, is it not true that when you choose to gamble, you need to take responsibility for the outcome.

banks, wall street, car companies, insurance industry…would it not be the same truth for them. whether is was gambling, incompetence, poor management, or whatever, should they not be responsible and held accountable for their own mistakes or failures. it is true that in some instances concerning these companies or people, there was outright greed and theft. but does not an individual have the recourse of the legal system to pursue the culprits.

as we look back on history, has it not been the way of life that “in with the new, out with the old”? companies come, and they go, for whatever reasons; resulting in change. in some cases, much needed change. the fat cat on the block had his run, now the new “change” on the block is in the “power” or “money-making” chair. has this not been the way of life?

so what is so different in today’s economy. why was it decided to throw all the taxpayers money in those particular people’s ocean of “historical wealth”. why do they get a re-run at the expense of the innocent?

looking at it in these terms called reality, then I have to go back to my beliefs that “you reap what you sow”, or thats called life buddy, so move over, and you take responsibility for yourselves.

i think of all the innocent taxpayers that were minding their own and living within their means. yet they are being expected to pay for those who lived in those fancy houses, drove all those fancy cars, lived outside their means, and gambled with their money.

so instead of stepping up to the plate and being accountable, they are yelling for and taking bailouts. what is the sense in all this? were is the fairness for those who lived a responsible reality?

Just my draft, notes of my thoughts.
Karen M. (Crikket)

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