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Bahh, we live in a marketing society that is driven by credit. Hollywood and NY start of using the media muscle to push everything down everyone's throats. People eat it up too, and then no one can get it but the bankers pass around IOU's and write paper checks to pay for these goods. And the rest of the population is now paying taxes and making payment. Where is the true capitol?
This isn't a political crisis as much as it is a social one. Obama isn't gonna slap Hollywood hard with taxes, you think Oprah is worth all that money. I grew up in DC and spent lots of time pummeled by the inner loop lingo . If we have a capitol that is a dump if you go 10 blocks in any direction from the mall, how are they gonna fix the country? People need to get back to doing things instead of being scared by the media... The sun is gonna rise tomorrow I know it. The big machine will push forward and times will again get better.
On the Tobacco thing, well the valley I live in was full of tobacco farmers when I was a kid. I mean it was everywhere and the burley tobacco auctions were a huge deal. Now there is not one tobacco farm. The tax should be placed on the imported tobacco and bring back American farming. I can only imagine how the valley would smell if they were to legalize marijuana. That would most definitely stimulate my local economy. And I am not talking about Jay and Silent Bob, but real old man farmers could afford to put their tractors back to work.
I don't get either why talk of universal coverage is so associated with socialism? I easily see where we should have a basic needs system in place where imminent life threatening illnesses and emergency care should be available to all, but still I am sure the private practices would flourish and people would still buy insurance to get better choices.
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