tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post4092540331666757641..comments2024-03-25T14:27:40.121-05:00Comments on Heart, Mind, Soul, and Strength: Short thoughts: On downgrading from AAAWeekend Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10425001168670801073noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post-87050563258037652212011-08-07T15:43:05.999-05:002011-08-07T15:43:05.999-05:00I think one of the problems is that so many things...I think one of the problems is that so many things are wrong. Did Wall Street mess over the country? Well, if we're specific about which firms, some of them did. Did Fannie & Freddie? Yep. Are taxes too high / too low / too unfairly distributed? Well, our tax code is a mess, really. Did the government raid the Soc Sec piggy bank? A long time ago. <br /><br />If you add up the sheer number of things that are wrong, it will take real leadership to get us out of this without a reboot. <br /><br />I haven't seen any real leadership. <br /><br />Take care & God bless<br />Anne / WFWeekend Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10425001168670801073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post-75525284394633530622011-08-07T06:51:25.845-05:002011-08-07T06:51:25.845-05:00The ills that are effecting the health of our soci...The ills that are effecting the health of our society and economy are so obvious, it's amazing that anyone considers our current position a shock. We've been propping our economy up since at least the burst of the dotcom bubble and the slow down in business spending since Y2K and, subsequently, 9/11. Combined with our obsession with bread, butter, and "no new taxes," the weight on even a $14 trillion economy is too great. something has to give.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11727689682452973822noreply@blogger.com