Wednesday, April 30, 2008
What a Difference a Year Makes
I got this emailed to me. I thought it was pretty funny.
In just one year . Remember the election in 2006?
A little over one year ago:
1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high;
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon;
3) The unemployment rate was 4.5%.
Since voting in a Democratic Congress in 2006 we have seen:
1) Consumer confidence plummet;
2) The cost of regular gasoline soar to over $3.50 a gallon;
3) Unemployment is up to 5% (a 10% increase);
4) American households have seen $2.3 trillion in equity value evaporate (stock and mutual fund losses);
5) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $1.2 trillion dollars;
6) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure.
America voted for change in 2006, and we got it!
Remember it's Congress that makes law not the President. He has to work with what's handed to him.
In just one year . Remember the election in 2006?
A little over one year ago:
1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high;
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon;
3) The unemployment rate was 4.5%.
Since voting in a Democratic Congress in 2006 we have seen:
1) Consumer confidence plummet;
2) The cost of regular gasoline soar to over $3.50 a gallon;
3) Unemployment is up to 5% (a 10% increase);
4) American households have seen $2.3 trillion in equity value evaporate (stock and mutual fund losses);
5) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $1.2 trillion dollars;
6) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure.
America voted for change in 2006, and we got it!
Remember it's Congress that makes law not the President. He has to work with what's handed to him.
Labels: Congress Economy Politics
Friday, April 04, 2008
Are things really worse today?
This week I have been thinking about this idea, are things really worse now or do we just have more news about it and more time to watch and read about it. It seems like on the news today that right now is the worst of everything that has ever happened. Whether they are talking about violence or the economy or the weather for reporters history seems to only go as far back as they can remember and that is about 7 to 10 years.
My son was watching a show on National Geographic Channel about the Golden Dragon Massacre in San Francisco in the 70’s. Five innocent people were killed and several more were wounded in a gang shooting in a restaurant. None of the targeted gang members were shot. I started thinking about how in the 70’s the homegrown terrorists groups like the SLA were planting bombs and robbing banks with machine guns. I think there is a lot of violence now in our cities, but there are also a lot more people and a lot more cameras now too. It seems in the 70’s there was more of a chance of innocent bystanders being caught in violence than now. As for gas prices until just the last few months the highest gas prices adjusted for inflation in our nations history was in 1980 after the economic crises during the Carter years.
My son was watching a show on National Geographic Channel about the Golden Dragon Massacre in San Francisco in the 70’s. Five innocent people were killed and several more were wounded in a gang shooting in a restaurant. None of the targeted gang members were shot. I started thinking about how in the 70’s the homegrown terrorists groups like the SLA were planting bombs and robbing banks with machine guns. I think there is a lot of violence now in our cities, but there are also a lot more people and a lot more cameras now too. It seems in the 70’s there was more of a chance of innocent bystanders being caught in violence than now. As for gas prices until just the last few months the highest gas prices adjusted for inflation in our nations history was in 1980 after the economic crises during the Carter years.
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