Bail Out - Fail Out

I was against the bail out from the beginning. If anyone needed the bail out it was the middle class people. After all, the rich get richer with all the tax loopholes and the poor..........well, hell, they get lots of free stuff, and the majority getting the free stuff don't want to work anyway. Why couldn't they have given middle class Americans the money? If the government wanted to stimulate the economy then help the ones that spend the most for general life purposes. The government could have paid off home mortgages of the middles class. This frees up money for more spending by the average Joe. It gives banks money they deserve. Banks are willing to continue loaning money and the middle class will be eager to spend since they have no mortgage to pay. You ask what about middle America that does not own a home........... ok, they could be eligible for a small cash back...why not.......

But no..... they had to give money to companies that were failing, failing because loans that never should have been made were made, places where people said ...oh well, the government is backing the loan if it fails......who cares.....well the people cared....and the people got screwed.......Congress gave money to business that squandered the money..... used it for getaways and parties .....for bonuses in the millions of dollars to people who ran the companies into the ground. Rewards for losing money and being incompetent? How does that work? And now the icing on the cake....... 13 of the companies that have received bail out money owe back taxes totalling over 200 million dollars!!! Are you kidding!!???? WTF? and I really mean WTF?? This is not the change that the people wanted.....the new president can say he wants change.....but it is really Congress that has got to want change since they make the laws. Obviously it is business as usual up there in the Capitol..... I knew this bail out was gonna be a mistake and a mess......I was only slightly wrong. Its a huge monstrous mess. The middle class will once again have to take up the ass.

This whole thing makes me sick......just sick...... I work my ass off to make ends meet and keep things together. My property goes down in value, I get less local government services that is maintain by fewer people and yet I pay more in taxes and more for services. I don't get it.

I can't help but wonder if the next rebellion....the next revolt......... the "second" American Revolution might be lurking around the corner.

An Unexpected Day

Wow!

Have ya ever had one of those days that unexpectedly turns out different than you planned and was just a great day?

Today was that day.

I got up and started my normal routine. Made coffee and set to clean cages.It was Saturday so it is the pull everything out and wash day. Set the machine to go and grabbed my morning coffee. Normally I got and enjoy my hot beverage on the couch in front of the TV. Today I decided to sit out on the deck and enjoy the morning cool air. It was still quiet and peaceful. The birds were singing and the breeze rustled the leaves in the trees. Snickers sat on the table and cleaned his paws, Meesha was on the deck laying down and just looking very content........much like the way I felt. When my coffee was done I set to cleaning the kitchen floor and then went outside to trim up the bushes for the spring growth spurt that would hit soon.

So now your say, "whats so great about all this...well other than sipping coffee outside on a beautiful morning"

Well I took my shower and gathered up my MAC to take over to Tampa to get it repaired. I figure I would have to leave it with repair until next Saturday as they are only open 8 AM to 6 PM and I was not fighting rush hour traffic to Tampa during the week. Trying to get over the bay at 5 PM is madness....sheer madness. So I got to Screwbox (MAC repair shop) and walked in. I told the tech I needed a new hard drive and more memory to support the new OS system. Then he told me I could pick it up in 2 and a half hours! I looked at him...."REALLY!!!!" I was very pleased. Then he mentioned that the Gasparilla Art Festival was going on about 5 blocks away. REALLY!!!

So I walked out the door and headed off down the street and sure enough there was the art festival.......blocks and blocks and blocks of artisans. I made my way through all of the booths and perused through the paintings, jewelery, wood creations, wall hangings, blown glass, leather goods, outdoor windmills, pottery and everything else that was being shown. Much of it was reasonably priced. SOme of it was rather pricey. Some of the leather purses were going for $350.00, some statues were $3000.00 and higher. One booth caught my eye..........he made statues, but they were so incredibly life like. I had to take a second look. Sorry the photos don't do justice but it was my phone camera.)

Cool aren't they!!??

Well I got through everything and was a bit on the hungry side so I got myself a greek salad and soda and sat in the park where they had a band playing. The Bus Stop Band........they played quite a bit of everything. I took my time eating since I was enjoying the music. Eventually I looked at my watch and realized it was 3 hours later......woooohooo MAC should be done. So I gathered up by belongings and walked back from where I came, just in time as the MAC was just finishing up the last reload of the OS system. I climbed in my truck, headed back across the bay and landed back home to be greeted at the door by Liberty. *snicker* see even the kids got a good day...since I only expected to be gone for 45 minutes, and they were all sleeping somewhere, I let them stay out and free roam.

AND ........best off..................................

THE MAC IS BACK!!!!!!