Can we for one thread stop blaming the government on the ecnomic issues?
Reality is the recession started in the Clinton Administration. Bush hasn't done anything to right the ship. It's not one parties fault.
People really need to start looking in the mirror and take some of the blame. The housing market is in shambles because people got in over their heads. Living in a Metro area too much money, move 15 miles out of the city limits. I lived in Boston until my divorce and paying for two mortgages, I coulnd't afford to pay for two in town so I move a little further out. There are other options.
People will not admit when they screwed up so they need to blame someone else. The government is an easy target. If you got into a ARM mortgage, it's not the governments fault. If you bought a minivan with the equity in your house and the market crashed and now you're upside down on the mortgage, not the governments fault.
If you have cell phones for your kids, buy them every new PS3 game that comes out, computers, tvs, without making them go out and earn some money, it's not the governments fault you didn't invest that money and now your broke.
Gas prices will not come down regardless who is in office until the CONSUMERS make some drastic decisions and/or change their behaviors.
A vast majority of the financial woes that are occuring are due to grown adults not being responsible and not looking past 15 minutes ahead.
I don't know of one person that has been responible and is hurting, not one. They will have occasional set backs (layoffs etc), but having one or two will not cripple a financially responsible person.
The need to have every new bright and shiney object and living in the now is what has crippled the economy. There must be a lot of people living in houses without mirrors to keep pushing blame like this.