Saturday, March 07, 2009
Epic
I'm almost 24 years old and while thankfully I do have a job, I'm pretty much unable to make any kind of long-term plans regarding my career, my living situation or my financial decisions because Wall Street, uh, you know, screwed me over. I resent the notion that Americans deserve no assistance because it's all about a bunch of "losers" who can't pay their bills. I don't own a house, I do pay my bills, and I'm worried about a lot of the same shit. I want to get married someday and raise a family, ostensibly in a house of my own which I will pay for with the help of a steady job where I put in a great deal of effort because I'm a hardworking American citizen, not some lazy shit who just wants the government to do everything for me. My life has been very lucky thus far - I have two wonderful parents who did a great job raising my siblings and me, who sacrificed a lot to put us through college and continue to provide support that I need right now. I have a lot to be thankful for, but I also know that the beleaguered middle class we keep hearing so much about includes my family. If I feel sort of okay most days but still feel worried a lot, then I can only imagine that there are a lot of people who worry a lot more or, conversely, the things that worry them have actually happened.
Americans like that, who just work hard and want to live a decent life, are the biggest group of victims but still seem to consistently get shoved aside in favor of a minority group of asswipes. Ergo I'm basically okay with the stimulus bill. It's not perfect, but Republicans had mostly shitty ideas, specifically "Let's do nothing and let the market take care of itself" and "If we lower taxes, that will solve every single problem we have in the history of ever."
And another thing about the ridiculous mortgages: The reason that so many Americans took them is because someone sold it to them and presumably that person, who is paid to know more about mortgages than the buyer, actually knows more about mortgages and would have opened their goddamn mouth if there was a problem. I compare this to buying a chainsaw at Home Depot with the help of a salesperson who then uses the same chainsaw to amputate my hand. I went to Home Depot for help buying a chainsaw, not an amputation. Is it my fault that I only have one hand left?
