Control: one whiff and their addicted.

Yep, they are sitting pretty and content in Washington lately, despite their “concern” over the economy, because they are getting what they want - control. Somehow, even with a Republican President (debatable in regards to his economic practices), the government has achieved complete control. This is not what the Founding Fathers had in mind for the governing body of the great union they formed. If they had any idea it would turn out like this they would NOT have decided on the Electoral College system, but that’s neither here nor there. When I say they have achieved complete control, I mean that the politicians in Washington (most, not all) have completely disregarded what the people of this country want and are succeeding in turning companies dependent on them.

Why? They won't tell you this, nor will they even hint at it because they want to be reelected, but it is because they think you are stupid, in every sense of the word. You are less educated than they are, for they graduated first in their class at Harvard, and you, if you even went to college, went to a pathetic subordinate. You have no experience with federal government politics (wait… I thought this was a non-issue now?). And your feeble mind can't possibly be able to grasp economic concepts on the large, macro scale, if even on the micro level. They truly believe that Joe the Plumber (if even real) is just sitting in front of a bunch of pipes, scratching his head, praying against foreclosure on his house, with nothing on his mind other than hope. Condescending as all hell.

These people have been wheeling and dealing in politics for so long that they have completely lost touch with Americans. They seem to forget that whatever money they promise out comes from our pockets. They seem to forget that economics isn't an understanding that can only be gained by serving in office. They seem to think that we are zombies who should be thankful for their skilled, intelligent, and considerate guidance because they know what is best for us and our money.

Enough of that rant, onto bailouts. Bailouts have occurred a few times since the Great Depression (I'm not even going to get into FDR's economics, I'll save that for a rainy day). However, the frequency with which they are occurring is becoming frightening. This link (http://www.propublica.org/special/government-bailouts) shows all of the bailouts in our history, as well we the amount of the bailout. Not only are bailing out more often, we are bailing out more money! I know, I know, adjust for inflation, but the figures would still be incomparable.

Essentially, the financial troubles that companies and industries are having stem from government regulations. So step back from the bailout and look at the regulation problems. Why does government feel the need to stick their hands in places they have no business being? Why do they think it is their place to meddle? They want control! They want control over anything and everything and everyone. Now step in closer and look at what a bailout actually is. It is the government assigning money to these companies to use only in the manner the government decides. Because the companies will go under without that money, they must comply. Basically, it’s a life raft with regulation attached. It is tightening the government’s grasp on the leash of dependency.

In the short run, almost all of the economic benefits are good: saves jobs, deters foreclosure, on and on. In the long run, however, resulting problems could be detrimental (and we have to think the government should consider the long-run, they certainly do when it comes to global warming, its justification for most of their regulations for Christ’s sake). Later on down the line, when government regulations have caused more problems, what are these companies going to do to survive? Why, ask for another bailout of course! It’s a never-ending cycle transferring power over to the government. How is the government going to fix a problem with the type of corrective actions that caused it? Mighty paradoxical.