Maybe it’s just me…but amidst all the rhetoric concerning the current economic crisis, the one word that I am not hearing is inflation. I don’t know about you, but my dollars don’t go as far primarily due to the fact that EVERYTHING costs more than it used to, and quite frankly, my wages have not kept up. I have less money to spend. Now, what strikes me as odd, is the government’s remedy for our ailing economy is to throw some money on top, the very thing, mind you, that causes inflation. Once again, it would appear that this remedy is nothing more than a desperate attempt to delay the inevitable. Not a cure, but rather a bandage.
Which brings up the big question. What is the cure? How do you bring the costs down on everything? How do you level the playing field? Does anybody really know where to begin? I sure don’t. I keep hearing the S-word (socialism) mentioned. Is that where we are heading? Would that help in the long run? I really don’t know. I’ve never lived anywhere except here in America. I have no way to compare life styles nor am I well educated in this area. I think, though, that I would likely survive just fine under socialism primarily because I’ve never really been much of a capitalist. I’ve never been motivated by a desire to be wealthy. I suspect that the people that would object the most to socialism would be the people with the most to lose. Would the majority of Americans benefit, though?
