I Need Bail Money Too...

I'm usually broke. I have enough money in my wallet right now for maybe 5 gallons of gasoline. When is the gov'ment coming to my rescue? This whole bail out package that congress is going to be voting on is highly suspect. I thought that we lived in a world where you have to deal with the repercussions of your actions. Obviously, I was wrong. Nancy Pelosi, the House Speaker (thank you SO much California) as quoted from the USA Today stated that the House will vote on a new $700 billion financial bailout bill on Monday to send a message to Wall Street that "the party is over."

Um, what the hell? Being financially irreresponsible is partying? Well shit, I guess I've been partying my entire adult life! Where is my bail out money? I don't need 700 BILLION, heck I'd settle for 700 dollars! Oh wait, I already got that thanks to president bush's tax relief check (that I had to split with the Ex. GRRRR!!!!)

I've never pretended to be politically or financially savvy. I know just enough about both to be able to give fairly accurate opinions on each of them. If an individual writes a check that their "ass can't cash" then said individual is held liable for any debts incurred. No government, on any level, is going to tell them that "the party is over" and help them out of trouble! That's just crazy talk! I realize that the naughty companies being bailed out are indicative of a much larger problem and that the individual American's financial difficulties can't even be compared to the woes of these companies. For lack of a better term this bail out is crazy. Yeah I just started a sentence with a preposition, deal with it.

All this makes me wish I had finished college and went to law school to specialize in Bankruptcy Law. Open up your yellow pages and let your fingers do the walking and you will see what I mean.

Gov'ment of the (rich) people, by the (rich) people, and for the (rich) people. Here's a fun statistic! In 2004 approximately 35 million people living in the good ole US of A lived below the poverty line. That was four years ago and no doubt that number has gone up. I'd check the most recent statistics but I'm lazy and I'm on a good rant here. Who cares about the poor? They're just sucking this country dry anyway, right? They're the ones that are serving the food at the upscale restaurants, pouring your drinks at the bar, answering the customer service hotlines at 2 in the morning, running the cash register at the convenience stores, the list could go on but you get my drift.

-Twiz