Financial Shakeup this weekend

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Here is my rant.  It will upset and offend many people, but so be it.

We are a country of pansy ass consumers.  We don't make anything anymore.  Our national strength, came from our industrial base that does not exist anymore.  Everyone wanted to have a white collar job, that is what everyone aspires to, become a computer geek, banker, accountant, or salesman.  Those who gets their hands dirty making something, be it  heavy machinery, ovens, televisions,  cars or door handles is looked down upon.  Our country needs ditch diggers too.  Our country was a place where most took pride with the work they did.  No longer, now it is all about making as much money as possible, while doing as little work as possible.  This applies to almost all segments of our society. 

When I was in college as a science major, I was amazed to see most of the grad students in the basic sciences (Chemistry and Physics )were Red Chinese.  Although they were not really going to get their hands dirty, they are now producing almost everything we use, from crappy lead laden toys, to heavy machinery.  Our country needs to place a greater emphasis on education that will produce a product, not some phonology, sociology, or political science major.  Learn to make, not consume.   Be productive.

The idea that everyone needs to live in a McMansion and own a premium car (any German, English, Swedish, or Lexus etc.) is crap.  Many people who work are leeches, and are very overpaid. Just because you sold a lot of widgets, doesn't mean that you deserve to make $500,000 or more a year.  Be a Doctor, own a business that employs, and supports many families, discover the cure for cancer, invent an energy source that doesn't rely on oil, and doesn't harm the environment; then you deserve to be wealthy.  Personally, I don't like living next to a bunch a scummy salesmen, lawyers and Realtors,who got there by ripping off others. 

I love to hate the personal injury lawyers, class action attorneys, basically almost all litigators.  I feel that they are the lowest of the low.  They only help themselves, not their clients.  Forty percent of the award plus inflated expenses.  The client walks away with an almost empty bag.

When Katrina hit the gulf coast and temporarily shut down a large number of oil refineries, gas prices skyrocketed.  Did the oil companies make the same amount of money or loose money compared to if this didn't happen?  No, they had their best quarter in their history.

If you believe the Democrats or Republican parties are for the people, you are sadly mistaken.  Washington DC, and Harrisburg is run primarily by lobbyists working for large corporations.  You want to change things there, then vote for Joe A. Hole independent, who doesn't take  campaign contributions.  Make all campaigns tax funded, and prohibit any gifts or other income from speaking engagement by our elected officials.  Then things will change! 

More to follow, time to spend with the wife