Months rolled on and I forgot all about that election... Economy got worse, I lost my job... blah blah... But with all that, I kept hearing about Obama and how he wasn't doing anything about the economy and healthcare reform wasn't what we should have focused on and so on... then I got indignant.... and this post has been long coming...
First, did we conveniently forget the gargantuan trillion $ deficit that our oh-so-sweet-and-oh-so-innocent predecessor Mr. Bush left for us? You think it's that easy to climb your way out of that deficit and show a positive balance sheet for a country of our size in oh, say, 24 months? Damage that's been done over the past 96 months - yes, it is absolutely Obama's fault that he has not been able to wipe out that deficit from our slates - DUH!
Yes, he talked about change - and hasn't he given you change? He brought about financial reform by restricting those unscrupulous CEO's of big banks that contributed, in large, to the economic meltdown, to little or no bonuses unless they showed green on their balance sheets again. Is that wrong? Is that socialist? NO! That's what's called financial reform. I cannot believe this culture where a CEO can run a company down and bring it to its ruin, but when he gets fired, he still gets a multi-million $ severance package. What the heck? Why are we rewarding bad behavior?
Healthcare reform - everyone's been talking about it. Now that I am in the healthcare sector, I have a better understanding of how it affects individuals and businesses. It does have a huge effect on employers, but think about the millions of people who will opt for healthcare coverage and be able to take care of themselves. Think of all those insurance carriers who cannot just randomly reject claims and drop people from their networks because they had the misfortune to have cancer. What's wrong with that scenario?
Tax raises - I strongly support Obama's tax policy. People who have millions and billions of $$ should not be eligible for tax rebates! When we have millions of homeless people on the streets, why can't people who can afford to part with money give to the government and help the country? Maybe some tweaks to small business owners would help, but to renew the Bush era tax cuts is insane. If bridging that trillion $$ deficit with taxes from middle class households is the Republican policy, then good luck - this country will be in debt forever.
Obama is the one president in recent times who has kept most of his campaign promises - yet, people condemn him and even those who voted for him seem to doubt his policies. Change doesn't happen overnight, folks. The policies instituted today may not produce immediate results, but wait and watch. One day, some undeserving president will claim glory to a flourishing nation because of these exact policies that you once condemned.
I strongly believe Obama will not be re-elected, neither should he stand for re-election. I think he belongs elsewhere, where people can realize his true value and contributions.
