Open Invitation to CEO's

Where is the America that paved its own path? When did our nation go from being the leader, to being the whiner? Everyday another business is crying and moaning about needing a bailout. It is impossible for me to understand how the taxpayer should bailout the car companies and banks, yet repossessions and interest rate spikes have not ceased. We are expected to be honorable to our commitments but they are not. I no longer see strength in our businesses. I see a system that is corrupt and will eventually become top heavy with over-educated persons that will expect to keep their bonuses and the burdened nation will bail them out.

This never made complete sense to me, why the government keeps doing this, business after business, company after company, bank after bank, until I read about the kiosk in an airport to allow fliers to buy a carbon offset for their usage.

This is why the bailouts occur. No one needs to be responsible anymore. Screw the planet. I mean supposedly our earth is in peril due to abuse of the highest magnitude. We are using all the fossil fuels, overeating, using nuclear, coal, and electricity when momma earth is building up to implode. It is dire folks. Al Gore told us so, and then proceeded to fly to and fro making sure we stop abusing the planet.

How on earth can anyone believe that the earth is at risk when the saving grace is dumping money on it…yep, that will save the planet? Wonder who Mother Earth banks with?

Typical of the times of today, the problem with failing businesses has many roots, but the result of bailing them out is monumental. You see this solution does not ensure that another bailout will not occur. When I make a banking error the bank does not dump more money in my account. No, in fact they add on more charges to make sure I understand that mistakes are costly.

It will be costly if the businesses fail. It is going to be more costly to have bailed them out, as now they know the game. The CEO’s will continue to have a salary that some foreign countries fantasize about for their national budgets. I could care less what anyone is being paid if the company foots the bill. But if the government bails out a company then it is time to get a housewife involved. It is time for some serious crunching of numbers, no matter how simple one thinks I am, I would be cautious and careful with money that is not my own. I would not need to have a spa, or luxurious jets, and in fact would drive my own truck to any meeting; unless parking was on the street, then perhaps I would drive my small car (parallel parking is not my favorite).

Well I look forward to 2009 and more beggars pleading their cause. I would love to invite the CEO’s over to the Double Nickel Farm, and show them how to stretch the dollar and spend resourcefully, you know as if their livelihood depended on it(like we do).
Jennifer