| There is no question we are all concerned about the | | | | laid off and now without a job. |
| future. We have been warned for many, many years | | | | I am not an economist, but it seems to me if there |
| that this World economy running on such a fine tight | | | | was just a little more charity in the World, a little less |
| rope would have major problems even with the | | | | selfishness or self interest, and certainly less greed, |
| slightest glitch. We are there. While it is true Capitalism | | | | economic storms would be fewer or none existent. I |
| is a better alternative to Socialism, it does by its very | | | | know the effect of Capitalism and the driving force it |
| nature cause many to be driven by greed. And my | | | | can be in an economy and would choose it any day |
| feeling is greed is the real issue. In my opinion Greed is | | | | over Socialism. But I believe it must be tempered with |
| the cause of the current economic situation we are in | | | | things like humility, unselfishness, and charity. |
| as a Country, and as a World community. | | | | After all, we are all in this together and would most |
| Really, how much is enough! What does it really take | | | | likely have a much better self and community outcome |
| as far as personal wealth for a person or family to | | | | if we followed just a few basic moral principals. These |
| sustain all their needs and wants. Locally, in our County, | | | | basic moral principals were a great part of the |
| certain County leadership just voted themselves a | | | | character of our founding fathers. We as citizens of |
| raise. This on top of their $100,000 annual salaries while | | | | this great Nation need to go back to the basics. |
| at the same time over 2000 County employees are | | | | |