Compromise and promise:

I’m sure if you’re awake you’ve heard of the fiscal cliff crisis in the US. This is something that the US federal government waited to the last minute to do anything about. Let me ask you something, was this a surprise? It has been out there for the last 4 years and they did nothing. It has been an issue for a long time and no one in power did anything. You know why, they didn’t have to, they didn’t care to, and no one made any effort because they were too busy with the election. If this were a business and their salaries depended on a decision, they may have done something. However, if it were a business that everyone was leaving at the end of the year, then only about half of the employees would have done something because most people care about the future, not all, but at least half. Our government is an embarrassment for this reason, they only care about their own reelection bids.

I am very disappointed how this was handled, and it was a team effort to let things get so bad, so don’t blame one person or one party. They let things get this bad as a team. This is a sign of things to come if we don’t see real change in the federal government, but it won’t change until something radical happens. I remember before my father died he said how bad the government was at doing anything, they always seemed to favor their contributors, not the people. When is the last time anyone in government cared about the people after being in office for more than a year? My dad died at 85 years old and he realized at 90 that it won’t change without a radical shakeup in the federal government. He knew that things would have to get really had before the people would make a real change.

When you look at the fiscal cliff you realize how transparent the politicians have become. They really can’t make any real productive change happen. We all have things we like and don’t like about government decisions. I noticed for most people, when they vote for someone, it becomes a one issue race. Many people vote for someone for one specific reason to include but not limited to abortion, economy, gay marriage, gun control, and so on. There are many issues that may be perceived as conservative or liberal but people usually care about one issue or they vote for a party just because it’s their party. It is my observation that in the end most politicians are more concerned about their own aspirations than that of the people.

So do we accept this? I would like to think not but let’s face it, we will go on with business as usual until things get really bad. That may not be for another 30 years or so. Then what? We may just vote a new guy in and hope for the best. I am hoping that we get a group of politicians that really care about America and the world to make changes. I would like to think that but it just doesn’t seem to fit our society any more. I can only hope for the best and make a change in my world, it’s all we can do. Make small changes in our worlds and hope that the small changes lead to something bigger.

I didn’t write this to give up hope, only to blow off some steam and to make you realize that if you make a change within your world, (family, friends, and work), then maybe something good will transpire outside of your circles. This is all we can do, try to motivate people to do better. We have to try to make the world a better place and we need to start now. I think we just need to start small with our family and friends, do something nice and share the love. Make someone happy, be kind, and don’t ask for anything in return except that they pass on the kindness. This is how we can make the world a better place, by creating a tide of help and support internally to roll outward to the world.