Fix the Economy?

So, let’s see now. Congress passes legislation granting Barack, Hank, Nancy & Harry (BHNH) control of $1.2 Trillion so they can spend it on “stuff” that will stimulate the economy. Can you even imagine the earmark feeding frenzy? Does anyone remember those ‘Amazon’ movies with the piranha attacks? This will make Madoff look like a penny-ante piker. What I want is the concession to sell tickets to the audience for this fiasco.

Barack and all of those ridiculous talking head and op-ed idiots keep reminiscing about FDR’s New Deal legislative genius that fixed the last depression in 1933. Hey guys—that was NOT fixed until we solved the unemployment problem by sending everyone without a job to Europe and the Pacific to fight a war and put everyone else to work producing goods and products needed in that war. We can’t do that anymore. Besides, can you imagine 3,000,000 soldiers in a war after seeing what 150,000 in Iraq looks like? Trust me, WWII would have ended for America the day after Normandy if there had been imbedded reporters and cameras there.

Our Captians of industry sent ALL of our production capacity to China and Mexico (thanks you greedy pricks). Have you been to Gary, Pittsburgh or Detroit lately? All those production facilities are shuttered and rotting or soon will be. GI Joe and Rosy the Riveter are distant, fading memories. Now we have to import our fly swatters from Malaysia.

What’s the plan guys? Spend $1.2 Trillion on production in China, India, Malaysia and Mexico to gold-plate their economies in hopes that it “trickles down” to ours. Maybe if we spend enough in Mexico, their economy will improve so much all of the illegal aliens in this country putting a drain on our economy, will go back voluntarily, then they will build a wall to keep us out. Yankee go home, but leave your money!

So it’s hopeless right? Maybe not, let’s find out. I don’t have the answer, but you do. There are a hundreds of smaller production companies out there that could be “stimulated” and “encouraged” to expand with a small piece of that $1.2 Trillion. (thats ELEVEN ZEROS). And I do NOT mean wholesale or retail sellers of imported stuff, financial institutions or incompetently managed car makers. I mean companies actually taking some combination of raw materials and turning them into a product that can replace the imported stuff wholesalers and retailers are selling and banks are financing.

There are small foundries all over this country pouring molten metal into forms to make thousands of different products; All of the Craftsman hand tools are made in Colorado; A small company in Minnesota produces thousands of pine chop sticks exported to Japan; A small company in Iowa manufactures, in Iowa, and installs paint and powder coating booths all over the world; A research lab in Wisconsin invented Oriented Strand board and glue-lamb beams; A CA based company invents and in plants all over the country, manufactures a large % of the soda and soup cans we use daily; there is a research group near Chicago that is on the verge of curing Pancreatic cancer (without using fetal stem cells). None of these companies have well-connected, on-the-take lobbyists in DC. None of these companies can afford to make six-figure contributions to politician’s campaign funds or pay for vacations to exotic places. Their executives don’t have Gulfstream jets, chauffeured limos or hot and cold running bimbos or interns. The employees of these companies are the GI Joes and Rosy the Riveters of today’s America. You want to stimulate the American economy and produce, not SPEND our way out of the present economy? Earmark OUR money into these companies. They will take us there.

Senators and congressmen, you want earmarks for your constituents? Find a bunch of companies like these in your state/district and put them on the earmark list. The more you find and “stimulate” the more likely you are to be re-elected. Just be forewarned. These guys will NOT pay you a finder’s fee, and they will not let you rake off a cut for yourself, but they will remember you and vote accordingly. Now we are talking honest–hardworking not greedy –selfish. Come on you guys, this is not the time to loot and jump ship, this is the time for Americans to get busy and work for the common good of all of us.