Geez, what is it today? Even when GW was in office I didn't feel this depressed about the future. I am guessing everyone feels it. I turn on the radio, my favorite station is NPR, of course, and what do I hear? Reports on unemployment rates going up, the stock market dropping, housing prices dropping and the prez saying how bad things are and how bad they are going to be. What is a person to do? I know, I don't have to listen to it, but how can you miss it? In the last year every bill we have has increased but our salary didn't, at least not enough to cover the increase in the bills. No wonder people have stopped spending. I wonder what would happen if for two whole weeks no one said one negative thing about the economy, housing, the stock market, if we only heard good news? I know I am just dreaming, we never hear just good news. But maybe we could change the tone a bit. Instead of saying the unemployment rates are going up maybe we could say that people now have more time to spend with their kids, or to re-evaluate their priorities in life, volunteer or sleep! We all need more sleep!
You see I think this is all negative psychological stuff. It is pulling us down as a country. The next thing you know someone is going to try to take advantage of our depressed state and start a war or try a little terrorism. This is why we need to improve our view of the world. By being so negative we are inviting someone to take advantage of our situation and try to pull us down even more.
I don't want another war or terrorism attack, but that is what it took to pull us out of the last depression they say was similar to this. WWII. What we need is a more positive way of thinking, especially the media. But that doesn't sell. I don't know about you but I have just stopped watching the news, reading the newspaper and listening to all the negative media stuff. It doesn't make it go away but it doesn't have as much effect on me. Ignorance is not bliss, but it can have a calming effect, eventually. I have always had a motto about the news, if it is important enough to me, someone will tell me about it. As in, did you hear? The media has stopped reporting so negatively about the economy, and you were the catalyst! I know, dream on.
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