Are we a nation of whiners?

[lookout123]

We are a nation of whiners. We always have been. We talk and complain about the things around us that we deem unpleasant or negative in any way. That's cool. What isn't cool is that we have now become a nation of whiners who go that extra step and whine "why hasn't our government fixed this for us yet???" No longer do we exercise our perogative to bitch, moan, and kvetch. We expect the government to jump up and eliminate the source of our displeasure.

You don't like the housing crisis caused in large part by your own greed? Well, Mr voting citizen, let me draft a bill that will allow you to keep your home you couldn't afford in the first place, even if you can't make payments now.

What's that, Mr Citizen? Gas prices are causing you difficulty in filling up your Excursion? And your Neighbor's Yukon? I say, that is a problem, make sure you turn to CSpan tomorrow and I'll discuss it in soundbyte format.

Oh, Mr Citizen, you must be joking! You're saying that the downward slope of the economic cycle is causing you pain and suffering as you watch your 401K balance shrink? Oh Lord, I'll talk to Mr Bernanke about the money supply.

Yes, Mr Citizen? What's this? Coffins you say? Servicemen and women? Oh, I see the sight of flagdraped coffins coming back to the US causes you to lose sleep. I think the only prudent course is to bring all of them home tomorrow without regard to the effect in the region. Certainly, you broke it you buy it doesn't apply here.

Seriously people. Life in these United States looks daunting and troubled at this point in time. There are things about it that are stressful. The future is foggy, but the past is only crystal clear with rose colored glasses because you have forgotten the things that stressed you out at that point in time. Whine and bitch all you want, but quit asking uncle sam to fix everything. The more we allow the government to touch and play with, the more they'll mess up.

[glatt]

Does he understand that the export boom is the result of a weak dollar? And that a weak dollar means we can't afford to buy all the foreign crap? And that we don't make any of our own crap anymore, so we have to buy the foreign crap. But we can't afford it.

It's kind of funny. As I am typing this, a tour of about 30 Japanese people just walked by my office door, looking around. No idea who they are or why they are here. Never saw that before in the 17 years I've worked here. One or two, sure, but not 30. Maybe they are going to buy my company. I smiled and waved.