Politics

Ok this is my two cents about what is going on with the housing market and the bailout and the financial crisis the US is in right now.  

Everything will be ok.

I have never known myself to really be a positive thinker, but with this I just know.  Let's look at the past shall we.  Every other time we have had any sort of problem, it has been fixed.  The country has bailed itself out one way or another to prosper once again.  This is what will happen soon.  It's a matter of being patient.  Once we hit rock bottom there won't be any other place to go but up.  History repeats itself.  That is why we are in trouble.  But history repeats itself.  That is why everything is going to be ok.  In the short run, this really sucks.  Everyone is full of worry about what is going to happen.  But it's time we look towards the long run.  If we all fill ourselves up with hope, everything will be ok.

I guess this could all be because I am young and have that hopeful, naive positive spin on things.  But like they say with long term investing, it's very risky and you may lose money at times.  However, in the end, you will end up making more because of taking that risk.  It will go up after the loss.  

Our country needs to take a risk.  It needs to do something bold.  It definitely needs to do something differently.  I wonder if we are in trouble because we all know that we are going to have a change in regime soon so we are letting "shit hit the fan."  That could be it.  Maybe once we elect a new president, no matter who it is, the country will be full of some sort of hope again.  Then things will naturally move in a more positive direction and things will just happen.

Hopefully we are all not too jaded.  I keep hearing comments like, "No matter we we have in office, our country is fucked."  And in many ways I feel the same way.  But even the faintest glimmer of hope in each of us could make a difference.  

I guess the theme of the election really is "Vote for Change."  But no matter what, change will happen.  It's part of life.  We can't always live the good life.  Without this struggle and worry, we wouldn't appreciate how good we really do have it.