America, the Once Great, Part 2

In days past a handshake was all it took to complete a business deal. Now our transactions are covered by so much fine print, placing every advantage with big business, that we can no longer trust companies with whom we interact. It's amazing what we Americans will do to one another under the guise of "business." Take a look at your telephone bill and you'll understand.

With this type of corporate greed having become commonplace, I can understand what the Occupiers are upset about (although most of the Occupiers don't know why they're upset). It doesn't help matters when we see the CEOs of big companies taking enormous salaries and bonuses, especially after some of those companies were bailed out by the American government.

And, when it comes to government, they're no better. The years and years of reckless pork barrel spending has caused our debt to grow so large ($197,579 per family according to Terence P. Jeffrey, a veteran budget reporter and columnist for CNSNews.com.) we will never recover. As evidence of that, the congress has admitted its failed attempt at a compromise deficit reduction plan. We'd better get used to this new "normal" as this recession isn't going away anytime soon. New taxes will likely have to be part of any solution, but it is absolutely wrong for it to have come to this. Congress has wasted so much of our money it should be criminal.

So, it appears that both extremes of our political spectrum; the Occupiers and the Tea Partiers, have some valid points. It's past time for us to come together and fix our mess.