Campaign Contributions or Living Standards

["John Gelles" <johng@xxxxxxxxxx>]

        A wise commentator this week said the President
        in pushing for corporate tax refunds and relief is
        not interested in an economic stimulus to reduce
        under- and unemployment (so as to raise the
        minimum and median standard of living). Rather
        he wants to stimulate corporate support for his
        next election campaign.

        This highlights, for me, the real problem we have
        in economics:  political elections.  Unless the
        people, forced by our neglect and stupidity to live
        below a proper minimum standard of comfort,
        come out to vote in their own interest, the system
        will not fairly serve them.

        You say, you knew that.   OK.  But what are
        you going to do about it.?  Sure fiat money that
        might end government borrowing and bring on
        government lending can end the current recession.
        But NOTHING will happen to reward those
        Americans whom the system treats unfairly until
        they vote for change.

        John Gelles