Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Let The People Speak

Let the people speak. Today the people vote in NC and IN.

A lot of air time has been devoted to the gas tax holiday debate. It will be interesting to see whether this item, the gas tax holiday issue, had any traction with the voters in NC and IN. Just how knowledgeable is the electorate when it comes to economic issues?

Many of the problems that America’s families are suffering from today are economic, and these problems are man made. Economic policies that come out of Washington have everything to do with issues such as food, drugs, health care, energy, trade, credit, labor and housing.

Those that vote on the laws are politicians and not economists. Lobbyists that have access lobby members of Congress for clients interested in that the laws not hurt their business enterprises. There are lobbyists on both sides of almost every economic issue. So, how does a politician know which laws will help or hurt his constituents? Is money the determining factor?

TV has enabled the voters to see the candidates up close, but do they think about what they are saying about the various issues? TV has changed politics. TV has made huge amounts of money necessary to run for office. But the question remains, has TV made people more knowledgeable about the issues?

It is my opinion, that as the economy gets tougher for more Americans to feed, clothe and shelter their families, more people will take an interest in economic policies and vote their pocket book. That is not all bad either. I would rather see people vote and take an interest with what is happening in Washington as it affects them economically than to have no interest at all.

While several things will go into the reason why people will vote today, it will nevertheless be interesting to see whether the voters reject such pandering as the gas tax holiday issue. Stay tuned.

3 comments:

Steve sculpts critters said...

You sound like an Obama man.

Unknown said...

Nothing wrong with being an Obama man - nothing at all. That said, little will change as long as there is profit in maintaining the status quo. Little will change until there is a fundamental change in the attitude of the electorate - until people understand that there is (or should be) a disconnect between democracy and capitalism. Democracy does NOT mean there MUST be a totally free 'free market' system. Until there is a reform in capitalism to include the concept of using the common wealth for the common good - or at least that concept becomes part and participle of governmental and economic policy - greed and corruption will be the rule rather than the exception. What I don't know is where this revolution in thought is going to come from. I would hope Obama is a step in that direction. A revolution is thought.

moneythoughts said...

I like your thinking.