What is the interest rate for savings? It is not very attractive. Whereas credit cards were given great gifts by Congress to lure the public who somehow did not see them as debt. But they were.
On Jan 7, 9:30�pm, Mark <[email protected]> wrote: > Consider the one cause for all of it..... credit debt. Yes, lets re-embrace > the devil !! We can't stand to save !!!! > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 9:28 PM, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Oh yes they do. Consider the housing collapse, foreclosures, > > bankruptcies. Consider the drain on cities and charities. Consider the > > rise in theft. Consider the suspicion between classes. > > > On Jan 7, 9:07 pm, Mark <[email protected]> wrote: > > > To protest all they have to do is stop using credit to buy everything. > > Spend > > > it if you got it. The governments overriding concerns is to restore the > > > CREDIT market. People who are broke or in debt normally don't make waves. > > > �> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 9:03 PM, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I also think people are not going to spend money even if they have it > > > > as a form of protest. > > > > > On Jan 7, 12:29 pm, wncs <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > It's a great idea and the only one that makes sense. However, we seem > > > > > to be caught in a deadly spiral. As the economy worsens and people > > > > > have less money, they depend more on the big box stores for cheap > > > > > prices. There were reports during the holidays that Walmart was doing > > > > > fine while other retailers were suffering. It's the cheap prices! > > > > > Local goods, while probably better quality, cannot compete pricewise > > > > > when someone has a very limited amount of money in their pocket right > > > > > that minute. > > > > > > On Jan 7, 1:11 pm, "[email protected]" > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Many of our Congressmen want to use taxpayer money to create > > millions > > > > > > of jobs -- ballooning the deficit. SCARY! > > > > > > > A better way is to bring back the millions of jobs we export! Hats, > > > > > > gloves, scarves -- made in China. Bookbags, purses -- made in > > China. > > > > > > Dishes, furniture -- made in China. > > > > > > > What is left for us to do? > > > > > > > Go to a big box discount store and look around. Is anything made in > > > > > > your local community or region? Anything? > > > > > > > But to bring back jobs by the millions, communities must have a way > > to > > > > > > market local or regionally made goods. Each community needs a co-op > > > > > > that sells locally made products. > > > > > > > Just imagine! Greeting cards could be made by local artists and > > > > > > photographers. There could be locally made furniture, sweaters, > > > > > > dresses, coats, baby clothes, quilts, jewelry and blankets. There > > > > > > could be lovely locally made hand bags, book bags and curtains. > > > > > > > A woman would not have to sew zippers on pants all day on an > > assembly > > > > > > line. On Monday morning, she might sew a set of curtains, then that > > > > > > afternoon, sew a night gown. On Tuesday, she might sew a jacket -- > > > > > > whatever local people have ordered. > > > > > > > Find out how to start a community-owned co-op to sell locally made > > > > > > goods. Call Co-op America. > > > > > > >http://www.coopamerica.org > > > > > > > To create jobs, we should also bring back our small family farmers. > > > > > > Half of our population should be involved in farming. for we must > > > > > > create a place in society -- a job -- for each person! Without > > > > > > employment, there is mental illness, homelessness, marital > > breakdown > > > > > > and ballooning deficits. > > > > > > > Obama and members of the U.S. Congress care so very much and are > > > > > > desperate to prevent economic collapse with the loss of millions of > > > > > > jobs. But let's tell them the best way to do this. > > > > > > > Call your Senator today. > > > > > > > Annie Birdsong > > > > > > Have a wonderful new year- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > -- > > > Mark M. Kahle > > > Blessed are the bewildered for they don't know the difference.... Me- > > Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > Mark M. Kahle > Blessed are the bewildered for they don't know the difference.... Me- Hide > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
