Obamanomics

That's right, as far as I know, this is the first time "Obamanomics" is appearing anywhere. Now if I only had any money to get a lawyer to trademark it (see story on kidney lawsuit).

Anyway, the thing that occurs to me as I watch the news is that our esteemed media in this country is really nothing more than Pravda-Lite. Pravda was the official news arm of the communist party in the USSR and as such only reported what the party wanted reported about what the party was doing.

Since when did everything - every single thing - that happens in this country revolve around what the government is doing or is going to do? What utter non-sense. On the rare occasions I hear a story about those of us in the private sector, it ultimately reverts back to telling me what the government is doing for or to them.

Why are there no stories about what people do independently of the government? Why is Wall Street looking to what the government says or does before making its mind up whether to buy or sell? Exactly what the hell is going anymore?

Whether you like it or not folks, you are living in a socialist state under a government with tentacles that reach into every aspect of your lives. And we've got no one to blame but ourselves. Well, I'm not to blame because I vote against incumbents and against government power every time I vote. But the masses, well, you people in the masses are another story. I hope our grandchildren enjoy paying off the debts incurred by our inability to understand civics and markets. The only problem is our grandchildren won't be paying in dollars, they'll be paying with loss of freedom, loss of opportunity, loss of generalized wealth and loss of autonomy.

Trust me, Obamanomics is not a good thing.