Stock market nose dived before he took office - wondering if there will be any resolution?? if so, how?

This is not a him vs. us type of scenario (in my opinion only)

Were we to work together and focus on a common goal - there will still be some that are not satisfied with results.

Can't please all of the people all of the time

The problem is the "I won so just deal with it" attitude that he is giving off. Nothing HAD to be done this week without careful deliberation and a bill orginally written by reps and Senators from both sides including some of the junior folks who have great ideas. 4 days of "debate" of $850 billion dollars is less than we would take in deciding which used car to buy.

I vote for the plan that give each taxpayer a credit card that we must spend (not pay down debt with or save) so that the money goes immediately into local businesses and they can hire. There are 3 major things that are wants instead of needs that I am holding off on because I have no idea what is coming with this economy.

I disagree (but respect your opinion), I don't think he has the attitude you mentioned.

I do believe 'something' has to be done and quickly. Our stock market continues to 'nosedive' and more and more people continue to be unemployed, etc.

To be issued credit cards for spending (not for paying down on debt) also don't agree with. The option on what to do with money(monies) given to us, should be at our discretion not mandated.

Understandably, it takes money to make money (the cycle of economics) but if I have to pay Joe for lending me, helping me, buying for me, something I lacked during these times, that would be my priority, not purchasing material possessions.

Personally I have purchased a vehicle in a couple of hours, didn't take me days to decide.

He has actually said "I won" many times in the last two weeks. But more than the president are entrenched politicians who wrote something without any true regard for middle class taxpayers other than a couple of token bits they say they are going to throw our way.

I mentioned the credit card because at least they would not control how it was spent. :o) I would prefer to get some lump that I could either put in savings or against a school loan.

We will see how this all plays out in the next few weeks. I just feel like the government no longer represents or listens to most of the hard-working taxpayers at all.

The good side is that people are stepping back on the living outside of a budget life styles, keeping up with the joneses lifestyles they have been living for the last few years. When I see what young coupld feel they MUST have at the beginning of their marriage compared to how my parents started out, I am astounded.

I agree with everything you've said, Fran. Well said .

It's not meant personally when he says "he won"

He is proud that he did in fact win, as I am certain had anyone else won the Presidential race would be.

I guess I am just trying to remain optimistic, things really suck right now for a lot of people, there has to be a way to get out from under and I think were we to just do nothing, that would be exactly what we would get, nothing.

I like that we are able to talk without being insulting. Not too many people can do that these days. You write well fran

thank you

Puh-lease,

He's a lawyer and was a Constitutional Law teacher at a University. He knows how to think.

Excuse me, but I was talking to Gio and he knows that I was joking. See, I put this in there ---->

It's not Obama's fault that we have 2 trillion dollars in debt.