Is Our Economy Amiss Because of Politics?

OK so really why did our economy go into a recession which caused hundreds of thousands to lose jobs and struggle to survive? Of course the news, politicians, and even the Federal Reserve will tell you that it was the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan that caused the stocks to fall and therefore caused businesses to layoff workers, therefore leading to less money flowing through the system. Well OK I will admit that this does have some legitimacy to it, but was there more behind this than what you see or hear on the radio and television?

Just take a moment and think about the billions of dollars that went to companies that was ultimately part of an economic stimulus package. Yes for some it indeed saved their business, but for the majority of the large companies it was about maintaining the standard of living expenses for the executive levels. Without naming specific companies, there was a lot of that money that paid senior officers of a company millions in bonus' and vacation packages. In fact, there were a lot of politicians and greedy business people that got nice padded pockets from our tax money. When it came to our money though, the cities and states had a hard time paying us what we were owed. For example, in the state of Kansas and Missouri people were not receiving their tax refunds for 2008 because the states ran out of money, but why? We were giving our money to companies that were giving $2 million bonuses to their employees.

The key to a great economy is giving money and jobs back to citizens of our nation so they can afford to go out and spend, spend, spend. It is like a big circle. When the government lowers taxes, gives refunds, and provides jobs then people have money to go to stores and companies to purchase goods and services. When people purchase goods and services imports and exports start to boom and these monetary amounts that go to the companies provide more money to employees and companies to create more products and services, which in turn goes into stocks and the government. These billions of dollars lower the national debt and increase the value of our dollar in America. All of this in-turn increases the state of our economy. All this money eventually turns around and gets back into the hands of the people and they go out and purchase again. This is an evolving circle that keeps our economy high.

When the government stopped giving jobs and let people go this slowed down the purchases of goods and services, causing the imports and exports to slow down, causing the stocks to fall, causing the economy to go into shambles. All of this while rich corporate executives and politicians padded their pockets with our money. This is our current reality. So I believe that the economy is in shambles because of the greed and politics of our government! It is politics that have caused the current economic turmoil that we live with today! If you did not know before about politics and greed, you do now!