Vote Anti Incumbent

I was listening to the usual debate between Republicans and Democrats.  You know, the ones running all day long every day on TV and radio and mimicked all day long by everyday people, you and me.

It goes like this:
Republicans are generally in favor of big business.  They say leave them alone, don’t put restrictions on them and the market place will take care of everything.  Besides government is the problem.

Democrats are generally in favor of big government.  They say things need to be regulated and they will watch out for us.  They think big business is corrupt and greedy and needs regulation so they will protect us.

So goes this argument in non stoppable loop.  Which one will look out for us people better, big business or big govenment. Which will look after us, the treasury dept or Goldman Sachs?  The big insurance and drug companies or nationalize government health care?   The FDA or Monsanto?   Social security or Wall Street?

Then it dawned on me, neither.   They really are all the same.  The treasury and Goldman Sachs has a revolving door.  The lobbyist of the drug companies end up in FDA.  Hank Paulson investigates the big banks and brokerage and then gives them more money.  Who is worst Bank of America or our Federal Reserve?

I don’t really trust either big government nor big business.  No one will ever win that argument between the Republicans and Democrats.  Neither of their choices are correct.  Therefore neither Republicans nor Democrats are correct.  They are playing useless mind games.  Why let this endless argument confuse and frustrate you…. there is a better way.  The big picture is important but it seems our concern needs to be more on what we individually can do to improve.
So what is one to do?  Maybe the answer is within each one of us and the actions we take in our everyday lives. Well there are some things, albeit seemingly small, they do make a difference.  As an individual I have and will:
1. Be responsible

2. Stay out of debt  (don’t spend more than I have)

3. Closed my Wachovia big bank accounts and moved them to Delta Community Credit Union, which by the way pays higher interest and has a no cost checking.  The money stays in the local community.  I feel good about this move.

4. I will not vote for a Republicans nor a Democrat

5. I will continue to save and fund my own retirement, thank you very much.

6. I will exercise and eat healthy to do my part to stay away from big health expense.  Many will use more holistic and natural health remedies.

7. I will not spend money to impress people.   My 2000 Buick Regal still works well.

8. I will not gamble in the stock market.  Fixed income and real estate is more my style.

9. I will not watch much TV nor listen much to talk radio.  I will read more.

10.  I will not tell the contractor my insurance coverage is so he can jack up the price, only to leave me paying my deductible.

11. I will store emergency supplies of food and preparations.

12. I have enjoyed my victory garden and will do it again

13. I will buy some gold, silver, commodities, real estate, just in case the dollar tanks big time.

14. I will not participate in things I don’t believe in. (exception for IRS)

15. I will strive to be creative in things I do and think for myself. I will never follow the heard.

By Robert Fowler, Anti-Incumbents.com

I just watched a great Charlie Rose interview of Peter G. Peterson on a PBS station.  If you get a chance to see this interview I think you will find it very interesting.  Peterson has the Peterson Foundation.  http://www.pgpf.org/ Guess who is the president of this foundation?  David M. Walker who was running the Government Accountability Office and is in a couple of the DVDs I watched recently about fiscal responsibility.  The Peterson interview was interesting because of the message of his foundation, but also interesting to hear about his living the American Dream from growing up in Nebraska to Secretary of Commerce, Head of the NY Fed, Founder of Blackstone Group which he sold for 1.5 billion just before the crash.  He contributed 1 billion to the Peter G Peterson foundation which sounds like it has a worthwhile mission.