About two weeks ago, Bill Gross, head of the world's largest bond fund said that the US is actually in worse shape than Greece and that our true debt as a nation is close to $100 TRILLION.
So with that said, what are we as Americans doing about this? Why, we are addressing this in the "American Way" of course. We are pointing fingers at others and passing the blame onto somebody else...watching our favorite reality TV shows, eating a couple Big Mac's, large fries, and a small diet Coke of course (after all, we do care about our health).
What is Greece doing about this? The people of Greece have gotten up off their butt's and have let the world know that enough is enough. Now I'm not suggesting or encouraging violence, but how is it Greece is saying "NO MORE" and America continues to play the blame game??? Does it really matter if it's yours, mine, his or hers fault? Does that change the fact that we are in the shape we're in?
What IF...the State and Federal Governments can't agree on a budget and they shut down or default on their debts? What IF...we the citizens of the USA graciously accepted any shut down or defaults on debts as EVERY single elected officials immediate resignation for either being unwilling or unable to do the job we the people have hired them to do? What IF...these now former elected officials had to go out and find a new job, one perhaps in the improved job market they have been telling us all about? What IF...these former elected officials no longer received the perks and benefits they now enjoy, but instead receive the same "perks" as the rest of us...you know, the really really good ones from the improved job market? What IF...America stopped waiting for someone else to "do it"?
Click on the title above or the link below to review the photos of the unrest in Greece. Please note that some of these photos may be considered graphic and or disturbing and should be viewed at your own discretion.
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/greek-debt-unrest-1309284105-slideshow/
