How Bad Is It ???

[baltoro]

...try blaming the rich assholes, republicans, democrats, lawyers.....

...Ya know, just once, I'd like to blame assembly programmers for all the world's problems,...
But, then,...I'd have a reputation for posting alot of ridiculous and irrational crap,... :eek

[dedndave]

well - the tea party is a fairly new thing
the system has been screwed up for at least all my adult years
it was screwed up before, too - just not as bad
anyways - can't blame the new party for problems that have been growing for 50+ years
they are making waves, but they are ripples compared to what the democrats, republicans, etc did before that

[hutch--]

The rise of the Tea Party is based on the idea that there are simplistic solutions to well known serious economic problems. Its based on the idea that if you just stop spending then everything will end up OK and everyone will end up with more money in their pocket. What they don't understand is that when an economy crashes it take many years to get it up and going again and that is if it ever gets going again.

Until someone in the US administration is willing to take on the Federal Reserve and bring it under the direct control of the elected US government, the rest is just trimming the problems at the edges instead of hitting it right in the guts where it matters. Just don't hold your breath waiting.  :tdown