From The Roundhole

Lots of talk lately about our economy. In the last couple of days it has hit home to me. Someone I love mentioned they might lose their home. A workmate mentioned that if he loses his job this winter as we suspect he will, he too may lose his house. A customer of mine killed himself yesterday because he lost his job, could not make his boat payment and had to move back in with family. I always thought he was a tough guy, but apparently everyone has their limits on what they can take and what perceived burdens they can put on family.

The people running this country are so out of touch with reality that it sickens me. CEO's that make millions of dollars each year by lying, cheating and screwing the rest of us while they drive their own companies straight into the ground should be labeled as economic terrorrists and put in prison for their crimes against the rest of us. The burden that has been placed on all of us, so that a few can live ridicoulously wealthy lives is absurd. Sports figures, movie starts and the like waste millions of dollars anually on trivial things while babies go hungry right here in the US. I just read that Johnny Depp, (and I enjoy his movies) just received 50.8 MILLION dollars in advance for promising to make the pirates movie number 4. What is wrong with that picture? Over 50 million for doing what you love in life?

I will no longer support sports figures, and now may add movie stars to the list. I like the theater better anyways :-)