Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Mon, Dec 17 2007
Hope for individuals amongst the crowd
The weekend fundraising by the Ron Paul campaign shows that people are ready to put up their money when they think they see real change on the horizon. What I want to know now is how the big business backers will react to this grass-roots kind of surge when it comes to Ron Paul's Libertarian leanings. Getting government out of businesses is actually the best thing in the long run, but big business has become so dependent on pork that I can't help but think that there might be some deep-seated resistance to a change in the kind of policies that have developed over the last few decades. Government handouts (or bailouts) and government regulation seem to go hand-in-hand. Learning to live with less of both those things may be a real challenge for those accustomed to the idea of government having a say in so much of what was once just transactions between negotiating parties.
As an aside, late-night talk show host David Letterman is working on some negotiations of his own with writers and that the union may be looking to do more of the same with other producers. I don't know what it means for the whole union in general, but I have to say that I find it refreshing that union members seem to be taking more of an active role in their organization, instead of just relying on union executives to take care of them. Maybe this is another signal that we're moving into a new era for industry in the U.S.
While President Bush's approval ratings have gone down recently, it may be that Americans have been quietly gathering their wits about them. An honest look at the difference between the way things are and the way we'd like them to be is often the best time for us to stand up as individuals and make a difference instead of expecting politicians, union executives, big business or any other powerful group to take care of us.
posted at: 07:31 | category: /Politics | link to this entry
The weekend fundraising by the Ron Paul campaign shows that people are ready to put up their money when they think they see real change on the horizon. What I want to know now is how the big business backers will react to this grass-roots kind of surge when it comes to Ron Paul's Libertarian leanings. Getting government out of businesses is actually the best thing in the long run, but big business has become so dependent on pork that I can't help but think that there might be some deep-seated resistance to a change in the kind of policies that have developed over the last few decades. Government handouts (or bailouts) and government regulation seem to go hand-in-hand. Learning to live with less of both those things may be a real challenge for those accustomed to the idea of government having a say in so much of what was once just transactions between negotiating parties.
As an aside, late-night talk show host David Letterman is working on some negotiations of his own with writers and that the union may be looking to do more of the same with other producers. I don't know what it means for the whole union in general, but I have to say that I find it refreshing that union members seem to be taking more of an active role in their organization, instead of just relying on union executives to take care of them. Maybe this is another signal that we're moving into a new era for industry in the U.S.
While President Bush's approval ratings have gone down recently, it may be that Americans have been quietly gathering their wits about them. An honest look at the difference between the way things are and the way we'd like them to be is often the best time for us to stand up as individuals and make a difference instead of expecting politicians, union executives, big business or any other powerful group to take care of us.
posted at: 07:31 | category: /Politics | link to this entry
