TanDL
Some of these postings sound to me like we’re on the brink of disaster, close to a national financial meltdown which will destroy us in our sleep. Although I saw more people gathering supplies, hunkering down and fleeing the country over the Y2K debacle, which didn’t materialize either.
I for one choose not to believe we’re one step away from national extinction, just yet. Perhaps my Pollyanna glasses are skewing my vision, but from everything I’ve read, the nation diverted a huge financial disaster 2007 – 2009 and sure we made some mistakes and the bailouts and handouts to salvage us weren’t done well at times, but it could have been a lot worse. My parents lived and suffered through the Great Depression as young children and from what they’ve told me, this one really could have been a whole lot worse. We have a lot to be thankful for and yes, we still have a lot of work to do.
The economy sputters along, couple of steps forward, a step or two backward, but you don’t pull away from the edge of financial disaster overnight. That being said, the link below tells what economists think about the future – and contrary to popular opinion and pre-election positioning to make sure we vote for one party or the other who will save us from all this disaster, it’s not all doom and gloom. So get out in the sun today and breathe in some fresh September air. Change your perspective and maybe, just maybe we could all have a wonderful day. I wish all of West Seattle a warm, wonderful, refreshing weekend, free from fears about impending disaster.