October 26, 2010 by ItheConsumer.

With the 2010 elections’ growing near it has just occurred to me that both political party candidates have not addressed the changes on Main Street. No, we hear talk about the economy and how jobs are the number one issue; however, what jobs and more important how will these jobs help build the future America needed to promote Freedom and Prosperity? Now I know the Democrats are going to say President Obama has been on the campaign trail for the last few weeks talking nothing, but jobs and the need to put Americans back to work. Yet, while that is true he has not said what type of jobs, but only we are going to need a workforce highly trained in math and science. And the Republicans, well let us just say that if Main Street needs another two years of a Do-Nothing Congress than according to Senator Mitchell they are your political party. However, what does all this money being spent on the 2010elections has to do with keeping pace with Americas’ Main Street?

Yes, high energy costs have caused the prices of everything to go up and still Wall Street Experts are talking about another 10% increase just in food prices in 2011. Yet, even in the Democratic talk about jobs or the Republican talk of no jobs they forget the fact the Working Class Americans are already struggling to keep a roof over their head and food on the table. So where are the Big Ideas from the Grass Roots and Washington to deal with another 2 years of watching more and more Consumers become Window Shoppers?

Cannot even the President of the United States of America realize that the greatest part of the economy in the 21^st Century is going to come by showing Main Street how to trim the fat out of their budgets? For just as government has to learn to cut abuse, waste, and fraud so does the common household. Because why it may be hard to ask raises with high unemployment, I do believe Main Street could save millions if not billions on extending the home energy efficient programs for the next 2 years. And how about a tax credit for those who trade in their gasoline cars for electric hybrids and other forms of public transportation. Yet shamefully IMHO no candidate or incumbent has even mentioned a word on how just these two programs could help those living on Main Street.

Yes, you would think a candidate or incumbent would have picked up on the slogan of “Buy Local” which is becoming more and more present in our restaurants and grocery stores. Yet, again we hear of no such ideas coming from Wall Street or Washington. Nevertheless, in the old fashion idea of Neighbor helping Neighbor and the savings on fuel costs as well as machinery you would think some politician would realize that communities in their district could help each other by the simple effort of improving and marketing the local Farmers Market.

So as Americans run to the polls to cast their vote allow me to ask one simply question. Are Wall Street and Washington keeping pace with Main Street?

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October 16, 2010 by ItheConsumer.

Even though I suppose it was easier for the Youth of the 60’s and Silver Spoons of the 70’s to blame the complexity of their parents and grandparents government and society rather than learn how they could use the Alpha-bit Soup Degree required by the Government and Society of We the People to address the Issues of Man. Let me speak to My Peers and their Children about Americas’ Democratic and Republican Civil, Political, and Religious Leaders dealing with the Issues of the 20^th Century and setting the policies of the 21^st Century from strictly an economically point of view.

For just as international and national groups such as Al Qaeda question the Leaders of the 60’s and 70’s ability to deal with World Hunger so it seems international and national groups of the 21^st Century want to question the ability and capability of the Corporation to work in harmony in order to prove Labor and Management can live together being economically viable and financially independent. Because why it might be hard to convince someone making $150,000.00/yr. that they are no better off than a person making $15,000.00/yr. Like the never ending debate between the Rich and the Wealthy it does come down to what Society demands you pay as a Citizen and the Lifestyle an Individual Human can say they live the “High Life.”

And though it is easy to blame the Inequality of the Human Race on material terms or the luxury of services they may receive as a result of Corporate Greed. Explaining truly what it will take from Government and Society to do in order to establish a World of Peace and Prosperity is a great question for the candidates and incumbents to examine and answer. Since, the Environment, Energy, and Economics of a Green Sustainable Society are a matter of numbers and the Freewill of Individuals to own as Individuals, Groups, and Communities in the future. 

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