It's An Adjustment
This recession, which in my opinion is now a DEPRESSION, is really neither. It is an adjustment... a correction if you will. It is almost exactly like a baseball slugger coming off of steriods. For a few years he seems almost unbelievable in terms of his production. Meanwhile, the rest of us quickly come to accept this new, superhuman standard as the norm.
Then, for whatever reason, he comes off the juice and his numbers nosedive. At first people call it a slump, then they begin to speculate if there's some kind of injury, or if it's just age, but really we all know it's that he's not taking 'roids anymore.
Our economic system has been on steroids for years now. Decades. Everything that I find repulsive about American life is a byproduct of this era.
(For more details on things I find repulsive about American life please see this entire blog.)
In a way it could ultimately lead to a more balanced, stable world, though one less uber-dominated by the United States.
I for one welcome less corporate influence in our lives.
posted by El Bozo at 4:38 AM
5 Comments:
I agree. Your 'roid analogy is right on. I find your contentment with the current state of affairs surprising, but sort of refreshing. You, who's job depends upon the buying and selling and healthy economy that has dominated the real estate market in most recent years. Nobody's buyin'. Nobody's sellin'.
Everybody's losing, or they're holding on like a cat clawing desperately at the curtains hanging above the running bathtub.
I'm hangin' on.
I sure as hell don't wanna be that dang pussy 'bout to get wet.....
What the hell are you doing up at 4:38 am?!?!?!
The difference being when the steroid scandal came to light they did everything they could to expose the individuals that benefited the most for using them. In the financial world the people who benefited the most are actually being rewarded by having their poor decisions ignored and given a second, third and fourth chance to get it right. The executives who created these policies aren't losing their jobs, the little guy who did nothing but follow their directions are. The funniest thing about all of this is the companies that were crying poverty were quick to change their view once it was known that any company that received TARP money would be forced to cap their executives pay. Why would anyone ever believe in a trickle down system at this point? When push came to shove every executive chose to lay employees off instead of simply reducing their pay. In fact most took or requested a bonus for leading their company in the red and thought nothing of it. This situation has absoulutely nothing to do with policy or politics. It's 100% greed and stupid assumptions by stupid people.
re: exposing steroid users. out of a known list of 104 positive tests. exactly one has been made public. Alex Rodriguez. I wouldn't really call that "everything." As for why I am up at 4:38am I tend to write these things when I can't sleep. And, I tend to not be able to sleep because I am thinking about shit like this.
funny how the baseball nerds turn it into a steroids rant
Post a Comment
<< Home