Our War

This week I wanted to write about something that effected my generation. I never thought that my generation would see war but I was wrong. I know that this is a touchy subject for most people. When it comes to the ongoing war in Iraq most people are either for it of against it and there really is no middle ground. I mean at first I thought that we were doing the right thing but I think that most people would agree that it is time to send our troops home. I have been watching the presidential campaign when I have time and I cannot believe how they have used the troops and the war as a leverage tool to gain support for their cause. The last thing that I herd about the war is that it really was done and that we are just afraid to pull out too soon for fear that the police and government that we have been trying to help build will not hold up when we are gone. I do not know what everyone else thinks but there has got to be a way to start bring more troop home without sending more back. Not to mention what this war has done to economy. As far as I have herd we have not been in debt this bad for a long time. I thought that war was suppose to stimulate our economy? I guess that was only true when we were making our own equipment that we needed for war. Speaking of where does our equipment come from now a days?

Recession

What do we consider a recession? I mean when we had the great depression I wonder how long they called it a recession? I would defiantly say that we are in a recession. I mean why else would the government feel the need to issue stimulus checks to everybody and hope that they will go spend it. I surprised that spending it is not one of the qualifications of getting the check. I think that most people will either save it or use it to pay off bills. I myself am going to save it for a rainy day when I really need it. I think that everyone is just worried that we will really hit rock bottom. I mean with gas sky rocketing the way that it is and people losing their jobs because businesses are having to cut back I am worried. I work at a bank and I see the signs everyday it is sad. There are so many people trying to get second mortgages on their house just to pay what they are behind so they do not lose their house. How far is this potential recession going to get before someone steps in with a solution to this growing problem that everyone does not want to talk about?