Bailout, part 2

I am generally pro-avoidance of suffering. But here's the deal, "Main Street": your hands are dirty too. You bought shit you didn't need and charged it. I am usually in favor of soaking the rich. But nearly every middle class-and-up citizen made our current mess, and many of the poor ones too.

Seriously, HDTV? Was that invented for any reason other than to suck money out of pockets? Was mortal television insufficient?

There's a long list of ridiculous money holes at places like engadget.com. And people willingly, joyously, threw their cash down it.

The "bailout" that would save us would be national sackcloth and ashes. It would be healthy and sane for us to suffer some, to understand the consequences of our behavior.

But we won't do that. We're too silly, too fat and spoiled. What's happening now is a flailing after the last ditch. This will not solve anything. If we're fortunate, it might prolong it for a generation. It is not a solution.

People: Americans: Stop spending money on things you don't need. Save money instead. This is the only way out of our current problems. The economy is what we do. Do wise things.