Also, I wrote about taxing corporations at a higher rate when they outsource and at zero when they kept jobs in the US. Problem is, our politicians are paid to not be sensible, and they earn their pay.

I really think there is more to the housing problem than people buying more than they could afford. How many thousands of people have lost their jobs because of the economy? How many business owners are struggling because of the economy? A lot of people bought houses that they could afford and then lost their business or job. Does that mean they took advantage of the system? They could afford it when they bought it.

The reason that many big corporations are failing is that the executives forgot one key element. If only the rich have money (them), and the average consumer doesn’t, no one can afford to buy their products. Businesses can’t last without consumers. The “trickle down” theory definitely did not work. The rich hoarded the money, it did not trickle down. I am all for people doing well, but most of this was not earned, it was stolen.