Want Change?

In an election year, you hear the words “vote for change” often.  The words sound great when spoken by candidates.  Let’s face it…no one likes being stuck in a rut.  We want variety and excitement.  Add that to the fact that when you look at how the country is run by politicians, it’s easy to find things you’d like to change.

However, we must exercise caution when listening to the banter between candidates.  Don’t jump on the bandwagon for change without thoroughly investigating what changes your candidate wants to make and how those changes will impact the country. 

I don’t know the author for the following write-up, but it struck a chord with me, so I’m posting it anyway. 

What a difference a new Congress made…..
A little over one year ago:

1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2½-year high;
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon;
3) the unemployment rate was 4.5%.

Since voting in a Democratic Congress in 2006, we’ve seen:

1) Consumer confidence plummet;
2) The cost of regular gasoline soar to over $3 a gallon;
3) Unemployment is up to 5% (a 10% increase);
4) American households have seen $2.3 trillion in equity value
evaporate (stock and mutual fund losses);
5) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $1.2 trillion
dollars;
6) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure.

America voted for change in 2006, and we got it!

Want some more of that “change”…just keep on voting Democratic.