Saturday, January 10, 2009

Good Questions to ponder

Shouldn't the consumer, after decades of over-consumption, be allowed to digest the over-indebtedness and save, rather than be encouraged to take risk?

Shouldn't companies, no matter what state they reside in from a political point of view, if run poorly, be allowed to fail or forced to restructure?

Should taxpayer money be used to make up for the mishaps at financial institutions or should we allow them to wallow in their own mistakes?

Shouldn't free markets be free?

When did Socialism make its way to our shores?

How do we choose who is bailed out and who loses?

Shouldn't we place blame on the politicians, bureaucrats and other "decision makers" and put skilled people in place that know how to run the businesses?

Shouldn't investors, led blindly down the primrose path of "buy and hold, diversify and don't open your brokerage statement except once every 10 years" be allowed to follow the Prudent Man Rule?

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