SO WIC is being immediately effected by the Federal Government shut down...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/01/wic-shutting-down_n_4023284.html
This is so crazy and unreal...do you have any idea as to how many babies have no other way to get formula but through WIC? Too many and their moms may not have any other option to feed their babies. I love my country, but I don't think we are going to be able to get out of this. They can postpone and raise the debt ceiling , but we can barely pay the interest on what we owe the world. Therefore, we will be right back here and in a way worst position that we are not. We cannot keep borrowing, our dollar is not going to be as valuable as it has been. There is no where to get the money we need to live how we live here in the Unties States and we are already in too deep.
Yeah, there may be a plan put in place on Capital Hill to fund Federal programs for a little while longer, but what next? The United States is way past broke and I don't think there is anyway to reverse the damage at this point. The media is definitely keeping us posted, but they are leaving a lot of things out...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/30/reasons-government-shutdown-terrible_n_4019301.html?ir=Politics
The issues are so much deeper than what is televised, this is very scary :(
The issue is indeed much deeper than televised. In my public and urban finance (public econ) class, we quickly reached the cause of the current deficit and debt problem: the elderly. Social Security and most of all Medicare are what is causing our inability to keep up with our finances. Also, since the baby boomers are coming of old age now, the system is being considerably strained. If one incorporates the generational accounting of economists such as Laurence Kotlikoff, then we see that we are currently bankrupt! Add to it the work of Nobel-laureate Joseph Stiglitz and his expose of inequality, and the full picture is scary. Our so-called 'growth path' is unsustainable and actually regressive rather than progressive. The media seems to focus more on analyzing the politics behind the bickering of the politicians than actually sit down and analyze the issue itself in a rational and informative manner. Anytime discussions about policies occur, "experts" or "contributors" or "correspondents" are brought in. What happened to the journalists actually doing the research and presenting the information?! Journalists are supposed to be some of the most well-informed and intelligent people, yet they have relegated themselves to the position of "moderator" and "referee" between two bickering sides.
ReplyDeleteAs with many of the issues at hand in our society, it is agreeable deeper than what is televised. All news sources report just the basics of a story; they leave much of it out incase it doesn't compliment their view or proves another side's point of view. I believe politics sway the media to what they want us to hear. Then we follow that pattern all throughout life. I agree that situations like these are very scary. We need to break away from that norm.
ReplyDeleteThis article: ttp://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2013/12/americas-crisis-of-trust-100504.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
It shows America's frustration rising with the government. Is it because of how the media portrays the government or how the government has portrayed their selves? Where do we draw the line?
I also believe Plamen made a very, valid argument. I agree the media does seem to focus more on analyzing the politics behind the bickering of politicians rather than the issue itself.