The big talk of course is President Obama's stimulus plan which isn't winning him any awards. At this point is seems that even democrats are starting to pull back from it. Couple hundred million here, 2.X billion there -- and not very much going towards 'stimulating' ends.
This isn't a political blog - but when I found this website that lists the parts of Obama's plan in detail - something occured to me: Look at how much money is always available!
The bad attitude goes like this:
"Of course there's always money available to the government - they can just take it from us and we can't do anything about it!"The right - meaning HELPFUL - attitude is more like this:
"People talk about a shortage of money - and look at this. Really there is no shortage. About a trillion dollars has already been spent and nearly another trillion is on its way into the marketplace. I'm not worried about diminishing value. I'm going to keep my eyes peeled for opportunity. Maybe I can use this to my advantage. Maybe people will be open to creative negotiation. Maybe I can partner with others who agree that as things 'worsen', the potential for a huge gain increases."People say they want to be up on the news - they want to know what's going on in the world - and that's their excuse for watching all the doom-and-gloom-filled shows. But remember, when you have your head out looking at the relatively few problems in the world - you have your head in the sand about the MAJORITY of the world where things are working in perfect harmony - and you DEFINITELY have your head in the sand about those people who latch onto a passionate idea and thrive no matter what the economy is doing.
You can't look at what ISN'T working and what IS working at the same time. So what are you going to spend your time learning about? Take advantage of your surroundings. Always.
And just in case you're interested - here's a link to the website with the stimuls plan broken down in detail:
StimulusWatch
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