First I guess I need to say something about the recall election in Wisconsin……(pause….duration unimportant)…….screw it!  If you got the cash, you got the power……the political golden rule….if you have the gold, you rule…….the best government money can buy……the political template has been cast…..enough!

I spend a lot of time watching the rest of the world and have been interested in the doings within the EU……we all know the problems in Greece….I mean it has been used as a political prop for almost a year…..we have all seen the protests, some violent, some not so much….but do you really know what is causing all the dissension?

Let me help…..first, these troubled countries have made some really bad decisions in the past and the IMF is demanding some concessions from the countries that need a bailout….and by the way these bailouts that are being forced on the countries is coercion to keep the EU together….does not appear that it has anything to do with the quality of life of the people…..

IMF is demanding a list of conditions that must be met to qualify for a bailout…..these demands are as follows……1–guarantee fiscal discipline and curb budget deficits….2–Reduction in public spending….3–Tax reform……4–Financial liberalization….5–Competitive exchange rates…..6–Trade liberalization, eliminating of import licensing and a reduction in tariffs…..7–Promotion of direct foreign investment……8–Privatization of public enterprises…..9–Deregulation of the economy……and 10–Protection of property rights.

There you have it….the demands that must be met before assistance is offered……now take a moment and read over the conditions and then explain where any of that will benefit the population of a country…..it does give business a huge leg up on profits and control…..

One more thing……read the list again……now re-read it!  Does not parts of the list sound a lot like the Ryan budget?  Once again….it will do little to nothing for the average Joe trying to earn a living, instead gives business all the leverage and all the power.

Bill Clinton, a person I do not particularly care for, had a great line in a recent speech……for decades the GOP have been demonizing Europe and now their plans will bring the US into a European state of mind….austerity, unemployment……(I paraphrase)…..now look at what European plans are doing to the population of any given country……is that what you want for your country?

At what point do the American people start worrying about what is ahead of them and stop worrying about which low life wins the next election?