Good Idea

There is an old saying that a good idea has 1,000 fathers and a bad idea is a bastard child.   I am currently not seeking that great or even good idea.  I thought it was a pretty good idea yesterday evening when Barb asked me if I wanted to go over to lake and ride my bike.  Her ankle hasn't recovered well enough for her to make circles with a pedal but she could take the camera and take a few pictures while I did.  Temperature in the mid 70's and not much wind was about perfect.  When the sun really started to get down low, I decided that it was time to stop riding on the Tin Man circle.  If I had trouble seeing cars, they must really have a tough time seeing me.  A 30 lb bike is no match for the 2000+ lb cars.  I think when the temp hits about 60 I will go back over and see if there isn't about 10 more miles to travel.  Here it is the 20th of August and the temperature is right at 50.  A little cool for my taste.  

I cannot imagine where the Democrats are coming up with all their hype right now.  Even in the most imperfect economy, I can't see how even Mitt if elected could make the kind of changes that really would hurt people.  "My 80 years old parents need their Social Security"  Yep and they are likely to live long enough to never see it change for them.  Chances are I won't see it change unless I live to about 85.  There  will be a change or the system will collapse in a heap.  Either they need to withhold more or pay less or kick in some Government support to the program.   Same for Medicare.  I think there was some changes needed in our Medical Care program but I don't understand the pay or we will fine you option.  It is the same for the making public utility companies to pay a carbon emission tax for using coal.  If the government made all the money go to cleaning up the air, i would consider the tax a fair idea.  If is has the potential of the fuel tax and the myriad of uses  it gets put to.  Our Highway Tax funds are used to stop gap all sorts of things instead of repairing roads.  

In my Humble opinion, the congress will change this election year and there will be a balance change towards the Republican side.  I don't think it is really good for us that a lot of these republicans are really ultra conservative but if they can figure out a way to help make some changes it might work out OK.   I just hope they understand that most of us out here in the Heartland really cherish our freedoms and more Government is not the answer we want to hear.

Over the weekend, several people debated how to make changes in our job market.  One side said that putting a lot of money in at the bottom hasn't worked in 3 1/2 years and the other side said that putting money in at the top didn't work for the previous 8 years.  In Kansas there is an initiative to relieve the tax burden for the small businesses to see what that would do for the State economy.  Not bottom up or top down, but floated in to the middle of the mix to stimulate.  Interesting idea but will even that work?  I guess we will have to wait and see.  I wonder how many fathers this will have if it floats like a turd in a punch bowl?

If the lunch crowd at the local restaurants at noon yesterday is any gauge, the economy is at least on its way to getting better.  Jason's Deli was packed from wall to wall at lunch.  I imagine that it costs about $10.00 @ to eat there and there were a couple hundred people eating.  Not a bad day let alone for the lunch hour.   After lunch we went to Best Buy to see our son Dave and he was busy playing Geek Squad and keeping everyone's computers up and running.  They don't seem too short of business either.  

Oh well, one thing for sure is that this fall there will be an election and in January there will be an inauguration for somebody.  Who will win? Best guess is somebody will win and unless you vote, you need to sit on your hands and not clap or point fingers at whomever is chosen by the electorate.  Less than 30% of the eligible voters voted in the primary so who you have on the ballot is just what floated to the top of the political cess pool not in all cases the best qualified.  

MUD