Leaders set the tone. Leaders, should be leading by example. Our leaders need to stop with the double standards. Otherwise, we are all at risk of a new wave of moral issues.
Gambling with finances is no joke. It is utterly irresponsible, and passing the blame does NO GOOD. Right now, the United States is facing a daunting deficit with a clock ticking down towards a default. In the center of all of this is a divided government, politicians passing the blame and threatening an unprecedented default on our nations obligations.
Don't forget, these are OBLIGATIONS. Think of it as a mortgage on a home you bought last year. You've committed yourself to pay that mortgage and in return you have a debt and a home to live in. Now, after living and enjoying this home for a year, you decide to toy with the idea of defaulting on your payments. Sound familiar (i.e. making homes affordable, mortgage crisis, foreclosure crisis?).
The ideas floating around our country, straight from our governmental leaders, is simple. Gamble with debt. Why not? We are already in a financial crisis, why not follow the leader? Do as my government does... On the flip side, bet your A$$ the government will say "do as I say not as I do."
Wow, the moral dilemma facing our country is terrible. We shouldn't even be here. Basic guiding principles should have kicked in long ago. But here is the kicker, our government will get this figured out. But at what cost? How many people across this country (and this world for that matter) will simply say "forget this, if they could risk not paying their debt obligations then I'm going to do the same."
Leaders, listen up. The ripple effects of this political-posturing will be long and painful for our world. In these last few weeks of smoke and mirrors, I urge you to consider these effects. Please, for the love of our country, strike a new tone. Remind us as to why we elected you and turn us all into believers, not naysayers.
For a reference to more on this subject, read the article below.
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2011/07/mcconnell-blasts-obama-over-debt-talks/1
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