Stimulating the Economy

My family and I have been enjoying watching classic movies lately; real classic, as in 1940 or earlier.  One we watched just the other night called “Sullivan’s Travels” portrayed a wealthy Hollywood director who decides he needs to hit the “road” to experience hardship in order to make better movies. What he encountered along the way was sometimes degrading and harsh, but also very poignant. I couldn’t help as I watched scenes of men, women and children standing in bread lines or loosing their homes to foreclosure, but think about the close tie to what is going on in America today. No, it isn’t as bad for most as it was back in the 1930’s, but thousands of us have been dealt some harsh realities lately. The stimulus package has been touted as expensive and excessive but it should be considered a bargain if it results in sparing us a repeat of the Great Depression. By creating jobs, helping people keep their homes and increasing commodity and material productions the stimulus package could definitely be the hand up this country needs.