The chorus to a song that I began to write last year about this time. Maybe I'll finish it in time for it still to be historically relevant.
I think we are in for really tough times. I think the Health Care plan is way off target.
Me and Obama, we just don't seem to agree on much of anything, still. I am a cab driver, photographer, he is the President surrounded by the greatest minds he could find. Hey it's very complex stuff he is dealing with.. what do I know?
Out here in California there is an epidemic of business closings on Main Street. At least in Marin. I don't know why or how the landlords haven't figured it out? They want their price and their landlord lifestyles. Good Luck boys and girls. I think we are dealing with the most fundamental issue of Life on Earth and Western Civilization. In collision it seems to me.. that being Life on Earth and Civilization. How do we get ourselves to Harmony and Health on the Planet. I don't mean to sound too New Age but Hell, ... why do we want to create... Hell?
There still seems to be a ton of Giant speculative projects around here like the Garbage called the San Rafael Corporate Center that hasn't gone bankrupt yet. You have the Millworks Garbage up in Novato in cooperation and Peace and Harmony with Whole Foods and I have a feeling we have a ton of crap projects all over California in the balance, only wanted by greedy developers and our craven Political leaders all over California all there because it's good for you.. it's progress... maybe even it's 'Green' , maybe it's 'Smart' growth ...because we have permanently spared some little piece of wetland in exchange for the right to build our Crap for your enjoyment or because they they own the land just because you are the people and you have formed a government to be a Union of the People to serve the People. I get so mad, sorry, I know I could handle this better.
They are nice people with families and they love their kids and their dogs and because they can get away with it and make tons of money they will keep building until California is a total wasteland, it's been going on for some time and there is no stopping progress. Right?
Anyways someone in my cab told me that the banks are sitting on 4,800 homes in the Bay Area that they haven't foreclosed on because they are afraid to - because of what that will do to the real estate market. (Hearsay) Better to let people live there rent free or mortgage payment free then evict them. Strange days. The recession is over says the Federal Reserve I think 50% of Americans don't trust that organization very much maybe more than 50%. Let's see... we buy back $300 Billion of bad debt from the banks, by printing $300 Billion of US dollars that's an impressive way of solving the financial crisis. So simple. Debt eliminated... errr... well sorry kids but don't worry because just like after WW2 when the government stimulated, yeah baby, the incredible war effort and lifted us out of the depression we will go full steam forward. That's where all you incredibly talented developers come in let's go more Garbage... from sea to shining sea. More Condo's and Parking Lots and Malls and more people from every corner of the Earth to generate more money for our Economy. That's the plan 400 Million Americans when? Schwarzenegger says 50 million Californians by 2050 (proudly with a smile) (we are now at 30 Million - California Cordwood, I call us). Guess what your vision, your plan, your strategy for America and California and the world sucks. It will kill us eventually if it is allowed to continue.
I remember what a member of the construction team who said 'please don't ever tell anyone I said this' for one of these national Home building empires probably listed on the stock exchange then. (probably not now) They were building this garbage up in Ignacio that was formerly small two bedroom homes for military personnel at Hamilton AFB. They tore all that old stuff down, (it was in disrepair) and built this fabulous 'community'. Homes started at $650,000 and up, lots of square footage but you had no yard, a California tradition courtesy of developers. I call it ugly but you might disagree. Anyways I wasn't thinking of anything beyond the covering of the landscape with these giant homes, crammed in, I wasn't thinking about the Mortgage crisis... Just the beauty of California. I've told this story before on my website....Yes so what he said was.... "We F*** America."
Let's not let that continue. I am an optimist in the long run.
Guy
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