Every American is feeling the stress and hardships of our current economy, we're losing homes we cannot afford, jobs that helped us provide for our families, and we have lost a sense of security in our financial institutions. Our new president is doing his best to clean-up the white house and get rid of all the wrong do-ers and I have complete faith that he will do everything he said he would, unlike his predecessors. As another innocent bystander in this economic game of chess amongst the elite, we, the working class, are the ponds of this game, always in the front lines and the first to get axed, all in the pursuit to protect the Queen - AKA the money it takes to achieve the American Dream.

What I see is a huge retaliation from big business, angry politicos upset with the new president's policy changes, and pissed-off lobbyist who got the boot so they can't pay their way into getting what they want out of politicians. This is the way it should be, no one should get the luxury of expensive gifts or huge amounts of money to use their power in the favor of big business. How are they representing the people who voted for them by passing policies for the highest bidder while their constituents are homeless and jobless? This isn't what our forefathers had in mind when they wrote the Constitution or the Declaration of Independence. The only people who have actually achieved the pursuit of happiness is that small portion of the population who has ALL the money. So can the rest of us have a little piece of the pot?

No. Greed has consumed our nation into debt, into worthless homes, failing businesses and the loss of jobs. First of all, our country has been in "debt" for decades! They've been borrowing money from Peter to pay Paul for a long time and who is left with money in their pockets? Not the working class, not the poor, I wonder? Secondly, who were the idiots who lent money to people to buy homes they couldn't afford? Thanks to those morons, Americans are losing their homes, property values have plummeted, yet, the Real Estate agents, the loan officers, the insurance companies, the appraisers, the home inspectors, and a whole bunch of other people got their money out of each loan and the homeowner is stuck with the bill and is the only person held accountable and responsible for paying it. All the while, the banks are in need of assistance from the government to rebound from the mess they created? Doesn't seem fair to me.

Third, businesses are failing and people are hopping on unemployment like crazy. Almost everyone is completely freaked out about our economic situation, we are afraid of losing our homes, living in fear of lay-offs, but what I want to know is: who is able to get a full night's sleep in all this havoc? All the fat cats! While the rest of us scurry about and try to get it together for the sake of our families, the fat cats use their money and power to show our president, the only one who seems to be looking out for us right now, who really runs this country.They control us by taking our jobs away, our only sense of security and our only means to support ourselves and our families. Who makes the decision to conduct lay-offs?The FAT cats, also known as: big business.They are using this crisis as an excuse to eliminate jobs and cut corners, making the people who still have their jobs work 10 times as hard for the same pay!

How do we get more jobs in America? Big businesses need tp STOP sending jobs overseas! Consider how many companies send work overseas to save money? Think of all the times you call a call center and you get someone in the Philippians, India, Ireland, etc. I know they need jobs too, but charity starts at home! One way to change this is to BUY AMERICAN MADE and locally grown products. Another would be to boycott companies that have call centers out of the country. Why pay for an American product or service that was made in another country OR routed overseas when you need technical assistance? You see, AMERICANS ARE THE SLEEPING GIANT, its the little people that run this country, when we unite, those fat cats fear us!

Personally, I support President Obama 100% because he is cleaning house by placing lobbying restrictions, his first piece of legislation was in support of EQUAL pay for women, and he got rid of merchandise sold in the White House gift shop that was made in China... what a week! Americans need to be a little selfish and support each other through this hardship, once we handle our own business, we can go back to helping everyone else around the world! Don't be afraid to spend money, every time I go shopping, I know I'm going to go boost our economy. Now I have to read the labels more carefully to be sure I purchase mostly American made products. Don't let big businesses bully us and have faith that we will get through this.