Screw Austerity, I have a new theme song

by Daniel Becker

Being that we're about to experience austerity because we are convinced we can't spend money properly such that we actually end up with more after rather than less ...  which is very depressing to me and defeatist in presentation, I present my new theme song:  That's how it goes.

I just find it fascinating that we will accept the argument that government needs to run as we run our own houses and thus need to not spend more than we have, blah, blah, blah yet we seem not willing to apply the concept that we apply daily in our own household to get ourselves an education, a house, our own business, improvement to our property and self.  We do this all the time because we understand it is building our wealth, and we do it even though we can't print our own dollars like the government can.  (Yeah, we're not Greece in that way.)

Really, just listen to both sides presenting the austerity program arguments.  Can't you hear how disjointed the reasoning is?  Can't you hear how selective they are in presenting examples of proof of their argument which is resulting is a totally disjointed line of reasoning.  Ask one question you are told we need to save to prosper.  Ask another question you are told we need to spend less just like you, to prosper.  Ask a third question and you are told we have no money, just like you.  Ask a forth question and we're told the economy is growing (more money produced) NOT LIKE YOU.  Ask a fifth question and we are told to better yourself, NOT LIKE WE THE PEOPLE.  Ask a sixth question and we are told to get an education, NOT LIKE WE THE PEOPLE.  Ask a seventh question and we are told to...(fill in your own).

My favorite verses of the song and why it is my new theme song: