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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 1072561, member: 19065&quot;]Those questions are the kind of things the respective sides of these debates, declaring which way to go, have no long term answers for us before taking the plunge. Each side seems to find it&#039;s own perspective as being the solution that would implement an automatic fix to the problem <i>of the moment</i> if only everyone would institute one plan or other. I rarely see evidence from any approach convincing us that any system can be maintained for the long term. There is scant proof of feasibility through the din of those trying to warn everyone about what could happen if no one heeds a particular warning to warrant such bold moves. No one seems to offer any options should a particular course of action take unexpected turns in the future or even what to do if we just return to the same point we are mired in now.</p><p><br /></p><p>An incoming Republican Congress-person interviewed yesterday said something to the effect that if they can&#039;t do the job they won their election to do they&#039;ll just go home next year because the people will send them home. That&#039;s it? One idea? Nothing more? No further struggle or compromise and creativity to make their idea work as they go about their mission should it not be waterproof? Fixing huge social and financial issues cannot be accomplished by brainstorming ideas then attempting to enact them by trial and error. While there are no certainties and there are so many factors that make it impossible to control a swift and solid fix to such problems, there really needs to be solid thinking, a concentrated effort, confidence and a goal beyond tomorrow.</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps this is why I tend to see this through a greater context, that <i>this</i> change is just another part of a greater cycle. The best thing isn&#039;t necessarily to try to &#039;fix it&#039; for the time being, for this or that generation, but rather to learn to swim with it and know how best to negotiate each turn your find yourself in this cycle. Anything else seems artificial and prone to failure.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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