Do we need a rock star, someone with a great smile, a motivational speaker or someone with just exceptional skills, in-depth knowledge and fortitude to do what it takes to turn it around? Well, the people answered that.
I sure don’t wish the awesome responsibilities that our elected officials have so willing walked the City streets to be elected for, being our rock star in the worst economy that I can remember. Efficient campaigns are one thing but can these people be efficient in their jobs? There has to be some sort of arrogance in all of this. These are the same people who have been in charge—different capacities but in charge nevertheless. Can you even imagine it? Give me some Prozac. What will it take to turn our economy around? There aren’t enough jails to house the culprits. We’ve given a $700 billion dollar bailout to the mortgage industry and nothing has happened. The market went down after the Presidential election. We have all been used and abused like your kid’s rag doll.
Right now we have 19 banks that have failed. Our housing market continues to fall and anyone buying now will suffer losses immediately over the next several years as prices fall into line with tighter lending and stagnant salaries. Unemployment is at its highest in 14 years and corporations continue to outsource jobs. Life savings are disappearing. A loaf of bread is 3 bucks. Consumer spending is at a 30 year low. And here in Lake Worth, rentals for dilapidated shacks are at $1,000 a month and we are losing our entire City through a 3 to 2 vote to whomever wants it or can give us $1 a year or just place it on the ballot…everyone knows that people usually vote “yes.”
How will our City Commission handle it all? Will we have a continued policy of giving away our city rather than tackling the problems head-on and stopping the waste?
Is everyone on the Commission and the next Commissioner in District 4 ready for the challenge and have sound solutions or was this just all about an efficient campaign, being a rock star and a good talker just to win the prize?
Awesome, isn’t it?
