Obama, High Gas Prices = Tough Love, What We Need  

Schwartz View:    I can’t and wouldn’t want to argue with those that say Republicans are better for the stock market (in spite of the recent record, with the stock market booming during the Clinton presidency and being, let’s say, less than inspiring during the Bush years).  But as I see it there’s more to growing the economy than the immediate response by the stock market.  We need to bring some fairness back to all America and all Americans once more.  In other words more democracy or the equitable distribution of America’s bounty and equitable representation of all, and a little less “capitalism unfettered” as even Senator McCain calls it.  A fairer balance in the long run will prove better for our economy than forever cutting taxes, piling up more debt and just producing whatever sells, like SUVs.  We need to change our entrenched overspending habit which is just eating away at our built up wealth from years long past when we produced and saved.  When we do these things then the greenback will start to improve and our deficits will shrink.   What better for the stock market than an America again as a productive member of today’s global community?  So I’m all for change and having it come as soon as possible.  It’s the same tough love medicine that I think is needed to solve our dependence on dirty oil and coal.  We need continued high gasoline prices now to allow capitalism to work its wonders over time.  As long as crude oil stays way up in price, it’s causing tons of money to go into finding alternative,better and clearner nergy sources.  That’s capitalism at work, right?  As whoever finds the way out of us depending on our enemies for energy while we pollute the planet will get rich many, many times over.   Go Capitalism.  And Go Tough Love!