September 11, 2001
This is a little late in the year, but a friend had asked me to recap what my worst moments were in the last decade. I do believe this was a corporate interview question, so I decided to leave out the banking crisis. My worst moments of the last decade by far were 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and the Gulf oil spill; having these happen when they did at the age I was, has made such an impact on me, both devastating and disappointing. Of course it didn’t just stop there, oh no, the Bush presidency. W. gave $1.35 trillion dollars in tax cuts to the wealthiest of the land, while being involved with two wars, along with increased national defense, domestic and foreign spending. Our deficit rose; which in conjunction with the housing, mortgage, and oil crisis; led to the largest post WWII recession in history. Which led to billions of dollars in economic stimulus in the name of rebate checks, that did not stimulate the economy, and job growth remained stagnate. Besides the above stated, my other worst moments of the decade had to be the racism and violent political rhetoric attached to one of the most historic presidencies in history when it went into effect. Another would be the UNLEASHING of a former vice presidential candidate monstrosity that kills caribou for political gain.
A positive aspect more recently has been the attention to wildlife and the environment that is all too well overdue and deserved. Alternative energy, science research and healthcare breakthroughs are allowed to be perused again. The negative impacts on the country have allowed Americans to have a different perspective and approach to life, to discover the simplicities of life that have been lost for at least 50 years, all the while advancing to our most technical age yet. People are tweeting, texting, constantly in front of their touch screens all while learning the frugal ways of just eating potatoes and pasta for dinner to budget more efficiently and making homemade crafts of burlap and twine. Leading to a “green revolution” while continuing a technological evolution… for eternity hopefully.
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