A new American dream.

Seems to me that Barack Obama wants to fix the big problem. Not just patch it. The problem is the economy. It's on the verge of collapse. And all the Republicans would do is cut taxes. Everybody's taxes. And put a freeze on spending. And that's a sure way to wreck America. Oh, a few people would survive. The rich. The very rich. As for the rest of us, we'd just have to scrape for a living. But Obama is the smartest professor I've seen in a long time. He has a remarkable grasp of what needs be done. We've got to spend money like it's going out of style. Yes, fix the system. The entire system. Revitalize the economy by spending. By creating jobs. By creating programs that bring the basic necessities to everyone. In the process, the wealth of the nation has to be redistributed. So that there's a much smaller gap between the rich and the poor. Yes, the common good has to be served. Means some degree of democratic socialism. Mixed with the best, most humane parts of capitalism. We have to exorcise greed from the American soul. And make our wealth a collective sort of thing. Shared. With religious fervor. We must find ways to meet everyone's needs. No more billionaires. And fewer millionaires. No more people who horde the wealth. I see it now. Off on the distant horizon. A new American dream. --Jim Broede