Let's all pitch in.

I think we all should bail out our nation. Each and everyone of us. Let's all do a little bit extra for the next year or two or three. To right the ship, so to speak. By agreeing to pay more taxes. By volunteering to do something for the common good. Some kind of public service. Let's pretend we are at war. In terms of raising money and pitching in. Of course, it's not a war. But it's a battle for survival of our nation. To make it a stronger nation. To me, this is more patriotic than going to war. In fact, it might be nice to take the bulk of our defense budget, and put it to use fixing our infrastructure and putting people back to work. I'd even like to see big corporations create jobs by siphoning off their profits. To actually go a year or two without paying dividends. Instead, plowing that money into doing something decent for America. And the banks could pitch in, too. By helping people and small business with low-interest loans. Yes, let's help each other out of this mess. --Jim Broede