We are a hard-hearted people.

The fact that we have relatively high unemployment in the USA is the fault of all of us. Democrats and Republicans alike. Independents, too. You and I. Because we do nothing about it. We sit idly by. And accept it. When really, if we had the will, we could do something about it. We could put everybody back to work. By adopting jobs programs. If we all pitched in. We could afford it. All it would take is a cooperative effort. By the public and private sectors. Yes, where there's a will, there's a way. Let's face the truth. Collectively, we don't care enough. As a society. As a nation. We could solve all of our so-called problems. We could serve the common good. If only we wanted to. Instead, we are basically a society of selfish people. Everybody out for himself. Oh, there are exceptions to the rule. Individually, and even in organized groups, we try to help our fellow human beings. But overall, as a society, as a nation, we are selfish. Because we think too many people don't choose to help themselves. So we rationalize. That it's all right to be selfish. To be hard-hearted. --Jim Broede