Afraid to watch the news?

I turned on FOX news today (we don't watch anything else they are too biased) and the first three stories were all under the "breaking news" headline. The first one was the flooding/freezing temps in N. Dakota, the second was the unprecedented blizzard in the midwest, and the third was the attempt at socialism that some congressman think will save our world. It frustrates me to think that Americans are so ass backward that they don't even realize how we got in this mess. A poll said today that 30% of Americans think the salaries of movie stars and sports figures should be limited to 1 million dollars a year. Can you believe that? Do we really think capping someones salary is the answer? I do think capping salaries for execs that have taken bail out money is appropriate, but the problem isn't the movie star or the sports figure. It is the crazy people that spend a ridiculous amount of money buying, going to see, auctioning off all of the stuff that pays the salary. Where do you think they get the money to pay these people? From us! The reason we are in this mess is good old fashioned GREED! "I want a house I can't afford but I can get the loan so I'm going to do it anyway", then your house ends up not being worth what you paid for it! This country allows anyone to do and be and make anything they put their heart, mind, and education towards. Unfortunately, human nature doesn't keep things in balance and greed, not ever having enough, needing a bigger house, etc.. gets the best of us and here we are. The economy can't withstand a bazillion greedy people all living in the same country doing nothing for anyone other than themself and throwing money at sports figures, and movie stars and getting loans for things they can't afford. The American dream used to be owning a home, owning a car, raising a family. Now it is. whoever has the biggest house and most expensive car wins. When I see people like the female, black talk show host (who shall remain nameless) that give 40 million to people of the same race in another country then have a white family on the next show with 6 kids living in a FEMA trailer that is in turn making them sick because they were manufactured with formaldahyde but can't, no let me rephrase that, WON'T give her $100,000 to buy a decent house for her family that is by the way, spending an average of 2 weeks a month in the doctors office, 3 kids are in nebulizers for breathing problems and one has cancer caused by the trailer. We are in serious need of an intervention in this country and electing a President with socialist values and a euphoric view of the world and its people isn't it. We have made our own mess and cannot blame George Bush or anyone else for it and turning to socialistic (government controlling absolutely everything out of fear and paranoia) is not what we need. Just going back to the basics of prayer, kindness, being a good steward over our money, taking care of our neighbors and treating them like we want to be treated, and living within our means is what we need. I hope it doesn' t take more Katrinas, or massive flooding, or horrible blizzards, earthquakes to get our attention.