The article, "Government has to make choices families, businesses don’t" was written by Cindi Ross Scoppe for TheState.com. This article was written to show what could be done and what negative effects it will have to the ever-growing economy problem. The article is directed to those that are skeptical about the government and question why they just can't fix it and get it over with. The author is trying to show how difficult it is for the government to "just fix it." There is no easy way out, and whatever the government chooses as a panacea, there will definitely be negative side effects that follow it. And even though the author states that the government does not have the right to ignore the consequences their judgements make, they are there for the common good as a whole.
If the solution they choose benefits 85% of Americans, then it is good enough in my opinion. There is no easy way out of this and there will not be an all mighty decision that just gets everyone out of financial trouble. But then again, there were always people in financial trouble even before the economy went crazy. People need to stop ignoring reality.
