On the evening of March 12, 2009, a deal was struck. Americans looked on. After a week of on air battles, opponents who had earlier been seen on separate stations, Jon Stewart of the Daily Show and Jim Cramer of Mad Money met face-to-face. Bombarded with video clips financier Cramer was forced to face his past. Much was revealed. An arduous conversation ensued. Confronted with his own contradictory claims, Mister Cramer promised to transform himself. Ultimately, Comedian, Jon Stewart and the self-identified "personal guide through the confusing jungle of investing" Jim Cramer shook hands.
As I watched the rant of CNBC analyst Rick Santelli concerning the proposed housing bailout of the Obama administration I couldn't help but think is this where we have evolved to as a country? Where our chief concern is what's in it for me. Have we gotten to the place where we are taking our moral cues from the same greedy, profit at all cost mentality that got us into this mess? According to this crowd it is now immoral to help those who have become unemployed, sick, or homeless because they have had the misfortune of working for a company that had lay-offs and didn't have golden parachutes. Because these people are still fortunate enough to be employed and have homes then the rest of the world be damned?
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