Bailouts or Capitalism, People Are Lazy

I know that for many people, capitalism is a bad word. However, for better of for worse, one of the fundamental ideals in our society is that if you work hard, you will get rewarded for working hard. Now it seems that because it is getting a little hard out there, everybody wants a free buck.

First it started with greedy mortgage investment firms wanting a bailout because they made risky investments. When those investments went south, they wanted "mom and dad" to make everything better. I was against this from the beginning. However, I had no idea where it would lead to.

Now the Big 3 car makers want some money. Give me a break. You make a product that can't be sold for more than it takes to make it, and you want the taxpayer to give you money so you can keep doing it? AHHHH!!! This is soooo frustrating. Let them go into bankruptcy. Then, if/when they emerge from bankruptcy, they will be able to better compete because of reorganization.

Bottom line, we need to allow capitalism to work. You can't say we live in a capitalist society, then bailout companies that can't survive for whatever reason. There is a reason that communist and socialist societies tend to fail at some point. At some point, people realize that they can receive the same amount from society if they do nothing as they do when they work really hard. There is NO incentive to working hard if there is reward tied to hard work. By and large, most people would rather slack off than work 60-80 hours a week.