I've heard many reasons why the stimulus is a bad idea. Concerns about paying for it and our children's future suffering because of it should not be swept under the rug. What I haven't heard are the opposing ideas, other than of course, precious tax cuts.

The financial crisis the world, not just us anymore, faces cannot be blamed on any one entity. Sure, some people may have gotten loans that they could not afford, and the lending institutions may have been under some pressure to give them because of CRA, but that is not, by far, the only cause of this situation. Frankly, I'm sick of hearing about how irresponsible people borrowing too much money caused this because it shows a complete lack of depth when it comes to understanding a complex problem like the crisis. I'm also quite sick of hearing that the businesses that contributed to this crisis should not really be blamed because "they were just trying to make money", because that's what they do. No. We don't exornerate a kleptomaniac when they steal just because that is what they do, because that is their nature. We hold them accountable. I don't care if you're in business to make money. When the actions you take to make money directly hurt the economy and many people unreleated to your business, you've acted wrongly and need to be held accountable. Greed and Capitalism are not a get-out-blame-free card.

President Obama's answer to the crisis has been the stimulus, and reassuraning the fragile confidence of this country that we will pull through. The stimulus is absolutely flawed in some areas. Personally, I think it should have had more tax cuts. However, tax cuts alone are not the answer and almost never are. There needs to be more accountability for corporations. If you're a corporation acting responsibly, regulations should not be a problem for you. It's only when you want to undercut the system, to make money in any way possible regardless of effects, that regulations get to be a snag. I think it's universally naive to think that our system could work without government regulation. Greed is as much a part of humanity as breathing and it's not going away. The only solution left is to take actions to limit it's effect. Regulations are absolutely necessary to protect people that do not have the ability to protect themselves. That is what government is supposed to do. Stand up for the little guy.

So, Republicans and conservatives, what are your ideas on what to do about the crisis? Tax cuts, I know. What else? Do you have anything else besides the tired and disproven methods that you always fall back on, and that always seem to benefit the rich more than anyone else? The country is listening, we'd love to hear your ideas, instead of just your "no's" and obstructionism.