I have been watching the news recently concerning the stimulus package.  I really do not understand what Washington is up to.  I have not figured out exactly what giving $50 million to the National Endowment of the Arts or $150 million to stop teenage pregnancy in Somalia has to do with stimulating the economy.

If our Government was as serious about stimulating the economy, it would be very easy – you would help housing first.  Housing is what got us into this problem and housing is what is going to get us out of this problem. 

There are a couple of pretty simple things that Congress could do.  First, they could subsidize mortgage rates to an all time low which would motivate people to purchase homes.  They could also give a tax credit to anyone who purchases a primary home.  They could give a tax cut to everyone – that goes a lot further than the pork that I have seen in this bill.

I do not mean to by political in this blog, I’m just stating the facts.  The fact is, housing needs help probably more than the National Endowment for Arts needs help.  Even though preventing teenage pregnancy in Somalia is a very noble thing, I do not know if we are going to be able to accomplish that.  It seems to me that the money goes into the hands of the local leaders and never gets to the root of the problem.

Please call your Congressman or Senator and tell them the way to solve the National Crisis is to solve the housing problem.