Everything is crashing recently

In the light of another plane crash, the economy, and hundreds of companies asking for a bailout from our new administration, I was incredibly tempted to talk about more negatives and critiquing some CEO's or something. But then I remembered the Obama campaign slogan.

Hope. 

Besides being an incredibly cheesy endorsement, it is an important capacity we need to keep going. This economy won't fix itself without people buying things.

We need the hope to purchase, we need the hope to take loans, start businesses, buy property, build houses, and generally spend money. 

Granted, this sounds like a broke college student is trying to justify his growing credit card debt, but it does make sense. The more money we spend, the more jobs we need to account for that spending. We need contractors and workers to build houses, realtors to sell property, and caterers to make and organize the open house celebration. 

Don't forget the farmers and brewers making the food and beverages for that party. One person spending money leads to partial justification for hundreds of jobs. The same goes for any company and industry. 

So spend money, spend it if droves. Be smart, but buy products. Eat out occasionally. Buy into commercialization of holidays. 

And for God's sake, don't forget to buy your Mardi Gras cards.