The Economy, Whiners, and Michelle Obama

The economy is not as bad as the press and many citizens make it out to be. Sure, some people are hurting; that’s always the case. But most people just like to whine. We have gone from a WW II generation of winners to a self-absorbed generation of whiners. Here’s a news story from the Washington Post that proves my point. The economic data just doesn’t justify the gloomy mood. The data also shows that while more of our fellow citizens are whining about how bad things are, they’re still spending money like crazy. So much for reports of declining consumer confidence.

We’re turning into whiners. Michelle Obama is exhibit a: She and her husband make over a half a million dollars per year in combined salaries. Book royalties are rolling in on top of that, and they live in a $1.5 million home. They both have an Ivy League education, and her husband belongs to the most exclusive power club in America, the US Senate. So is she praising God and the United States of America for the blessings she enjoys? No. She churlishly crabs on about having to pay off those student loans. Does she expect someone else to pay them off for her?

We Americans are blessed to be so far removed from true third-world hardship and deprivation. Anyone who has seen such poverty up close knows what I’m talking about. Problem is, most people have not, so they have no sense of proportion when assessing their lives.

Such an attitude might be understandable from a laid off worker, but it’s downright absurd, and sickening, coming from an elite Ivy Leaguer.