Monday

A Glimmer of Light

The United States economy has been in a discouraging state for quite some time now. The stock market has fluctuated at frightening levels, the the housing market has lost a great deal of its value along with the value of a dollar, and the optimism and hope of American citizens have fallen dramatically. 
As a college student, I have been keeping a close eye on the job market. More and more companies are shutting down and more and more people have been losing their jobs. The rate at which this was happening was occurring at a ridiculously fast pace. Recently, on the BBV , however, an article was posted stating that the rate at which job loss was occurring was slowing. Perhaps this proves to be a glimmer of hope. 
For quite some time now, US citizens have heard former President Bush and newly elected President Obama about their plans to begin economic restoration in the United States. Unfortunately, there is not one single plan that will satisfy every citizen of the United States. Whatever decisions are made will somehow effect at least one group of people negatively and others positively. 
Another economic issue is of health care. Obama is currently working with health companies to cut costs in order to make health care more affordable. As a result, industry groups hope to save up to 2 trillion dollars on health care. This is essentially the route that we all need to take at this point. Companies as well as individual citizens need to do what they can to conserve energy and save money in order to stabilize the economy. 
I personally am so happy that businesses and the American people as a whole are becoming more optimistic. In a third article, the current signs of the economy beginning to improve and expand have made many people very optimistic. 
The truth of the matter is, however, that the damage that has been done so far cannot possibly be restored over night. It is a relief though, to know that people used to have no faith in the possibility of restoration, and that attitude is beginning to change. 

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