Why Wall Street Doesn't Intersect With Main Street

Have You Checked Your Map Lately?

If you did, you would notice that Wall Street doesn't actually intersect with Main Street. I know this might strike you as a strange observation, but it illustrates a greater point. The point is that there is an enormous gap between how Wall Street sees things as "good" and what the reality on Main Street, where most of us live, actually looks like.

So, what is the difference between a Bear and a Bull, and more importantly, why does it matter to you and me?

The "bull" thinks life is just peachy and that there is a great opportunity and future immediately ahead, and a "bear" thinks life is going to be rough in the coming days.

Personally, I am not sure what the immediate future holds for our economy, but in a recent article I mentioned that the writing is on the wall about some pretty serious issues to come.

I am talking about substantially higher taxes, low wages, inflation, a devalued currency, and a government that is no longer acting for the people and by the people. For if they were, the People's voice would be heard, and we would actually be solving the most pressing issues of our time instead of just talking about them.

These things most certainly need to be addressed. They don't need more speeches or for us to talk about them anymore. We have talked it to death. As far as I know, hot air hasn't actually solved any real pressing problems, except for making a balloon float or getting your hair to dry a little quicker.

I think the real reason the cherry blossoms show up a lot earlier these days, is not because of any impact of "so-called" Global Warming, but because of the huge amount of hot air in Washington, D.C. Just a theory of mine.

If we cannot address the most pressing issues of our time, then we must admit that we cannot depend upon the government to come to our aid when we retire. That places the ball squarely back in our court, just like it was for our parents. Like it or not, that's the way it is.

As the fundamental building blocks of our retirement system continue crumbling from abuse and neglect, it becomes more apparent that we must stand up on Main Street and take care of ourselves. We must support our local businesses, and communities. We must begin to pay back the money we have borrowed or face hardships like those that our grandparents and great-grandparents lived through. We are however, running out of time.

I am optimistic about the future, but my optimism is based on Americans coming to our senses. To be specific, I am talking about the debts owed by both the US government and the personal debt of it's citizens. Collectively and personally, we are leveraged to the hilt. Our country and most of us have a cash flow problem. We cannot begin to solve our problems without getting serious about debt.

As April 15th quickly looms ahead, most Americans are furiously trying to look for ways to pay less in taxes, but most will do nothing about the enormity of the impact interest expense has on their financial condition. The irony is that both are voluntary.


Although Main Street isn't connected with Wall Street, Main Street has a direct connection to the Road to Prosperity. Here are the directions on how to get there from where you are:

You must keep the money you earn, and the only way to do that is to stop giving it away to banks, credit card companies, and the government. We must stop robbing ourselves and our kids of our future.

I wish you luck on your journey to your future, and will look for you on the Road to Prosperity.

Master Your Debt, Master Your Destiny.