Lambs Led to Slaughter

We were like lambs led to slaughter. We did what the experts told us to do and invested our money in 401ks, IRAs, and real estate. Meanwhile, the financial gurus were in the back room, smoking cigars and rolling the dice with our money, making billions and laughing all the way to their Swiss banks. They should be held accountable, but that isn't likely. We are asking our government officials to hold them accountable. If you were able to move the rug, you would find the officials that we want to hold them accountable are as almost as culpable as the financial wizards themselves. The damage is done and can't be undone. We can only move forward from here. The frustration is that we are doing it again. We may be baaing loudly, but we are still letting our shepherds tell us which direction to go. Meanwhile, they are throwing our children's and grand children's money at the wizards to keep them afloat in an attempt to either keep our economy from total collapse or to mask the arsenic as oats. Why? Because we are a world economy and the implications of economics and how the behemoths relate to our daily survival is far too complicated for us laymen to understand? Even though we instinctively know that our shepherds are leading our descendants to slaughter, we HAVE to let them do it because we are too ignorant to know what to do? The AIGs are history. Let the other behemoths pick up the rubble of the bankrupt companies or let them die their natural and deserved death. Take the same Band aide money and put it towards infrastructure which has long term benefits and creates JOBS. Put it towards research and development of green resources that have a long term effect of saving our planet and creating JOBS. Mom and Dad lost their retirement. It's gone. Little Joe can't help Mom and Dad or himself because he can't find a JOB. Little Joe isn't going to buy a new car, new furniture, new clothes, new house, go to a restaurant, or save and invest because he can't find a JOB. Simplistic? Maybe, but sure makes a lot more sense than throwing billions down the dark hole of failing financial markets.