Nothing is simple.
I agree that many people made poor choices knowing that they were poor choices. They believed what they wanted to believe; even though they really knew that they couldn't afford the house,car,etc. I understand the anger of those who did the "right" thing and lived within their means and now are expected to bail out the irresponsible ones. I share that anger.
On the other hand, there are folks who "tried" to make the right choices. They bought a home which was within their means, ASSUMING that the job they had worked hard at for 20 years would still be there or the health insurance they paid for would cover the catastrophic illness. These were not unreasonable or irresponsible assumptions There is no doubt in my mind that many of these good, reasonable people are now in dire straits through no fault of their own. There but for the....
The problem is, in our present situation are we mostly bailing out the good guys who are our hardworking neighbors or are we bailing out the bums? If we knew the answers it might make the discussion of what should the country (we) do now a little clearer.
Anger at injustice is always justified and can spur us on to better things. Anger at everything just blinds us to what we need to do and distorts our better selves.
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