Depression?... Recession?

Finally, as the theatrical smokescreen of the Presidential race is clearing, folks are starting to talk about the real issue at hand: the economy.We've been in a recession for a while now and, like a bad repair job, people have optimistically tried to patch it up. When David Walker, the comptroller for the US (the chief bean-counter, if you like), walked out after 10 years earlier in 2008, the 'you-know-what' should have hit the fan, but it didn't.Just like the classic movie, "The Wizard of Oz", the media machine deluged us with distractions, "Ignore the man behind the curtain..."I understand economies go up and down, but the writing has been clearly spray-painted on the wall in luminous paint for years. The recession, or the possible depression as many predict, doesn't depress me, it's the fact that people in power knew about it and do not appear to have done one positive thing to solve the problem. This is not a time to take a headache pill to simply dull the pain. If a meteor was headed for Los Angeles, would you really care who got in the White House?Whoever gets in, they are going to have one heck of a crater to fill. But I'm not depressed, not in the slightest. I'm actually very happy and feel very fortunate. For once, I'm part of the solution. Thanks to the work of Steve Bolles and my active part in his company, Merchants Barter Exchange (MBE), we offer an economic liferaft to certain business owners. Just like Noah's Ark, we can't save everybody, but we can help those smart enough to hop aboard.MBE is a company that's time has come, and is experiencing accellerated growth because they are a barter company that works. Savvy entrepreneurs are also hopping aboard through the MBE Licensing Plan, helping to safeguard their local business economies.Barter may not be able to solve all the problems facing us today, but as the oldest and most proven form of commerce, just like the Ark, it may help us ride out this recession.Thank you for reading, and God bless.