Just how SAFE is it?

Any firefighter or EMT will tell you that the worst thing to do in an emergency situation is panic. Whether it is the parent or a friend or even the victim himself, the guaranteed way to ensure a worse outcome is panic. I wish we could apply this to other facets of our lives. Sometimes we try to fix things that don't need being fixed and end up causing bigger problems then the ones we sought out to combat. This issue is really obsessed over in our society. We love it. We can't live without it. We thrive off of it. If you don't believe me, turn on prime time any night of the week. And before you run behind the barricade of blame that it is the networks' fault, they only give us what we want. But you turn it on and what do you see? Drama. Drama. Drama. People living ordinary lives with more drama then any self-respecting person could ever stand. And now that is 'reality' in our society. Normal problems that are blown way out of proportion and so the outcome is blown way out of proportion. I can't help but believe that this is seeping into the rest of our lives. I would be willing to submit that I know that it is.

Was there panic involved in trying to get our economy back on its feet? Was there some drama in how government (we as they are our representatives) fixed some of our economic problems?There was. One such outcome was the SAFE Act which instituted a federal licensing system and guidelines by which all mortgage licensees, schools, states, and other regulating bodies must abide. Yes, some states did need to regulate their licensees but many had to downgrade in order to be compliant with these new regulations. Others could were not prepared for such a change because of the substantial fees and costs. This goes without mentioning the fact that after this bill was compiled, passed, and assigned it was handed off to a non-governed third party that could address the issue as they wished. Not only were states obligated to pay an exorbitant amount of money to make changes and adjust to the SAFE Act, they had to give up their right and obligation to follow the demands of their citizens but had to submit to the demands of strangers who now wielded the shield and sword of federalism.

Time would tell that such a radical change was probably unnecessary, that it simply caused more panic and drama than it attempted to abolish. Many would even agree that the finger of blame was pointed in the wrong direction in this case. What can we learn from all of this? Any good EMT or fireman would tell you to relax. Breathe. Analyze the situation and look at the FACTS. Then make a decision. With that hopefully we can better combat the problems that will inevitably come.