20 things I've learned during the recession

1. When the economy is crumbling, hire somebody that has experience balancing a budget. 2. Never take free money. Its never free. 3. Freedom is fleeting lately. 4. 2 party systems are for chumps. 5. Getting a job just to have the business go under 2 months later sucks. 6. Credit cards are a nice bandage. 7. I own a part of a lot of banks, car companies, and mortgaging firms but I don't get any say when I want to sell them. 8. The government is not in the business of running businesses. 9. The government secretly is in the business of running businesses. 10. Look at what the other hand is doing, always! 11. Socialism is scary. 12. Nepotism is rampant. (lawyers giving lawyers jobs) 13. People are kind. 14. Empathy breaks housing markets. 15. Latina's have better judgement than all White men. Period! 16. We don't have the best firefighters managing firefighting because of affirmative action. (thank you empathy. see 14) 17. I'm never moving to California. 18. Your XBOX 360 will kill your job search. 19. Democrats didn't know what "change" really meant. 20. Theater is a dumb degree to have when trying to get a job.