In the Oct. 13th Newsweek, there was a sidebar discussing the difference between "Wall Street" and "Main Street" and why animosity is being portrayed between the two. I think its a very good question. The author, Devin Gordon, wondered why the two could not coexist harmoniously, and why Americans would not want an equal presence from both. It seems to me that it is necessary for the two to work together, not be separate concepts for the candidates to throw in each others faces, depending on which would better fit their bill that day. We all have the images of the cookie-cutter Wall Street banker, but "we all" refers to the common people, the "Main Street" people who invest just as avidly as the businesses and individuals they're apparently opposing. It seems to me that the "Wall Street"/"Main Street" feud is simply a concept that each candidate can tout their support for. It is all interlinked, and should be seen as so. After all, the economy effects each and every one of us, if not directly, then it will surely trickle down as our economy's downward spiral continues. Why not put the supposed animosity aside and focus on what is going to be best for all people, no matter which street they live on?
Labels: economy, Main Street, Wall Street