From the LI White House forum, Prayer Group

Heavenly Father. Please hear our prayers.
We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs from under Thy table.
But Thou art the same Lord whose policy is always to have mercy. Have Mercy on us, Oh Lord, for we are sorely troubled and deeply afraid.

We do not know the world as You see it; nor America; nor even ourselves. We do not know our hearts, our souls, even our minds, as You see them.

We cannot pretend our understanding of the world around us is adequate to the tasks before us. Without Your guidance and help, the world we deal with is beyond even the greatest of us.

 We know that all the peoples of the world are Your Children. We beseech You, Heavenly Father, to help us find courage in the words of Your Son, Jesus Christ, to always remember that.

We seek, and strive, and stumble. more than anything else, Oh Lord, we seek to follow the teachings and examples of Your Son, Jesus Christ, and are always wanting.

There are a few things that we see. Although we understand Your vision is much broader, we can only ask for those things we can understand.

Heavenly Father, guide us by Your Grace and Mercy, that we may find common ground with each other- within our country, and with all of Your Children.

There are too many who seek to find only fear and hatred, division and discontent. They seek power more than love. Do not turn Your eyes from them, Heavenly Father. They are not that different from any one of us.

Come to them, Oh Lord, and take the scales away; take the motes and the logs from their eyes, -- and ours.
If any of us can be the instrument of peace, let us find the modesty and humility to serve you.

Let us all find mercy in each other. Let us find the courage to be gentle with our neighbors, whether avowed friend or avowed enemy, or whatever. For as we are gentle with them, they may be gentle with us; and we may both find redemption in the example and teachings of Jesus Christ.

 And especially find our besieged President, Barack Obama, in these difficult and confusing times. Grant him wisdom and courage, Heavenly Father, that he may lead our great nation into the future. Heavenly Father,
grant him a voice that he may convey the joy of Your wisdom to all Americans.

These things we ask, Heavenly Father, in the name of Your Son, Jesus Christ, Our Lord. These few things are what we see, Heavenly Father. We know that Your Vision is much greater. We must trust in You, and Jesus
Christ, Your Son.

 As always, Heavenly Father, we place ourselves in Your Hands. As always, we know that Your policy is always to have mercy. Have mercy on us, Heavenly Father, for we are oppressed and angered with each other. We greet each other not in peace and courage, but in rancor and fear.
With each word, we know we are wrong. But we are afraid and lonely. Take us where You will, Heavenly Father, and we will find the Faith to follow. We will find the courage.

We place ourselves in Your Hands. In this we pray, in the name of Jesus Christ, Our Lord.

Amen

Small is better

Why would giving the government more money even anything out? 
If the "have nots" are not getting paid enough for some to consider it fair, giving more money to the government certainly does not help out the working middle class. Or does it?

Why would it not? For an economy to grow and prosper, the growth has to come from the lower levels of the population.

The philosophy of 'trickle down' economics has proven a failure backed by lies, damned lies, and statistics. Put more money in the hands of the wealthy and the GDP grows along with the deficit; the proportion of the economy controlled by the wealthy increases, and middle class disintegrates. If you only look at GDP, it's a success.
Before the GFC, the Reagan, Bush 41 and Bush 43 administrations accounted for about 2/3rd of the national debt.

Bush 43 nearly doubled the nominal amount again in his last days in office by signing away $650 billion in TARP funds, and committing the government to another $450 billion. Obama has not expended $450 billion of the TARP funds.