Your 100 Days
- Posted by Brendan Francis Newnam
- on April 29, 2009 2:38 PM
If you peeked at the news today, you probably have a good idea about what’s happened in Washington D.C. over the past 100 days, but what about outside the Beltway? A few days ago we asked members of the network how their past 100 days went.
None of the current administration’s policy changes have changed in my life in the last 100 days. I bought my house too early to enjoy the tax credit, I make too much money for my daughter to take advantage of student financial aid, I don’t make enough money to see my taxes raised, and despite all of the rhetoric about “Bringing home the troops” I still face the possibility of deployment to the Middle East.
Dean Cox from Oak Harbor, WA,
I celebrated Obama’s inauguration, experienced my mother’s death, got a new job. The inauguration was inspiring, if only because of the vast hordes of people on the D.C. mall. The death was rather traumatic and sad, though my mother was 84 and really ready to go, and the job is a welcome relief, especially in these times when it is so hard for many unemployed people to find new ones.
Anne, Brookline, MA
My life has changed for the worse. I do appreciate all of the things that the Obama administration is trying to do, but much of it does not seem to be ‘strong’ enough. I have been trying to refinance my home since last year. They actually told me to “call back after I’ve missed a payment”!! Amazingly, my community (the New Orleans area) is one of the very few which is weathering this recession.
Darlene, Covington LA
I expect my work life to get a little more complicated and busy since I do information security risk analysis (in government health care and transportation) and especially in some of the new health care initiatives, there’s apt to be more compliance regulation. We’re seeing glimmers of hope especially with Green Energy construction projects. Sounds like a number of jobs here.
Jerral Sapienza, Eugene, OR
I am very concerned with the encroachment of the government on our companies. I am especially disappointed that the “root cause” of the collapse of the mortgage industry can easily be traced to the government, and politically influential organizations, putting pressure on banks to make loans that had no sound business justification to support them. I am now very worried about the effect of inflation on my fixed income pension.
Arthur Naujock, Livonia MI
I am a freelancer and some events that I’ve done every year for some time now have been cancelled, so I’m feeling the effects of the downturn. Although I’m feeling like I’m not on a very firm footing financially, I am feeling optimistic because of the way Obama is conducting his presidency.
Jim McCurdy , Long Beach CA
What about you? How, if at all, has your life changed in the last 100 days?
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