Jessup: You want answers?
Kaffee: I think I'm entitled to them.
Jessup: You want answers?
Kaffee: I want the truth!
Jessup: You can't handle the truth!
Scene from A Few Good Men, written by Aaron Sorkin
The context of that quote from A Few Good Men has nothing to do with the current economic problems facing the world but it perfectly captures why we are still struggling to recover from the financial crisis that gripped the world almost three years ago. Like Colonel Jessup, President Obama - and President Bush before him - believes he is doing what is necessary to protect us and that we are ingrates for questioning his methods. He and the other leaders of the world don't believe we can handle the truth about the causes of the crisis or the necessary steps required for real recovery. Rather than lead the world to a better future they waste our resources trying to maintain the illusion of the past.
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