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|07-12-2011|

The American Dilemma:

     We're at a point in time when we are damned if we do, damned if we don't.  Our economy is on the brink of failure, and that is no exaggeration:  economists are warning us (even liberal-progressive economists!), and the history of past countries with similar economic woes give us hindsight of what is to come.

     But do our elected elite listen, or more importantly, comprehend?  No.  At least not the majority of our rulers.

     Here's the dilemma:  the few politicians acknowledging the proper methods to recovery (survival) are not enough to get the ball moving.  Most politicians are worried about being re-elected, and most important of all, the legacy they leave behind.

     This is why few politicians are really trying to solve our economic woes:  because the real solutions with the best chance of saving us will hurt everyone in their pocketbooks, and that means political suicide for whoever supports such a plan!

     The legacy left behind for these politicians will be a negative one to say the least, thanks to the liberal media and ignorant citizenry.  Most likely, they will be in office for one-term, or even face recall.

     No, our elected rulers will derail the subject and attempt a “solution” that only gains them future votes, but does nothing to help our flailing, dieing economy.

     What the U.S. needs is a complete overhaul in the purist, simplest sense; not just in the way Congress spends and budgets, but in the way government acts in relation to the economy.

     The best way to reduce debt is to simply cut spending, across the board, in relation to the revenue coming in, without singling out winners and losers.  We must not target only the rich, or only the middle-class, or only the poor:  we must all suffer for a period of time if we are to survive.  We are in this together!

     Congress, the President, and even our Courts, must understand that this path we have paved for decades and decades was the result of big-government, too much bureaucracy, heavy economic regulations, the welfare state, the military-industrial complex, greed and corruption, etc.   All of these resulted in our current problem.

     But what do we do?  The most common practice is to use a “solution” which has already been tried before, but failed.  

(I guess governmental/bureaucratic logic is:  try 1,000 times and use the exact same method ("solution") again and again!)

     We have tried pumping money into our economy via “bailouts” for decades now, that only increased our inflation.  We tried to artificially lower interest rates and lower the qualifying standards for loans numerous times, that caused various “bubbles” and a private & public debt that may never be paid off.  We tried increasing taxes throughout the past 80 years to pay off government debt, that only caused government to receive less tax revenue because people spent less in the economy.  We tried more welfare, subsidies, and grants to the rich and poor alike, but only saw a rise in laziness (dependence upon handouts), corruption, greed, graft, and the theft of taxpayer's money.   We gave the education bureaucracies and schools more money to increase students' grades and graduation rates, but we saw no change in the trend.  We gave more funding, equipment, and manpower to the Border Patrol and I.C.E., however the waves of illegal immigrants roll on without a break.  We tried to regulate the economy so as to prevent corruption and greed, but these regulations only stifled the honest business, while the dishonest continued on their merry way by breaking the law, using loopholes, bribes, and the “good 'ole boy” system.  The failures are endless...

     If we use the failed solutions of the past as an attempt to solve our current problems, we can only expect more flops and duds.  How about some REAL change for once?

     Why not reduce everyone's government benefits, subsidies, welfare, and overall governmental dependence:  from medicare to medicaid;  social security must be reformed (S.S. money should be used for only S.S. recipients, Congress and President should not be able to spend a dime for anything else with that money!);  welfare reduction (from food stamps to section 8 housing to unemployment to corporate handouts);  military spending must be cut too for now (specifically advanced and experimental research, only the essential should be funded until we get on our feet);  government grants, subsidies, and loans need to be reduced and more restricted to only qualified individuals and organizations (this includes college government grants & loans, private grants and loans will remain unaffected);  lower taxes so people have more money in their pockets to spend more, create more businesses, hire and promote more employees, this in turn means more revenue for the government due to an increased flow of tax monies;  allow interest rates to raise and lower on their own (get the Federal Reserve and federal banking regulations out of the picture for good!), this prevents people from getting a loan during bad times when they cannot afford to pay it back (even when inept regulations would otherwise permit it).

     We simply cannot continue on this path by choosing one or two areas to cut, by choosing a losing side and winning side.  We must take a broad, sweeping approach to this, because the problem is itself broad and sweeping.

     There are certainly more common-sense resolutions that I've left out, but last but not least: reduce government wages and benefits (this includes elected officials, appointed, and government workers), and slowly abolish many of the tax-dollar-wasting bureaucracies over time; starting at the federal level and moving to the state, then onto the county and city (i.e. Federal  Department of Energy, Education, Homeland Security, Health & Human Services, Environmental Protection Agency, etc. etc.).  The average wage for these individuals tops well above the national average of private sector employees.  Plus, most public officials receive pensions and retirement packages (something most of us peasants will never have).  They must suffer, equally, right along with us.

     Everyone reading this will be impacted in some way (including me).  It's human nature to reject any proposal that causes self-inflicted pain, but this route is better than our government targeting only a minority of our population for something we are all responsible for.  (Let's not forget that the minority will be selected for political expediency, not because they are the only ones to blame or because it's a real solution!)

     The point to keep in mind is that these things must be done, not out of anger or class-warfare, but because everyone is in this together; rich and poor, old and young, all colors under the sun; and everyone must take this blow if our country is to survive.  It will be tough for everyone, but to solve this mess, it requires everyone to give some.

     I feel sorry for any person holding office that actually performs and supports these necessary tasks.  They will be met with scorn from their (traitorous) peers in office, the liberal media will shame them for something that must be done, and unfortunately, most of the American public will believe the lies and remain in ignorance.  Good luck to these brave martyrs and sacrificial lambs.  Nonetheless, you have our support.

|05-14-2011|

     Debates over important subjects, often controversial, cannot occur in the U.S., nor anywhere else in the world for now.

     When such a topic is brought up, petty attacks and rebuttals, which usually have nothing to do with the arguments themselves, stifle any such debate. This is “political correctness”.

     Any debate upon religion, race, gender, equality, minority rights', etc. only result in one side being accused of bigotry.

     Bigotry, discrimination, hatred, etc. certainly exist, but must we prohibit all speech on various topics BECAUSE of it? Which side prevails in the end? What are the benefits of not having such communication?

     These actions were not the intention of our First Amendment, and it certainly does not benefit a society. Inhibiting such discussion creates ignorance, and ignorance will only force us to repeat our mistakes in the future.

     In fact, it's better for a vigorous debate on such topics like racism, sexual discrimination, global warming, gun-rights, theory of evolution, and such; but in this world, no such serious debate occurs because one side is already defined as being "wrong", "bigoted", "stupid", etc. before the debate even occurs!

     How unscientific, uneducated and immature the United States, United Nations, European Union, et. al. have become! We have degenerated into nothing but a trivial, argumentative society that cares only for the frivolous!

     Why can’t a serious discussion of women's wages versus men's wages be discussed without it boiling down to “sexual discrimination”? Why can't we discuss the differences of minority income versus white (oops, I mean "Caucasian") income without "racism" flaring up?  Shouldn't we discuss how gun-bans negatively effect low-income families, particularly minorities, dramatically more so than middle-class and upper-class individuals? Why does "global warming" legislation keep the poor from ever moving up and out of their lower socio-economic status?

     No, these issues, along with hundreds of others, will never be seriously discussed.

     We live in world of lies where "honest debate" is only allowed to a certain extent, not just by government but by society too; and even then, it's not so honest nor open...

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     Often, I make the mistake of writing complaints, but without any suggestions or solutions.  My recommendation for the subject above:  do not tolerate political correctness, nor stand idly by.  Voice your opinion!  You will certainly face opposition, and you will at one time or another be wrong (you are human after all), but learn from your errors and spread your knowledge.  There will be times when good words fall on deaf ears, but that never means we surrender or quit the good fight.

 
|05-13-2011|