Musings...
Is it finally here?.... For such a long time, more than 20 years, I've believed our economy would collapse, and it is doing so. But the real collapse isn't here yet. Not as long as we have a printing press that will turn out dollars on demand to a waiting populace and the rest of the world that's riding economically on our shoulders, all who do little to nothing to earn them. And of course as long as the dollar has a shred of respect.
No one ever asks, "Where does Uncle Sam get all that cash that magically appears every time we hit a bump in the road"? Whoever believes it's from taxes is a moron. While we're burdoned with far more taxes than we can pay, our Government is spending way over annually than what it takes in.
Who says we should be doing this? Not the people. No one has ever asked me if it's OK to hand it out. The people we elect goes to Washington and does what ever they damned well please, even though it's directly opposite what they may have indicated they were going to do, and we let them do it, then send them back to do some more.
Our pockets have never been deep enough to be everything to everybody. The idea that we should foot the bill for those who don't want to work is asinine. But we have grabbed on to the idea that welfare is OK. We don't call it that anymore. Instead we call it disability, grants, medicare, medicaid, and yes, even social security and a thousand other Government 'gimme's'. We all look at the menu of availability and hitch up and retain respectability with our neighbors. What's even stranger is that a very high percentage of those who recieve don't vote, most by choice. Those who do vote fall prey to the wiles of the politician who are only in the business of distributing every thing they can get their hands on forgetting their responsibility towards our country and its future.
Yep, we're in a bad way. Far worse than we realize. But the real collapse ain't here yet..... but it's coming. Probably when the Governments' check for the electricity to run the printing presses with bounces.
There are those who have a pet blame for every thing, but it's really us to blame. That's why we can't fix it......................
No one ever asks, "Where does Uncle Sam get all that cash that magically appears every time we hit a bump in the road"? Whoever believes it's from taxes is a moron. While we're burdoned with far more taxes than we can pay, our Government is spending way over annually than what it takes in.
Who says we should be doing this? Not the people. No one has ever asked me if it's OK to hand it out. The people we elect goes to Washington and does what ever they damned well please, even though it's directly opposite what they may have indicated they were going to do, and we let them do it, then send them back to do some more.
Our pockets have never been deep enough to be everything to everybody. The idea that we should foot the bill for those who don't want to work is asinine. But we have grabbed on to the idea that welfare is OK. We don't call it that anymore. Instead we call it disability, grants, medicare, medicaid, and yes, even social security and a thousand other Government 'gimme's'. We all look at the menu of availability and hitch up and retain respectability with our neighbors. What's even stranger is that a very high percentage of those who recieve don't vote, most by choice. Those who do vote fall prey to the wiles of the politician who are only in the business of distributing every thing they can get their hands on forgetting their responsibility towards our country and its future.
Yep, we're in a bad way. Far worse than we realize. But the real collapse ain't here yet..... but it's coming. Probably when the Governments' check for the electricity to run the printing presses with bounces.
There are those who have a pet blame for every thing, but it's really us to blame. That's why we can't fix it......................
posted by Bo at 7:23 AM
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