What Trumps Prosperity — US
As in, we, the people. We do not need to do things right (that is for followers); We need to do the right thing! (that is for leaders).
It is not a secret — the government programs turn us into docile Voters, and Voters do not know what they are running towards when they take 69% of the budget as “Benefits;” And allow the government to do as they wish without protest.
At 65% of the government Budget, we have definitely a “Socialist” Government. Running real fast towards Communism (Slavery in the 21st Century).
Encyclopedia Britannica — Communism: “public ownership and communal control of at least the major means of production (e.g., mines, mills, and factories) and the natural resources of a society.”
The answer is — WE, the royal we, are running into a wall called the Debt.
SOCIALISM for now — There are strong indications our “Government” is going that way and beyond
Socialism, according to Encyclopedia Britannica, is a social and economic doctrine that calls for public rather than private ownership or control of property and natural resources. As far as the government is concerned, this is happening now. Read:
That article points out how the “government” AND “The Chinese” are today buying ranch land everywhere in the country. Why is OUR government owning ANY property? Why are we letting the Chinese buy Land close to espionage-sensitive sites? Why is OUR government allowing the Chinese to fly Spy balloons over our LAND?
Are We Socialists Yet?
Pew Research Center published two articles in 2019 that are consequential to where we may be going:
The partisan divide discussed in the first article shows that — “Most Republicans strongly reject ‘socialism; Democrats are much more positive, but less vehement.”
In the “noise” range (the middle) is where the “trend” lies. The trend — the people that are in a seesaw middle. On Socialism, the middle adds to 57%; on Capitalism, it adds to 63%. The figures are within the noise range for people who don’t know what they prefer.
The Malleable Middle
That may be true as “totals” go. However, the real story is in the people who “don’t know what they are.” Meaning they can go either way. These are the malleable crowd. People that will allow the government to do whatever they do. People who, if they consistently read articles written by partisans, can be convinced by all the lies they spread.
The government is certainly going the socialist way, as explained in the post “Slavery in the 21st Century.”
The “Democratic Socialists of America” — Their affirmation statement:
“Capitalism is a system designed by the owning class to exploit the rest of us for their own profit. We must replace it with democratic socialism, a system where ordinary people have a real voice in our workplaces, neighborhoods, and society.”
In other words — “The owning class” — The American socialists are rich; (the Lobby) are either rich people or rich corporations that own the government. they want to replace it with a government that answers to the “people.”
Ironically, this is exactly what our forefathers wanted and got with the “Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.”
Defining Terms:
How Are We Going to Solve Today’s Problem?
Our problem is two-fold.
The LOBBY —
We need to make lobbying unconstitutional. If we let the lobby own the candidates we elect — we are puppets. Today, they own the election process with the money they invest in candidates. Who is at fault? The Supreme Court of the United States allowed them to exist with many “vague” notions. Are they for sale?
Our Debt —
Do we have an input to where we are headed? Take responsibility for who we are and face the TRUTH:
We are a Pauper nation, living with borrowed money,
not knowing how to pay the debt we have incurred.
That is, are we, every one of us, taking ownership of “our” DEBT?
When nobody knows, “the government decides.” That is what they have been doing forever — AND, that is why we are where we are.
That is why we are in a soon-to-be 34 TRILLION DOLLAR hole.
How can we imagine this number?
Example 1: How many earth diameters do we have to drill to get a hole as deep as our debt, assuming 1" of the earth is equal to $1.00 dollar? The Earth’s Average Diameter is 7,026 miles. One Mile has 63,360 inches. The earth’s diameter in inches then is 502,191,360 inches. 34 trillion is a number followed by 12 zeros. If 1" of earth = $1.00, how many earths do we need to pay our debt? We divide our debt by the diameter of the earth in inches. We have to drill a hole as deep as 67,703.25 earth diameters.
Example 2: Assuming there are 148.3 million taxpayers in 2023 (data from “The Tax Foundation”) and each of us contributed $1.00 every year to pay the debt, how many years will it take to pay the debt? Every year, we would contribute $148,300,000 million. Our debt, $34 trillion is divided by our payment per year ($148.3 per year) If we sent $1 per year = 229,265 Years. If we sent $10 per year = 22,926 Years. If we sent $100 per year = 2,293 Years If we sent $1000 per year = 229.25 Years to pay our debt.
The hole we are in is almost INCOMPREHENSIBLE!!!
This exercise is to for us to realize how our politicians THINK. They are the slickest form of human there is. They do not care about the debt — US, the people. If they did, they would not spend that kind of money on meaningless programs (like the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan 5 to 7 Trillion dollars).
We have to lose this luster of the “power” and humble ourselves in order to live an honest middle class life.
This can only happen if we HUMBLE THE GOVERNMENT.
One Solution — TERM LIMITS!
The real choice is really to make our “government servants” have “Term Limits!” We have to work hard to make this happen!
CAREER POLITICIANS HAVE GONE TOO FAR! — Most of this, except the Chinese COVID, is a “body-politics construction.” Including the Wall Street panics (created by laws they enacted). Did they let banks fail? (only one), they propped up the rest (with our money).
We need to be concerned about all of this. The last graph is the “Debt to GDP Ratio.” According to the World Bank Group, eLibrary, Nations that face a debt-to-GDP ratio above 77% for a prolonged period of time will face slowdowns in economic growth — “The cumulative effect on real GDP could be substantial.” (we are adding debt to our debt. it is Compounded interest; When we are not able to pay the interest rate on the debt).
POINTS TO NOTE
- IF WE CONTINUE ON THIS PATH, WE CRASH (like Germany in 1932)
- What is the point of existence as individuals? To be “maintained” by the government until we die? Where is the “Merit” for us to exist if we are suckling like babies and asking for more?
- Where is the American self-dependency?
- What are we here to do? So far, all we do is “infighting.” Is that the merit of American Life? PARTISANSHIP!
- What are we running from? Do you know…?
- What are we running to? I do not think we know or have thought about it — So far, it looks like we are running towards communism (it escapes our reality — “let Mickey do it”).
- The “Expansion” of government, just like the Universe, will eventually run out of “energy” (money) and be taken over by “Entropy” (Chaos).
- The way we think today puts us exactly where Carthage and Rome were at the end of their existence. All they have left are ruinous monuments of their past.
- We ALL achieve the “meritocracy” we deserve.
- The government supports NO MERITOCRACY; one, it is not theirs; two, the aim of their help is to continue supporting NO CHANGE (until they hit the wall).
- ALL This is contrary to the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
- The MERITOCRACY for people working for the government is achieved by supporting CORPORATIONS willing to make them rich at the zenith of their careers. Even those on the lowest rungs of the “Civil Servant” ladder will get a cushy retirement with all the trimmings (complete health insurance and other benefits).
WE ARE MAKING OUR PROGRESS NULL and VOID
The real emergency is NOT climate change, it’s the man-made disaster of climate change policies that threaten U.S. prosperity.
The real emergency is NOT the NEEDY, It is the man-made disaster to make the Government help the needy without a sunset clause by Individual and by Program.
Knowing the “cause” that made this the “effect” can solve most problems. Then, decide who/what/how to do this at the lowest level of society. “Man” has had to fend for themselves since the rock ages.
The government only knows how to give people “fish” without a sunset clause. That is scandalous.
The lost quote that is so true says: “Give a Man a Fish, and You Feed Him for a Day. Teach a Man To Fish, and You Feed Him for a Lifetime.”
The government quote they use says: “Give a Man a Fish, and Feed Him for a Lifetime.”
That is the definition of “Socialism,” leaning towards Communism. We are going the wrong way. Why do I say that?
Corporations — once upon a time, Corporations had retirement plans and retirement medical insurance. As soon as they got in trouble and had to cut costs, they cut the medical insurance. WHY? The government pays for that for retired people! So, instead of corporations saving profits to pay for the people they retire, they let “the government do it!” A cushy agreement.
What are some of the “consequences” of this? for one — Drug companies today charge whatever they want for drugs.
From a Constitutional point of view:
There are two ways to live your life in the USA One is as though nothing belongs to the Government The other is as though everything does…
That is the difference between our Democratic Republic and, Communism…
”Feed Them For A Lifetime with Total Control.”
HOW DID WE GET HERE?
if we look at our history, it has been progressive governments (all of them are today) taking ownership of social problems with a limited income. Some with justification, like Natural Disasters (they have a “natural” limited life). Others without ANY justification or by mistake, like the market crash of 1929. (The Fed caused the crash out of ignorance)
In this world, “NOTHING IS LUCK,” everything human-made has a “Cause and an Effect,” Learn more about CRTs in the Book “It’s Not Luck” by Eliyahu M. Goldratt.
Reading a Cause and Effect Chart called a “Current Reality Tree (CRT)— The Cause and Effect chart is a logical sequence of events of an ultimate undesirable effect (UDE) —” the 1929 Market Crash.” The chart is read from the bottom up. Every bubble shown is a UDE. Once all the UDE’s are written down in a list, find their natural progression and connect them with arrows. Connect all UDEs that are the cause of more than one effect and note them with a “banana” line (blue in this chart).
Reading If we number the bubbles, from left to right, 1, 2, 3, and we read “if the federal reserve raised…,” AND “During the roaring ’20s the economy grew…,” AND “The roaring 20’s people played the market with borrowed money,” then “The Government interest rate radical increase scared investors.” The bubble to the right of this effect is something that investors also thought about over the weekend and added to their mental list of undesirable effects. This played a part in the next set of undesirable effects.
The Chinese got us where they wanted the world to be. They created a manufactured bug that accidentally escaped their lab and infected the world. What did TRUMP do? -> He STOPPED OUR ECONOMY FOR ONE YEAR!!!!!
China has 1.5 Billion people! they have a Communist government that decides everything. They decided they could afford to lose a few. Why do you think they “Locked” (Nailed shut) people in quarantine?
TODAY:
- “Interest rates” are variable — This is caused by the Federal Reserve playing with OUR money as if it were infinite bread dough.
- Inflation (the invisible TAX) is eating people’s paychecks; they are buying essentials and cutting back on expenditures with disposable income. If the level of inflation becomes constant (~2%), people can plan for that. Variability and the Federal Reserve’s “playing with our money” month-to-month do not help.
- Continued difficulties in covering the quarter-by-quarter increase in the interest rates accrued will lead to a total crash of our system. “The Treasury Department paid a record $213 billion in interest payments on the national debt in the last quarter of 2022, up $63 billion from the same period a year earlier.” CNN
- Since the government’s partisan conditions will not allow them to solve this problem. “Influencers” have suggested creating a “Commission” of experts to design a plan to cut spending to facilitate paying the debt in order to stop its continued accrual.
- The huge government domestic garden of “people” programs created by FDR and later by LBJ, planted ALL the seeds that grew huge to this day. These programs bankrupt us and did NOTHING. The crash was solved by WWII. LBJ abused a goodwill congress when he took the government from JFK.
Is the past coming to haunt us?
World War II lifted the United States out of the depression. By the end of the war, unemployment was down by an astonishing 12%, down to 1.2%. Women were working in the war industry all the way from the office to the production line. When the men came back, as the soldiers they were, they retired to domestic life. Something everybody forgets — Women deserve all the credit. In addition, our GDP doubled.
The danger now is that we will go into WW-III to solve our problems. Another WW to solve Government-created problems?
That is like a very wise man (Yogi Berra) once said —
“It is Deja Vu All Over Again!”
How do we know if, in the end, we will achieve the same desirable effect? We could be like the Germans in WWI and end up totally bankrupt.
In the news — The world’s ultra-rich families have added a staggering $1.5 trillion in wealth in 2023, according to Bloomberg.
ABOVE ALL THAT
THE END.
