AND AWAY WE GO? (Frazer Chronicles)
I haven't blogged much about the financial crises which seems to be engulfing the nation in an ever increasing vice-like grip. All sorts of accusations, finger pointing and the blame game have dominated the newspaper headlines for months. It's almost like a "he said, she said," or a "he did or didn't, or," well you get the idea. It's hard to keep up with, when you know that those people making statements on a daily basis have several advisers either on their left or right shoulder, or sometimes both.
Here is the bottom line in a straight forward, no nonsense way, "if you don't have enough money to pay your bills, your in a tough financial spot and you'd better get a second job to make up the difference." All the crap that is said by either Republicans or Democrats doesn't mean a thing, "if you ain't got the bread to pay your bills, your a dead beat, and a piss poor risk, and will pay a higher interest rate," it's how the financial system, (in the world) works.
Is the United States to big to fail, absolutely, might we get bailed out, possibly, but that will not alter the fact that, if we don't pay our bills, "all of our bills," those loan holders will be taking some sort of action to safeguard their interests. Do not forget the fact that America isn't the "sweetheart" of the world, there are people out there that would love to see the United States fail, no matter the consequences to the rest of the world.
The dispute between political parties and the fractions within each, the egos, the power trips and the "tugging" by special interest groups all serve to disrupt progress towards what has to happen "at this point in time." The debt ceiling simply has to be raised so that the country can continue along it's probable ride into financial oblivion.
Republicans staunchly oppose raising taxes, closing loop-holes or bending in their convection's with regards to this issue. The Republican party as well as the Tea Party apparently figure to cut programs in a major way, changing completely the lifestyles of many U.S. citizens, and the landscape of governmental processes during the 2nd. decade of the 21st. century.
Republicans seem to not care who is effected, how they are effected, or how many will continue their journey through life. Many of the entitlement programs that are "on the books" at the present time, are used by many low income or indigents to live on. There very existence depends on these taxpayer "give-away" programs that some politely call "entitlement programs."
Let's be frank and clear, many entitlement programs are nothing more then give-aways to the poor, disabled, or those folks who are unwilling to work. For whatever reason, many of the people that take advantage of these programs have some sort of idea that "the government" is a 2rd. party, and they are completely divorced from "them," government. Some in government intimate the same, saying "they" when talking about the government.
"We is they, and they is us," is actually how it works, there is no magic money tree, or babbling brook that money flows down, government relies on tax revenues for it's operations. We elect people to do our bidding, it's not the other way around. Political parties and elected officials do not have agendas in and of themselves, they are supposed to carry out whatever mandate that the people dictate to them.
That's right, "I said, DICTATE," the majority voice of the people is the only voice that matters, and therein lies the dictatorial part of a democracy, it's people demanding it's elected officials to do what they figure is right and just for them.
The fringe has taken over the American political system, the special groups, the lobbyists that represent this fringe who figure they "know" what is good for the nation, for an entire region and in the end, the world.
The United States is headed for the last round-up, Armageddon, a loss of biblical proportion, a "shut the lights out when you leave," kind of plight. I have never been a good manager of money, but only my immediate family suffered, my foolhardy impulse buying only effected a small unit of people, 5 to be exact.
When the United States spends trillions in foreign investments, and cuts benefits to it's own people, the same people who paid taxes so that these trillions could be spent, makes no sense. Not one American should go hungry, not one American should have to sleep under a bridge, or in a cardboard box for the lack of a bed.
We are almost past a great depression, a depression like there was in 1929, the one that had lingering effects until 1940. There have been other depressions, they used to be called "panics," the country suffered many financial downturns for a mired of reasons. 1873, 1892 and other depressed periods during our history.
None however was for the reasons that we, as a country now face, sheer and utter stupidity which is exhibited by peoples of all political parties. Egos, political agendas and partisan activity on a level unprecedented in our history threatens to take us to where none wants to be, a depressed financial situation that just might break our country's sole.
It's time for all of us to "get off our collective asses, get into the heat," and once and for all, settle this democracy that we all live under. We need to raise taxes, close all loop-holes, streamline our taxpayer giveaways, and get on with sensible governance.
I haven't blogged much about the financial crises which seems to be engulfing the nation in an ever increasing vice-like grip. All sorts of accusations, finger pointing and the blame game have dominated the newspaper headlines for months. It's almost like a "he said, she said," or a "he did or didn't, or," well you get the idea. It's hard to keep up with, when you know that those people making statements on a daily basis have several advisers either on their left or right shoulder, or sometimes both.
Here is the bottom line in a straight forward, no nonsense way, "if you don't have enough money to pay your bills, your in a tough financial spot and you'd better get a second job to make up the difference." All the crap that is said by either Republicans or Democrats doesn't mean a thing, "if you ain't got the bread to pay your bills, your a dead beat, and a piss poor risk, and will pay a higher interest rate," it's how the financial system, (in the world) works.
Is the United States to big to fail, absolutely, might we get bailed out, possibly, but that will not alter the fact that, if we don't pay our bills, "all of our bills," those loan holders will be taking some sort of action to safeguard their interests. Do not forget the fact that America isn't the "sweetheart" of the world, there are people out there that would love to see the United States fail, no matter the consequences to the rest of the world.
The dispute between political parties and the fractions within each, the egos, the power trips and the "tugging" by special interest groups all serve to disrupt progress towards what has to happen "at this point in time." The debt ceiling simply has to be raised so that the country can continue along it's probable ride into financial oblivion.
Republicans staunchly oppose raising taxes, closing loop-holes or bending in their convection's with regards to this issue. The Republican party as well as the Tea Party apparently figure to cut programs in a major way, changing completely the lifestyles of many U.S. citizens, and the landscape of governmental processes during the 2nd. decade of the 21st. century.
Republicans seem to not care who is effected, how they are effected, or how many will continue their journey through life. Many of the entitlement programs that are "on the books" at the present time, are used by many low income or indigents to live on. There very existence depends on these taxpayer "give-away" programs that some politely call "entitlement programs."
Let's be frank and clear, many entitlement programs are nothing more then give-aways to the poor, disabled, or those folks who are unwilling to work. For whatever reason, many of the people that take advantage of these programs have some sort of idea that "the government" is a 2rd. party, and they are completely divorced from "them," government. Some in government intimate the same, saying "they" when talking about the government.
"We is they, and they is us," is actually how it works, there is no magic money tree, or babbling brook that money flows down, government relies on tax revenues for it's operations. We elect people to do our bidding, it's not the other way around. Political parties and elected officials do not have agendas in and of themselves, they are supposed to carry out whatever mandate that the people dictate to them.
That's right, "I said, DICTATE," the majority voice of the people is the only voice that matters, and therein lies the dictatorial part of a democracy, it's people demanding it's elected officials to do what they figure is right and just for them.
The fringe has taken over the American political system, the special groups, the lobbyists that represent this fringe who figure they "know" what is good for the nation, for an entire region and in the end, the world.
The United States is headed for the last round-up, Armageddon, a loss of biblical proportion, a "shut the lights out when you leave," kind of plight. I have never been a good manager of money, but only my immediate family suffered, my foolhardy impulse buying only effected a small unit of people, 5 to be exact.
When the United States spends trillions in foreign investments, and cuts benefits to it's own people, the same people who paid taxes so that these trillions could be spent, makes no sense. Not one American should go hungry, not one American should have to sleep under a bridge, or in a cardboard box for the lack of a bed.
We are almost past a great depression, a depression like there was in 1929, the one that had lingering effects until 1940. There have been other depressions, they used to be called "panics," the country suffered many financial downturns for a mired of reasons. 1873, 1892 and other depressed periods during our history.
None however was for the reasons that we, as a country now face, sheer and utter stupidity which is exhibited by peoples of all political parties. Egos, political agendas and partisan activity on a level unprecedented in our history threatens to take us to where none wants to be, a depressed financial situation that just might break our country's sole.
It's time for all of us to "get off our collective asses, get into the heat," and once and for all, settle this democracy that we all live under. We need to raise taxes, close all loop-holes, streamline our taxpayer giveaways, and get on with sensible governance.
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