My View of the World at the End of 2013

 

It really matters not what part of the world you speak about today. Every single country has major problems whether admitted or not and the governments are really not doing anything to help.

In the United States for instance, today there is a massive cut back in the Food Stamp program which will impact as many as 40 million people. The problem is that no one is willing to address this correctly. As in any program where there is a lot of money involved you will find some amount of fraud but rather than really cracking down on that a bunch of politicians got together and just pulled a dollar figure out of their collective ass without having any idea how much actual fraud is taking place.

In other countries around the world all of the “fixes” are beating the hell out of people that are already struggling just to survive.

I suggest that we go to the financial institutions that have been making massive profits because the governments in a lot of cases have been essentially funding them and take back some of that profit and lets feed, clothe and house people. Or rather than taking it back stop this BS about how paying people more will cripple the economy. People have had their wages cut immensely over the last decade and that has not helped prevent the problem or brought back the economy one damned bit.

In the 80s and 90s people were treated and paid far better than they are now and we had a magnificent economy. How about if we go back there?

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The Arrogance of Power

For those that dislike the US Congress please remember that we are not alone in the world with politicians that are really only interested in consolidating and maintaining their power base.

I agree with you 100% about the congress. They just keep on doing what they are doing despite the fact that only about 11% of the country thinks they are doing a good job.

Other places have their issues as well. In Russia Vladimir Putin has been quoted as stating that he believes that the old Soviet Union should be put back together which would fix things in that country. Oh for the good old days of the Cold War.

In Syria the government has been firing on its own citizens when they protest. They then deny it vehemently even when presented with pictures and videos showing it happening.

Never forget that it could always be worse. That being said, Congress is absolutely doing a horrible job. A number of Congressional Leaders have publicly stated that their job is to make sure that President Obama is a one term president.

Come election day 2012 please make sure you all remember that in order for us to move ahead and bring prosperity back to the ones that have lost it and to finally let those that never had it to enjoy it, we need to vote out the whole kit and caboodle of them and bring in all new.

Remember that we have that option. As arrogant and self righteous as our politicians are, I can not see them sic'ing the military on on the public as has been done elsewhere.

We badly need to move forward and fix the mess that we are in as soon as we can but keeping everyone in office will just maintain the status quo we will have the same issues after the election.

 

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