tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10426418.post5682408457123106072..comments2023-11-02T06:09:56.127-05:00Comments on Contemplation of Preponderance: Proud?K D Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10183114008882831294noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10426418.post-73253208760692569302013-10-16T17:16:33.787-05:002013-10-16T17:16:33.787-05:00Yes, the national debt is ridiculous, and leaving ...Yes, the national debt is ridiculous, and leaving it to our great-grandchildren to pay off is just disgusting.<br />In reality, though, a huge chunk of that debt is what paid off "too big to fall" corporations. Those same corporations, if taxed at the same level that the "middle class" is, would pay off that debt quite readily. <br />I believe in pulling myself up by my bootstraps. When the bootstraps break, maybe find a stick to help lever myself out... AND there is a time and place for a community to surround people in need with a leg up. The more centralized that system, the more susceptible it is to being hijacked by the mega-corporations that "own" most of the elected officials through campaign contributions (aka bribes) and beyond. <br />Decentralizing aid for real needs is key-critical to really being the "father to the fatherless" and "he who gives to the poor," and every other functional, kind human behavior advocated in Torah. <br />The centralization of it is only the susceptibility, though. It''s not the real evil. The real corruption is in the corporations, insurance companies, banking systems, big pharma, chemical companies (like Monsanto) that supply big pharma with the chemicals they need, and a military-industrial complex that would all be bankrupt, were it not for the policies they "invest in" that bankrupt the US government. <br />Right wing and Left wing of the same predatory bird are both bought and paid for by the "puppeteers." We need to move beyond the puppets to get real "CHANGE."<br />Cut the strings, and all of a sudden liberal and conservative have potential to cooperate for functional, merciful progress. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com