From Egypt, the desire for freedom has moved to Libya this past week. Unlike his neighbors, Gaddhafi has decided to kill his people using foreign mercenaries. This comes to no surprise from someone who has lived nearly half a century. I remember when this mad man took power and all of the blood he has spilt since.
Turmoil in the Arab states was inevitable since nearly every government in the region is repressive towards its people. Like many people that are given vast wealth without having to work for it, they lost sight of what is right and wrong.
While the revolutions will probably continue to spread, America will never have to worry about it. Yes, our government is also repressive but we get to get rid of them every 4 years, so it is like a bloodless coup. It is really unfortunate that the present government has jammed down the throats of America that health bill. Now, they are seeking to remove collective bargaining amongst the government workers, to save money to pay for programs the American people clearly have said they do not want.
This should have been expected since fathers have lost equal rights in the civil courts when it pertains to their children over a decade ago. The government control as big brother is out of control, but the US is still the model for the world to follow. Too bad they do not practice what they preach.
As American citizens continue to lose their rights, I wonder how long before enough is enough. I read the other day about a man that is being forced to pay child support to a woman even after he had proven the child was not his. The courts have decided someone had to pay and since the woman did not know who the father was, this unlucky man was chosen to pick up the tab. American justice in the modern world.
Maybe the US government should stop giving our tax dollars to bloodthirsty dictators, like the $1.5 billion sent to Egypt, and spend it on the American people. I know that is a radical thought, spend tax dollars on the people who pay the taxes, WOW.
It is no wonder men like me have left the country looking for a better life. The health care issue is just one great example of too much bureaucracy. I had a hernia surgery here that only cost me $1800. The cost of the same surgery in the US is $35,000, much of which goes to all the middlemen pushing papers. Maybe the best health policy is to go back in time and let people and doctors deal with each other.
The US government has its hands in the till in so many aspects of the American people that a majority of our tax dollars are wasted. The Tea Party has the right idea. Next, the democrats will have a splinter group to get back in touch with the American people and we might finally have a government that is truly “by the people, for the people” again.
Now, back to reality. I know the American people do not stand a chance with the greed that runs within our government, along with the financial giants that control them. Citibank was too big to fail is what the US government said. A couple of years down the road from their US tax payer bailout, they are larger, more powerful, and reaping in huge profits. The US tax payer is still hurting, so the large financial groups have raised all the interest rates on credit and started to charge new fees to take more from the people that saved them.
America needs a revolution, but not to topple the government. We need to stop the financial giants from controlling our lives. Unfortunately, that is easier said than done.
