04.13.08
Un-United States of Two Peoples
Un-United States of Two Peoples
Ideas that once made the United States a great nation are no longer cultivated by all. These ideas may not have been shared by all, even in its formative years. But for most of its existence the majority shared these ideas. Today this is not the case.
Former leaders dominated by ideas such as a “nation under God”, a united spirit of freedom, traditional values, politicians as servants and basic differences between right and wrong are gone. Diversity, tolerance, progressive thinking and a compromising thought process have replaced them with the help of today’s politicians. (Note I didn’t call them leaders because they are nothing more than polltakers.)
When the nation was founded the common idea of freedom from tyranny and oppression ran through the veins of most citizens. Sure there were some greedy people around. They saw how a new country would benefit them, but most saw more benefits in freedom for all. The freedom most saw was to carve out a life-style they wanted.
The greedy have exploited this united spirit of freedom. Consequently, the idea that there are “two peoples” in the United States today is alive and growing. The first are people making money to exist and prosper (earners). The second are people trying to live off the people making money (spenders).
Earners making money and trying to exist and prosper have had it good. We are living far above the world’s poverty level. We are being entertained. We have the means to travel. We have given our kids the best a middle class existence could afford. This group includes minimum wage earners and millionaires. Earners are the backbone of the United States. This group is declining in numbers.
On the other hand, the number of spenders living off the earners is increasing. Social programs are at an all-time high. When the laziness of the human nature kicks in, getting something for nothing seems like a great idea. (Can anyone say universal health care?)
Today’s politicians, bureaucrats and government workers are included in the spenders group. Take the Clintons for example (all $109 million worth). They represent many who have figured out how to make a living off the earners. These politicians and bureaucrats are sucking the living dollars out of the earners (mostly middle class) through taxation, transferring money through social programs and for their own personal comfort.
Today’s presidential candidates are advocating more social programs. Does this surprise anyone? The irony of it all is these candidates are rich far beyond the middle class. And they are the people advocating taking money from the middle class earners and distributing it to everyone else including themselves. As part of the “takers” group, they have been insulated from inflation and taxation because they are spending our money.
Today’s politician is supporting the un-uniting of the United States. They are supporting the “two peoples” idea. They are breaking the backs of the earners through the tyranny of taxation. They are supporting the ideas of diversity, tolerance and their own personal greed. The United States will never by united again if their personal comfort’s have anything to say about it.
The first thing that should be done to slow down the “two peoples” idea is to take the politicians out of the equation. They should serve without pay, expense accounts and perks. They should pay taxes on all money raised for campaign purposes. (preferably at the highest rate charged every other citizen) They should not be allowed to use personal money from their wives, husbands or family for campaign purposes. They should live on their own earned money while serving in public office. They should even pay to maintian government buildings and property they use. Finally, they must have 20 years experience as an earner before holding any elected public office.
As time will show, the spenders will not earn anything, especially the respect of the earners. So will they continue the un-uniting of the states.
