Politics

So I recently read how the Pennsylvania government is going to be shut down for awhile.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,288599,00.html

Yesterday I read that soon the first year of the Baby Boomers will be retiring and 3 years later they are eligible for Social Security/ Medicare. Big deal, right? Well this is going to cause undue strain on the government funding, due to promises of SS and Medicare being more costly than originally thought. The man who delivered this message is being hushed by the government. He says it will cripple the economy, the government and funding for defense. Also, many other tax payer services won’t be available. One of his solutions is to lower spending. The other is “increase revenues”. Revenues? Sounds like business jargon to me.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/01/60minutes/main2528226.shtml


So 231 years after we declared our independence and 144 years after President Lincoln reaffirmed our “government of the people, for the people, by the people” we’re at a point where it looks like it will all fall down.

Our political situation is out of control. These guys talk more business than government these days. Correct me if I’m wrong but weren’t our original law makers and governing officials normal everyday working people? Of the people, for the people, by the people.

Nowadays, our legislators are only worried about cementing legacies and getting reelected. I don’t know how much of it is “for the people” anymore. Nowadays, it’s more about for the special interest groups.

It bothers me when they vote themselves pay raises, when many Americans are losing their jobs. They tell us there will be some pain, but it will turn around. But they don’t have to worry about losing their homes and feeding their family.

How did government ever get so big? I mean, yeah, we’re a pretty big country, but do we really need the government to do all the things the government “does” for us? The government often helps fund sports stadiums…at the taxpayers expense. Yet the teams that play in these stadiums are usually privately owned by a billionaire, or a group of wealthy people.

http://www.rd.com/content/insane-government-spending/
http://www.rd.com/content/your-tax-money----wasted/

Unfortunately it may be too late. Our society is too blasé and could care less about government these days. I remember reading that in the 2004 election, only 49% of the population voted. That’s how the special interest groups get so much pull. That’s how the government can spend how they spend and tax how they tax.

We’ve had things so good in America that, like I just said, we don’t really care as long as my standard of living isn’t effected that much. Think of the millions and billions of dollars that are spent on our entertainment. Believe me, I’m all for entertainment. But we spend so much time having fun that we’ve become pretty blind to what’s really going on in the world.

Often in our fleeting moments of reading up on current events and news, we catch a biased article that will create an opinion along the same lines. Do we ever really follow up on it to see who true or unbiased it is?

We’re so distracted on Iraq, Afghanistan, the Middle East, Paris Hilton, UFC, sports and our weekly reality shows to know what’s going on in other parts of the world.

Do we know that Europe is quickly becoming a world power again and influences a lot of our foreign policy decisions. Do we realize just how much Russia is waking up? Do we realize how much the United Nations influences our government decisions and that the new head of the UN want to create a one world religion?

www.fulfilledprophecy.com

More and more, I buy into conspiracy theories and “wag the dog” thoughts. The media and our government are so intertwined these days. The media shows us what they want us to see to influence our decisions. Can you always trust what you read? No. But the more you read about what’s going on in the world, the better prepared you’ll be to speak up and be knowledgeable about issues.