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Thursday, April 15, 2010
From 1945 until 1980, America was a creditor nation, the dollar was strong, and people all over the world coveted goods made in America. But within the past 30 years, America became a debtor nation, the dollar is weak, and we seem to import just about everything we consume.
In 1980, the national debt was less than $1 trillion. The national debt is now more than $12 trillion.
Greed has become our nation’s motto. Our corporate executives make 300 times more than their employees. We live for the short term with financial instruments that were conceived to cheat and exploit the public.
One side wants lower taxes and less government. The other side wants higher taxes and more government. Neither side will save us.
History shows that all empires must one day collapse. We are going out with a whimper — a gradual decline in living standards for generations to come.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR:Anthony Tidei, Las Vegashttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Course_of_Empire
http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/queensryche/empire.html#6
6. Empire
Last night the word came down, ten dead in Chinatown.
Innocent, their only crime was being in the wrong place, at the wrong time
Too bad, people say what's wrong with the kids today
I tell you right now they've got nothing to lose
They're building EMPIRE!
Johnny used to work after school
at the cinema show.
Gotta hustle if he wants an education
Yeah he's got a long way to go.
Now he's out on the streets all day
selling Crack to the people who pay.
Got an AK-47 for his best friend
business the American way.
Eastside meets Westside downtown.
No time, the walls fall down
Can't you feel it coming? EMPIRE! Can't you hear it calling?
Black man, trapped again. Holds his chain in his hand.
Brother killing brother for the profit of another,
Game point, nobody wins. Declines, right on time.
What happened to the dream sublime?
Tear it all down, we'll put it up again. Another EMPIRE?
Eastside meets Westside downtown.
No time, no line, the walls fall down.
Can't you feel it coming? EMPIRE!
Can't you hear it coming EMPIRE!
Can't someone here stop it...??!!
During the 2001 Inauguration W and His wife attempted to walk down Pennsylvania Avenue as a conquering hero! He was in for a little suprise though as hostile anti-Bush Americans lined the street and began to throw fruits and vegetables at him! Feeling his safety was threatened, the Secret Service literally ran arm and arm with the new President and his wife and secreted them both into the waiting limo and hightailed it out of the danger zone. Fast foward 4 years later and Bush was reelected. This time no one took any chances and held an inauguration fit for Caesar. Lining the layers of the perimeter were security, police and military forces ready to act to any scenario. Bush was assured of 4 more years of rule and incalculable damage to the Republic, the financial markets and the economy as he plunged the nation deeper into war, crisis and debt. Bush and his cronies, looted the treasury, borrowed heavily and enriched themselves as they gave a big middle finger to you and me! Now the Republicans want power back!
