Newsgroups: talk.politics.theory,talk.politics.misc
From: kwee@oracle.uucp (Karl Wee)
Subject: Re: Death of America
Reply-To: kwee@oracle.uucp (Karl Wee)
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Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 19:52:23 GMT
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cmk@athena.mit.edu (Charles M Kozierok) writes:
>
>if you were bill clinton, what would you do?
>
Here's what I'm considering: in order to get the deficit down to zero within
a few years, institute across-the-board, uniform percentage cuts to all programs
including all entitlements, BY DEFAULT.  Then, the
President and Congress can discuss what programs are more important than
what others, and reach consensus as to which programs should be spared some
cuts and what other programs must be cut deeper by the same amount as the
"spare".  But across-the-board cuts is the DEFAULT because the debt has
become the FIRST PRIORITY.

I understand that this would require politicians to do some real work which
is not what they're good at because we elected those who only know how to
pander in the first place.  But we have little choice.  The entire population
must be mobilized and stand ready for sacrifices.  Any sacrifices now (fair
or unfair) is better than what we'll get if we turn into another Latin America!

>what do you recommend the average joe do to protect him/herself
>in the future? buy lots of gold?

I'm not good at micro behavior advice.  However, it definitely WILL NOT
HELP if everybody just rushes to protect himself.  The only solution for
this great (soon to be once great) country is to make its government
get its acts together.

BTW, please read the new book "Bankruptcy 1995" by Figgie and Swanson.
They realize the gravity of the situation and have very compelling logic.
I knew this budget is a time bomb but I was still shocked by how serious
it is.  I didn't know that they're borrowing our social security current
surplus AND call it revenue to make the budget look better!  I didn't know that
the interest on the debt is underpaid in such a way each year that we
get compounding interests and are going up the exponential curve!  I
also didn't realize the extent to which presidents and the Congress
use numerical and terminology gimmickry to hide the truth, if only to
the most unaware (which sounds like most of the voters).  The book makes
you want to kill the politicians who are destroying our dreams which we
worked so hard in the past for.  

There is plenty of blame to go around.  Academics have indulged in
esoteric arguments about details and failed to alarm the public in the
1980's of this obvious problem that works under extremely compelling
logic.  The media only shows what most viewers want to see and
currently comprehend.  Most voters focus their attention on football
games rather than public affairs and allow psychopathic politicians
to take advantage of them and their FUTURE.

I think we should stop blaming anybody and focus on the solution.
The situation has gotten so bad that solutions necessary to solve
the problem on day x are getting worse as x increases.  But we
still have to swallow a solution.  Now.

MODBILIZE NOW OR LOSE YOUR WAY OF LIFE.  TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN LOSE,
TRY LIVING IN A 3RD WORLD COUNTRY.

- Karl Wee
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