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where is the public outrage to the sequester
The sequester has arrived and cuts are now being announced but there is no public outrage ... why? Political gamesmanship has now taken center stage. The administration has released thousands of illegals back into the US public domain. Cuts made to airline safety. This occured immediately.
What if we looked at the Executive staff .. all 2000 of them. Thomas Jefferson had a messenger and a secretary. Execpt for secretaries almost all of the positions are duplicartes of existing cabnets, departments, and agencies. Get on the web and look at executive csars .. yep there is a list.
How about if we went to the OMB site that evaluates existing programs. WWW.expectmore.gov. This was set up by Bush but now has the following header. "This is historical material, "frozen in time."
"The web site is no longer updated and links to external web sites and some internal pages will not work." There are four pages of dysfunctional programs that are being funded and have been determined as "ineffective".
We currently barrow 40% of the money to fund our budget. Our debits have exceeded our GDP (income) why is there no outrage?
Why are our leaders (all) off campaigning, playing golf, vacationing, etc .... working their normal three day week. We are in deep dodo and our politicians do not seem to care as long as they get their way. The US Elite. It is good to be royality.
We should be upset ... offended ... outraged ..... So why aren't we?
Jim Lawlor
Andrew Wiggin
Don Anderson 20+
Aslo I knew it was going to happen ever since the Budget Control Act of 2011 was passed; there is not one thing in it that the ruling party did not want.
Plus that outrage should be because the US is no longer has a two party political system, currently one or both parties are just puppet parties, to give the illusion of freedom. You would think that with access to Hollywood they would give better performances.
edward long 100+
Random Chance 30+
Action is action, even if it is violent.
Which is apparently what is in store, whether people act or not.
The citizens finally getting into action is and will be, the only/last way of empowering themselves.
The empowerment will come from their decision to face death or freedom,
because they are going to die anyway.
In other words, what the citizens of America are afraid will happen to them should they rise up (action), and dismantle their totally corrupt government, is exactly what is going to happen to them if they don't.
Starting it yourself, is empowerment. Having it done to you, isn't. It is suicidal-victimization-by-sheeple.
As I understand the sequester, it is about "starving the beast".
Beast is a term long used by rulers to describe the citizenry. It is a biblical, demonizing term.
I take it almost literally. They are going to make cuts, that will starve the "beast", meaning the people.
Ultimately, that is what will happen with massive cuts and will quickly lead to a fear-panic that leads to a dependency upon whatever mercy and grace the rulers might consider bestowing upon the starving masses.
That mercy and grace will be non-existent.
"It will only get worse if you don't approve the bailout." That is the second bluff and the people fell for it.
Well, we know who got bailed out and we know who got thrown out, and we know who is down and out.
The water will run out, the food will run out, the electricity will run out, the heat will run out and hunger will win out.
Action is the only recourse Americans have. They seem to refuse to take it.
"We can fix it. Somehow it will turn around. God will save us. I have faith it will all be okay. They couldn't possibly want such a failure to occur. They have our best interests at heart. I believe them. I trust them. They are good, moral people, what harm could they possibly want for us/US? It will be allright. In the end, it will turn out for the best."
There are offers for workers. Slaves.
Gail . 50+
If we were to be willing to restore a Constitutional Republic (which we are not), these would not be issues. We would again be communities working for our common survival. But we have no communities any more. Distrust and bad laws have destroyed them. An educational system that teaches outright provable lies about how government is supposed to work makes things more difficult. That same educational system that produces functionally uneducated people with low self-esteem makes it even more difficult. That the educational system is state-sponsored, existing with the intent to turn people into commodities - which they have done successfully - is deplorable. What you see is EVIDENCE of that - a symptom of a very grave and deadly social illness.
Now speaking of politicians. How is it that incumbents won so many seats in our recent election? Why do people think that THEIR representative or THEIR party is the only good one - worthy of reelection, while the other 531 should be booted out of office if their constituents weren't so stupid as to not know that?
Pat, Anger and outrage would be wasted energy. I think that I'm not alone in thinking this.
We are allowing ourselves to be held hostage. Any fix will destroy the economy upon which our survival depends. So to be outraged is to further jeopardize our lives.
Which is why I encourage people to learn how to manifest their needs (per Jesus) B4 letting the economy fail.
Barry Palmer 50+
pat gilbert 50+
Fritzie Reisner 100+
Robert Winner 50+
Is it a matter of education, either formal or informal, that the public has trouble reading the tea leaves. Have we as a society drank so much koolade that we expect it and even thirst for it. Is apathy so now entrenched that nothing is either a surprise or angers us.
In our TED environment we often hear what we need to hear and often I do not like it .. but it is good for me to hear it. Some read, hear, and grow ... while others will go to the grave with their minds firmly locked. I guess the question is can the health and welfare of the United Staes ever be discussed without a political opinion. I stated not long ago that the national debit exceeded the GDP and we barrow 40% of the money to fund our budget and got the reply that Bush got us into war over weapons of mass destruction. Have we went that far into my party versus your party that we can no longer look at the issue?
The major issue on todays news was Congress is meeting over gun control .... not a single mention on our channel on the budget. I was relieved to hear that Congress has not deviated from its three day work week because of a national crisis ... I was concerned there for a while that they might do their job. Thankfully I was wrong.
Always enjoy talking to you ... I must go wash the sarcasm off my face .. LOL .. Bob.
Fritzie Reisner 100+
Some people need to feel superior or even just safe and adopt belief systems to support those personal interests, beliefs that they are unwilling to see questioned.
Curiosity, examination of alternatives, self-reflection, and critical thinking may take a back seat while confirmation bias sits on the throne.I agree that schools need to continue to focus on critical thinking, but I don't think that necessarily sticks with people in adulthood because that sort of learning seems later to get swamped by other factors in many cases.
Daryl Roche
Ken brown 30+