I woke up this morning to the most magnificent April day. The sun shined bright and so many things were in full bloom—from mountain laurel to azaleas. In my front yard, there is a pink dogwood alongside a white dogwood in full bloom…a remarkable sight.
Then I turned on the television news and heard the reporter saying that there’s a food shortage. Sam’s Club has started rationing, beginning with the limitation of the number of bags of rice per buyer.
Then I turned on my computer and started reading a few news articles. The first spoke of the decline of the U.S. dollar, saying it will most likely continue falling. And that the Euro will most likely continue rising, already $1.60 to the American dollar.
Just a few days ago, I wrote an article about our current state of economic affairs along with the rising cost of food at the grocery store.
I try to keep up with news about agriculture because our food supply comes from farmers and the agriculture industry is the most subsidized by the centralized government. I checked out some past articles on what was happening a year ago and any number relating to states asking for more money from the federal government to give to farmers.
It makes little difference what the actual conditions are as those in the agriculture industry always cry for more and more money from the government—if it rains too much, if it rains too little, if it’s too cold or too hot, too cloudy or too sunny—basically no matter what the weather.
As far back as I can recall there has been centralized financial support to farmers, in addition to the control of the amount they are allowed to produce. Remember…with doles come controls.
I recall during the Great Depression of the 1930s, which extended into the 1940s, when President Roosevelt ordered crops to be ploughed under and pigs run off into the Mississippi River. News reports talked of starvation, long soup lines in cities across the nation, and rationing of everything from sugar to shoes. The government issued coupons one had to present to buy things during the years of rationing. For example, if a family had one coupon for a pound of coffee for a month, that’s all one was allowed to buy.
Then another article this morning tells about how an activist group worked diligently to get the federal government to subsidize 5,000 meals to be home delivered to the elderly in one state.
Remember that in a socialized state, the production of goods and services and distribution is under the jurisdiction of a centralized government. Rights of individual private property ownership become null and void.
All the news and talk about recession, depression, inflation, the falling U.S. dollar, home foreclosures, food shortages, rising costs, rationing, government paid meals and farming, escalating gas prices and more, are all very interrelated. Not separate issues, but the cause and effects from the same source.
One should ask why the candidates running for president in this fall’s election are not talking about these issues—the causes, effects, and solutions.
Ironically, they only mention the economy in vague, non-specific terms. There is no discussion about what is actually wrong in the economy, what caused the mess we are in, and what the solutions are to fix it.
Listen carefully and hear what the politicians are NOT saying.
“Romans, lend me your ears.” The news is not only about the predictably of what’s going to happen, but about what’s already happening.
Confucius once said, “if your plans are for one year, plant rice. If your plans are for ten years, plant trees. If your plans are for 100 years, educate men.”
Information is education; lets inform ourselves as to what is already happening…right under our noses.
Let Freedom Ring!
JUST ME,
AC
