What we have in Washington DC is a complete failure to manage the financial affairs and future of the country. We continue to spend a trillion dollars a year more than we take in even though our leaders have argued with each other about fixing it for some time.
Why don’t they fix it? Because most of us don’t want them to. They want to win elections by “protecting the middle class” or this group or that cause or some other sound bite – and most of us think it sounds good so we keep electing them. (Nevermind the convoluted accounting tricks and special interest outright bribery). In fact then, it is us, the majority of Americans who keep kicking the now 16 trillion dollar can down the road to our kids and grandkids.
“We have met the enemy – and he is us” – Pogo
If you need an example of how to run your financial affairs and the behavioral discipline necessary to lead a successful life, don’t look anywhere near Washington DC. We must be better than that and mature enough to fix it.
“…to cherish the public credit, preserve it by using it as little as possible, and to not ungenerously throw upon posterity the burden which we ourselves ought to bear.” – from George Washington’s farewell speech.
Yeah! Finally someone who nailed it. I sit back sometimes wondering what is the rest of the U.S. thinking to keep electing the same officials expecting a different result…isn’t that the definition of insanity?????? Thank you for your daily blogs…very inspirational!
I agree with every word, however I believe you are preaching to the choir. How do we get the message to the masses? Media does not do their job actually they are the propaganda machine for that exact behavior. Washington has a spending problem not a revenue problem. Spread the news!
I love the Pogo quote, but the 16 trillion didn’t happen overnight, and wont’t go away overnight.
This made me think of annuit coeptis