Clearly these are turbulent times in our Nation. We have unsecure borders. We have two ongoing wars. An economy based on the service sector that is failing. We have a government that focuses on themselves and their own narcissitic paradigms as opposed to finding solutions to age old problems. How do we turn around the Titantic before she sinks, you ask? Lets examine some ways to turn the beast around and onto a safer course.
First we need to protect what we have. As a former Border Patrol agent I can tell you the U.S. Government is not comitted to protecting our borders. Our borders are not controlled the way most of the borders throughout the civilized world are controlled. This is primarily because we didn't fear anything. Heck Mexico and Canada aren't our enemies... We have the Bomb we are immune from invasion. Certainly from a Cold War era type invasion but thats about it! Our 1918 era border philosophy is quickly defeating us with 21st century Narco Terroists and Islamic Terrorist now homegrown as well as the ones immigrating here. Yes, I said immigrating... Throwing money at the problem without actually creating barriers (I don't mean barbed wire fences and coyote sensors). How about holding Mexico accountable? We fail to do that in the name of alienating Latino voters. Use our department of DEFENSE to defend us for once. But them on the Border. In the early 1900's 1500 South Carolina National Guardsmen were sent to defend the SW Border from Pancho Villa and his Gang. Obama just funded 1500 BPAs this week. I hate to tell you but 100 year old solutions won't wotk in 2010.
Next topic. The economy. What does this nation produce? Food. Thats about it and Florida where OJ (the real Juice not the crook) comes from or I thought it did we get from China and Brazil now? Can you honestly tell me its cheaper for me in South Carolina to get my Orange Juice from Asia and South America than Florida? If so then something has to change. We simply have to produce and manufacture things here and use those products here. CEOs clearly make so much that their salaries alone can affect the P&L of a fortune 500 during tough times. Yeah Walmart is cheap but it is killing Amercia! Companies here that sell imported goods should be tarriffed, taxed and penalized the way they are in Asia and Mexico and this will stop. I know manufacturing work isn't as glamorous as the service sector but hell we all can't be consultants and hedge fund mangers. People who do produce absolutely nothing tangiable... And Hedgefunds, a financial instrumemnt betting on other financial instruments and futures to fail. How American is that? Man am I pissed! Who is watching the store here at home?
Don't bet on anything American to fail, focus on success the way our grandparents did! Invest in American business, especially small businesses. Invest in education and fix Amercian problems not the rest of the world's problems. If our own house isnt in order then don't leave the driveway until it is in order! It seems everytime I turn around the President (the last two) and congress are on vacation. They need to treat it like a business. When business is bad you don't go on vacation in the private sector so stay on the job Washington until the ship quits taking on water. Take ownership of problems in your local communities and run for office if necessarry. Cut Congress' pay and for all government officials and let them feel the pain the citizenry feels. I would like to see a report card published for each elected official. How they voted on each issue and even if they showed up to vote! It should be on the news or available online daily.
The bottom line is secure our borders, that is the most basic function for a government and ours has failed. Invest, beileve in and buy AMERICAN! Do your part, work a little extra, volunteer, teach and educate our children. Most of all Believe in America and rely on your faith to get us where this country deserves to be in the 21st Century.
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