Government takes many different forms. But the one form all governments share is that of a criminal enterprise. At the end of the day, the feds force people to do things they don’t want to do.
"The budget should be balanced, the Treasury be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance of foreign lands should be curtailed lest the Republic become bankrupt.
People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance."
Governments are not only criminal, they are evil. They are the biggest threat to our freedoms and liberty. I am sure most people on this thread have read the best essay on governments is the short "booklet" by Frederic Bastiat, "The Law". Finally Bill wrote something I don't have to grind my way through.
The problem is the kind of people in the government - or maybe the kind of people they become once they are in the government.
It seems to me that since we can't change human nature nor guarantee that the people in the government will be virtuous and driven solely by the welfare of the governed, that the best answer is "the government that governs least, governs best."
Moses in the desert is another apt analogy. The Israelites that witnessed all the miracles(starting with the parting of the Red Sea and continuing on a daily basis with manna(and quail!) falling from the sky and the supernatural destruction of internal and external enemies) would not be the ones that would enter the promised land. Why? Because in spite of what they witnessed and experienced, for 40 years all they did was complain and attempt to vote Moses out of office(indeed if elections had been held that is exactly what would have happened). The lesson? Aside from the power and providence of God, the situation was hopeless. That is precisely the situation that America faces today.
In many respects I feel for Bill, trying to write enlightenment for his readers. When I step way back and try to understand what is best for society I simply have great difficulty. I can see that Milei has a virtually impossible situation because he is trying to convince Argentinians to work for themselves. Can you imagine this difficulty for those on the dole, faced with them now having to provide for themselves without their prior jobs in a slowing / changing economy?
Certainly there is no definitive decision as to an approach. Certainly one must make guesses / choices and move forward. Certainly if one wasn't living well within one's means and didn't have a savings for a rainy day an approach seems nebulous at best. I was once faced with that decision back in the 70s. I chose "get an education". Professors helped me. I was able to live on virtually nothing beyond food and lodging. After 2-3 years of 16 hour days, 7 days a week, I landed a fortune 500 job and after 30 years of living within my means. I'm a relatively rich man with a savings, which is being reduced by politicians for their own gain and detriment of young men (war). What is a less disciplined / determined man to do? There are many easier, simpler political choices which are presented to everyone today.
I so want Milei to succeed because he has recognized the blood suckers are the governmental bureaucrats and not the citizens. However, he doesn’t need to develop or maintain his patience. The Argentines need to maintain their patience. Milei has to do three things: Overcome decades of bad government, Defeat the resistance by the bureaucrats still entrenched in government including the minority side of Argentine’s government, and Convince the populace that the main-stream media are lying when they mischaracterize the benefits existing and to become reality as Milei’s changes get embedded in the government. Hold the course, Mr. President. By the way, this note could just as easily be addressed to DJT.
It is not Milei's or Trump's responsibility... Anyway, both may soon be replaced.
It's the people who must change their animalistic lazy, greedy, predatory lifestyles and vote for freedom, liberty and justice for all; for personal responsibility.
When I was young, my father told me all of the nation's problems were due to bad people in government. That if we would start electing good, honest people, we could solve those problems.
But as I got older and began to pay attention to politics, I realized that most of my fellow Americans had no interest in electing good, honest people. What they really wanted was someone who would use the power of government to benefit them.
Case in point.
Many years ago I attended a church potluck dinner in a local park. After dinner was over, a group of us sat around and visited--mostly talking about politics. There were complaints all around about national, state, and local government.
At one point, one of the guys (Calvin) turned to me and said, "You ought to run for city council this year.
(On a side note---this group, to a man, would have described themselves as very conservative).
The conversation went pretty much like this...
Calvin: "You should run for city council."
Me: "I couldn't get elected to the library board, much less the city council."
Calvin: "Why do you say that? I'd vote for you."
Me: "No you wouldn't."
Calvin: "Of course I would. You'd be great on the city council! Why do you think I wouldn't vote for you?"
Me: "Because my campaign promise would be this---I will not to steal from you or for you."
Calvin: "Well what's wrong with that? I don't want anyone stealing from me or for me!"
Me: "Okay, then we can stop paying for the ball field, the library, and the swimming pool with tax money, and just start charging those who use them.
Calvin: "I don't think so--you'd have to charge so much that most people wouldn't be able to afford to use them."
Me: "So what you're saying is that you don't see a problem with old lady Grimshaw paying for a swimming pool or a ball field she will never use? That it's perfectly okay to force her to pay so you won't have to pay as much?"
Calvin: [looking me up and down] "You're right, I wouldn't vote for you."
And that, ladies and gents of America, is precisely why good people rarely run for political office. Because someone who won't steal from you or for you has no chance of ever being elected, and it's because you almost certainly wouldn't vote for them.
Mr. CV, You nailed it! This is something Bill doesn't understand or refuses to accept. Unlike some of his fellow independent financial analysts, who will blast the folks for creating most of the problems the U.S. faces, Bill writes as if the American people are just innocent lambs led to the slaughter by devious politicians. Bill acts like the politicians and their cronies take half or more of govt. spending, when the lion's share actually keep tens of millions of Americans employed. It's about jobs, jobs, jobs. The politicians just skim off the top. This is awful, but Bill needs to be realistic here.
In 2015, I remember Sean Hannity talking about how many Americans, 18-65, are on some form of govt. aid (local, state, federal). He said estimates are about 35%. And this was 11 years ago. He added that when the percentage is this high, it's next to impossible to ever reduce it. In fact, it almost always increases. And he's right. I have seen estimates now close to 40%.
Bill desperately wants Pres. Milei to keep cutting and surviving elections so he can tell all of us doubters who believe Bill is living in a cloistered dream world about how folks will react in Argentina or the U.S. when employment were to keep rising with drastic budget cuts. Mr. Milei's support dropped from 56% to 41% in just two years because of the cuts. Bill thinks that folks in any advanced country these days will accept living through a deep recession or depression for 3-to-5 transitional years to get things straightened out. And this is total fantasy!!! One in four Americans now work directly or indirectly for local, state, and federal govt.--41M out 165M when you account for all the contractors in defense, health care, and welfare support. For example, millions of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, med. techs, admin.'s, etc. are supported or partially-supported by $1.4T annual spending via Medicare, Medicaid, & CHIP. And we all know about the millions of defense contracted and subcontracted workers employed by over $1T spent annually by Defense. Government is now such a huge employer, and cuts mean job cuts, which means an enormous backlash at the polls.
And what is especially irritating with Bill is his constant apples-to-apples comparison of the GOP to the Democrats. The GOP would cut govt. spending---if they could do so politically---which is almost impossible with so many Americans hooked on free stuff and govt. jobs. The Democrats will NEVER cut govt. spending, only increase it. And they would blow open the borders and fast amnesty 10M illegal aliens and the tens of millions who would flow into the U.S. after the first amnesty. The best the GOP can do is manage a gradual decline until a major depression occurs or most likely, with Fed pumping, hyperinflation. Then we shall see what will happen next. A breakup of the country led by the South and Farm Belt? I don't know.
And what's with Bill and this Protestant vs. Catholic conflict business? What century is he living in? U.S. Christian church attendance among 18-45 folks has fallen off a cliff. Christian churches are desperate to keep the flock they have, not about differences in faith items. But of course Bill doesn't want to face reality and indicate the Christian vs. Moslem conflict because he virtue-signals compassion for all the little Moslems who he lives far, far away from in rural MD, southern Ireland, Midwest France, and northern Argentina. Just like all the affluent suburban white women who virtue-signal about all the little black and brown folk, as well as the illegal immigrants---as long as these folks remain in U.S. third-world cities, and never move close to these women.
Mr. Shaeffer, My solution would be to very gradually work down the federal deficit over possibly 15-20 years. But I don't have confidence in the American people anymore, especially those younger than 50, that they would even go along with very gradual cutting because of how they have been brainwashed over many decades about the govt. being always there to save them with little to no negative consequences.
Look at the DOGE cuts, which were relatively small, primarily buyouts provided to older workers, and the backlash that ensued in VA. Angry fed. govt. employees and contractors, who are enormously numerous in VA (and MD), came out in force to elect a worthless governor and a state attorney general whose claim to shame is dreaming about killing children of his political opponents. But it didn't matter to fed. govt. employees and contractors who were angry at and fearful of the Trump Admin. It didn't matter if Spanberger and Jones would have no effect on their federal jobs. All S&J had to have going for them was not being GOP. And now look at congressional redistricting in VA, and the vote from these angry/fearful fed. govt. workers and contractors in NE VA that made it happen.
What bothers me about Bill is that he keeps virtue-signaling, not only about Moslems, but about U.S.. debt. He seems to want to slash the fed. budget in a matter of a few years, which would throw millions of workers dependent or partially dependent on the fed. govt. out of work. Thus their spending would dramatically decrease, causing millions more Americans in the private sector to lose their jobs. A domino effect. He seems to want folks to think that the deep recession or depression that would ensue would not cause voter backlash. That folks nowadays would just tighten their belts and be good with 12% to 15% unemployment, which is nonsense. Thanks to free-stuff and brainwashing over many decades, younger Americans in general are not about to tighten their belts willingly. Not without backlashing at the next election or two against the GOP. But I think Bill might also be harping on this continuously to make himself feel noble and superior to those Americans like me who look at this much more realistically. And, of course, with his great wealth, he can easily take care of himself, his wife, children, and other relatives. No sacrifice on his part while many millions of Americans suffer greatly. My wife and I could survive it, but we would not like to see all the suffering around us.
One could counter that folks could suffer now, or suffer a far more terrible fate, most likely severe hyper-inflation brought on by Fed digitizing many, many trillions of dollars out of thin air to stave off a depression once the staggering debt causes the U.S. economy to crash. But only the GOP would be the party to do this now, and they would be wiped out by the Democrats in the next two elections. The Dems would then borrow and spend like crazy to pacify angry voters, cancelling out the meaningless sacrifice by the GOP. And the debt train would be back on track to disaster. And the U.S. border would be blown open again with tens of millions of third-world peasants pouring in, who would of course vote, once given amnesty, for anyone no matter how radical and authoritarian, if they promised them endless amounts of free stuff. Look at U.S. third world cities almost all run by far-left Democrats who keep their folks pacified by promising them an endless amount of free-stuff, mostly propped up by debt.
So another solution could be this: Conservative leaders explain this terrible endgame to any American who would listen over the next decade; and, hopefully, those who do listen, will save their money and be debt-free over the next decade or two before the hyper-inflation horror occurs so they can at least survive with a comfortable life. Debt-free could be owning outright you house(s), vehicles, furniture, etc., as well as having substantial savings built up to keep up with skyrocketing inflation, even if you have a job.
Frank, thank you for your reply and comments. Unfortunately, our children and grandchildren are in for a long and tough slog. After Volker had put this country back on the rails, our generation(s) should have "demanded" that from that point forward the politicians (both parties) pass balance budgets give the country no-nonsense leadership. Sadly,
just the opposite has taken place and such all is water over the dam.
I voted Trump with the intent he would in fact replicate what Milei is doing for Argentina and its people. I'm still waiting.....and running out of patience.
you got a perverted maniac as his relatives clearly warned "don't let him into the white house" but the majority deserve everything they now reap such is life ..
Yes ringing the inflation and governmental criminals out of the economy of Argentina is a laudable act of governance for the people. It is goverment for the people, and by definition, against the powerful politcal class whom in historical times pulled all the levers of power. So congratulations to Bill are in order for today's missive, yet the highlight of today's literary endeavor is the "no mention" of Trump.
Tom, I think that You can add 2+2 and get 4. The present and past and future governments are going to be the same. Looking out for the almighty dollar that they want in their pockets, not Yours.
Well I was indoctrinated with the new math. So any given math answer is related to DEI and/or my culture beliefs and/needs. I believe that math is racists and English grammar is what I want it to be. But yes, governmenta are for the and by the governments, and each government no matter their ideology get to the same place sooner or later.
No good deeds will go unpunished (because every good deed throws shade on the people who live by bad deeds). Do good deeds anyway, confident that "he who delivered up his own son for our sake, will he not give us all things in the end?" (My paraphrase of Romans8:32) The thieves who steal your wealth by fiat currency mechanisms can be thwarted best by depositing their funny money in heaven while it still has some purchasing power. That doesn't necessarily mean giving to your church. Jesus didn't say to the rich young ruler, "Sell everything you have, hand the proceeds over to my treasurer Judas Iscariot (who will distribute it to the poor for you) and come follow me."
Excellent and insightful comments on the current situation in Argentina.
There does seem to be a decent chance of substantial economic improvement. They hit bottom and have a generational opportunity to make great strides in their economy.
Bill we are always "damned if we do and damned if we don't" but one is a road to hell on earth and the other? The cosmic event of Jesus becoming the "Christ" was an intervention by the creation forces to offer Christ as our human example of how to become "beings" in his image.
I can remember a Russian, that is from history, that said there are waves of the economy that You and I do not control. They are natural up and down flows.If I remember His name was Kondratiev.
"The budget should be balanced, the Treasury be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance of foreign lands should be curtailed lest the Republic become bankrupt.
People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance."
Marcus Tullius Cicero 55 BC
Governments are not only criminal, they are evil. They are the biggest threat to our freedoms and liberty. I am sure most people on this thread have read the best essay on governments is the short "booklet" by Frederic Bastiat, "The Law". Finally Bill wrote something I don't have to grind my way through.
"governments are made up of people" rsm
The problem is the kind of people in the government - or maybe the kind of people they become once they are in the government.
It seems to me that since we can't change human nature nor guarantee that the people in the government will be virtuous and driven solely by the welfare of the governed, that the best answer is "the government that governs least, governs best."
Moses in the desert is another apt analogy. The Israelites that witnessed all the miracles(starting with the parting of the Red Sea and continuing on a daily basis with manna(and quail!) falling from the sky and the supernatural destruction of internal and external enemies) would not be the ones that would enter the promised land. Why? Because in spite of what they witnessed and experienced, for 40 years all they did was complain and attempt to vote Moses out of office(indeed if elections had been held that is exactly what would have happened). The lesson? Aside from the power and providence of God, the situation was hopeless. That is precisely the situation that America faces today.
That’s brilliant. I’ve never heard this analogy before. Thank you.
In many respects I feel for Bill, trying to write enlightenment for his readers. When I step way back and try to understand what is best for society I simply have great difficulty. I can see that Milei has a virtually impossible situation because he is trying to convince Argentinians to work for themselves. Can you imagine this difficulty for those on the dole, faced with them now having to provide for themselves without their prior jobs in a slowing / changing economy?
Certainly there is no definitive decision as to an approach. Certainly one must make guesses / choices and move forward. Certainly if one wasn't living well within one's means and didn't have a savings for a rainy day an approach seems nebulous at best. I was once faced with that decision back in the 70s. I chose "get an education". Professors helped me. I was able to live on virtually nothing beyond food and lodging. After 2-3 years of 16 hour days, 7 days a week, I landed a fortune 500 job and after 30 years of living within my means. I'm a relatively rich man with a savings, which is being reduced by politicians for their own gain and detriment of young men (war). What is a less disciplined / determined man to do? There are many easier, simpler political choices which are presented to everyone today.
I so want Milei to succeed because he has recognized the blood suckers are the governmental bureaucrats and not the citizens. However, he doesn’t need to develop or maintain his patience. The Argentines need to maintain their patience. Milei has to do three things: Overcome decades of bad government, Defeat the resistance by the bureaucrats still entrenched in government including the minority side of Argentine’s government, and Convince the populace that the main-stream media are lying when they mischaracterize the benefits existing and to become reality as Milei’s changes get embedded in the government. Hold the course, Mr. President. By the way, this note could just as easily be addressed to DJT.
It is not Milei's or Trump's responsibility... Anyway, both may soon be replaced.
It's the people who must change their animalistic lazy, greedy, predatory lifestyles and vote for freedom, liberty and justice for all; for personal responsibility.
When I was young, my father told me all of the nation's problems were due to bad people in government. That if we would start electing good, honest people, we could solve those problems.
But as I got older and began to pay attention to politics, I realized that most of my fellow Americans had no interest in electing good, honest people. What they really wanted was someone who would use the power of government to benefit them.
Case in point.
Many years ago I attended a church potluck dinner in a local park. After dinner was over, a group of us sat around and visited--mostly talking about politics. There were complaints all around about national, state, and local government.
At one point, one of the guys (Calvin) turned to me and said, "You ought to run for city council this year.
(On a side note---this group, to a man, would have described themselves as very conservative).
The conversation went pretty much like this...
Calvin: "You should run for city council."
Me: "I couldn't get elected to the library board, much less the city council."
Calvin: "Why do you say that? I'd vote for you."
Me: "No you wouldn't."
Calvin: "Of course I would. You'd be great on the city council! Why do you think I wouldn't vote for you?"
Me: "Because my campaign promise would be this---I will not to steal from you or for you."
Calvin: "Well what's wrong with that? I don't want anyone stealing from me or for me!"
Me: "Okay, then we can stop paying for the ball field, the library, and the swimming pool with tax money, and just start charging those who use them.
Calvin: "I don't think so--you'd have to charge so much that most people wouldn't be able to afford to use them."
Me: "So what you're saying is that you don't see a problem with old lady Grimshaw paying for a swimming pool or a ball field she will never use? That it's perfectly okay to force her to pay so you won't have to pay as much?"
Calvin: [looking me up and down] "You're right, I wouldn't vote for you."
And that, ladies and gents of America, is precisely why good people rarely run for political office. Because someone who won't steal from you or for you has no chance of ever being elected, and it's because you almost certainly wouldn't vote for them.
Mr. CV, You nailed it! This is something Bill doesn't understand or refuses to accept. Unlike some of his fellow independent financial analysts, who will blast the folks for creating most of the problems the U.S. faces, Bill writes as if the American people are just innocent lambs led to the slaughter by devious politicians. Bill acts like the politicians and their cronies take half or more of govt. spending, when the lion's share actually keep tens of millions of Americans employed. It's about jobs, jobs, jobs. The politicians just skim off the top. This is awful, but Bill needs to be realistic here.
In 2015, I remember Sean Hannity talking about how many Americans, 18-65, are on some form of govt. aid (local, state, federal). He said estimates are about 35%. And this was 11 years ago. He added that when the percentage is this high, it's next to impossible to ever reduce it. In fact, it almost always increases. And he's right. I have seen estimates now close to 40%.
Bill desperately wants Pres. Milei to keep cutting and surviving elections so he can tell all of us doubters who believe Bill is living in a cloistered dream world about how folks will react in Argentina or the U.S. when employment were to keep rising with drastic budget cuts. Mr. Milei's support dropped from 56% to 41% in just two years because of the cuts. Bill thinks that folks in any advanced country these days will accept living through a deep recession or depression for 3-to-5 transitional years to get things straightened out. And this is total fantasy!!! One in four Americans now work directly or indirectly for local, state, and federal govt.--41M out 165M when you account for all the contractors in defense, health care, and welfare support. For example, millions of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, med. techs, admin.'s, etc. are supported or partially-supported by $1.4T annual spending via Medicare, Medicaid, & CHIP. And we all know about the millions of defense contracted and subcontracted workers employed by over $1T spent annually by Defense. Government is now such a huge employer, and cuts mean job cuts, which means an enormous backlash at the polls.
And what is especially irritating with Bill is his constant apples-to-apples comparison of the GOP to the Democrats. The GOP would cut govt. spending---if they could do so politically---which is almost impossible with so many Americans hooked on free stuff and govt. jobs. The Democrats will NEVER cut govt. spending, only increase it. And they would blow open the borders and fast amnesty 10M illegal aliens and the tens of millions who would flow into the U.S. after the first amnesty. The best the GOP can do is manage a gradual decline until a major depression occurs or most likely, with Fed pumping, hyperinflation. Then we shall see what will happen next. A breakup of the country led by the South and Farm Belt? I don't know.
And what's with Bill and this Protestant vs. Catholic conflict business? What century is he living in? U.S. Christian church attendance among 18-45 folks has fallen off a cliff. Christian churches are desperate to keep the flock they have, not about differences in faith items. But of course Bill doesn't want to face reality and indicate the Christian vs. Moslem conflict because he virtue-signals compassion for all the little Moslems who he lives far, far away from in rural MD, southern Ireland, Midwest France, and northern Argentina. Just like all the affluent suburban white women who virtue-signal about all the little black and brown folk, as well as the illegal immigrants---as long as these folks remain in U.S. third-world cities, and never move close to these women.
Frank, I kept reading your diatribe to see what "your" solution was.
Mr. Shaeffer, My solution would be to very gradually work down the federal deficit over possibly 15-20 years. But I don't have confidence in the American people anymore, especially those younger than 50, that they would even go along with very gradual cutting because of how they have been brainwashed over many decades about the govt. being always there to save them with little to no negative consequences.
Look at the DOGE cuts, which were relatively small, primarily buyouts provided to older workers, and the backlash that ensued in VA. Angry fed. govt. employees and contractors, who are enormously numerous in VA (and MD), came out in force to elect a worthless governor and a state attorney general whose claim to shame is dreaming about killing children of his political opponents. But it didn't matter to fed. govt. employees and contractors who were angry at and fearful of the Trump Admin. It didn't matter if Spanberger and Jones would have no effect on their federal jobs. All S&J had to have going for them was not being GOP. And now look at congressional redistricting in VA, and the vote from these angry/fearful fed. govt. workers and contractors in NE VA that made it happen.
What bothers me about Bill is that he keeps virtue-signaling, not only about Moslems, but about U.S.. debt. He seems to want to slash the fed. budget in a matter of a few years, which would throw millions of workers dependent or partially dependent on the fed. govt. out of work. Thus their spending would dramatically decrease, causing millions more Americans in the private sector to lose their jobs. A domino effect. He seems to want folks to think that the deep recession or depression that would ensue would not cause voter backlash. That folks nowadays would just tighten their belts and be good with 12% to 15% unemployment, which is nonsense. Thanks to free-stuff and brainwashing over many decades, younger Americans in general are not about to tighten their belts willingly. Not without backlashing at the next election or two against the GOP. But I think Bill might also be harping on this continuously to make himself feel noble and superior to those Americans like me who look at this much more realistically. And, of course, with his great wealth, he can easily take care of himself, his wife, children, and other relatives. No sacrifice on his part while many millions of Americans suffer greatly. My wife and I could survive it, but we would not like to see all the suffering around us.
One could counter that folks could suffer now, or suffer a far more terrible fate, most likely severe hyper-inflation brought on by Fed digitizing many, many trillions of dollars out of thin air to stave off a depression once the staggering debt causes the U.S. economy to crash. But only the GOP would be the party to do this now, and they would be wiped out by the Democrats in the next two elections. The Dems would then borrow and spend like crazy to pacify angry voters, cancelling out the meaningless sacrifice by the GOP. And the debt train would be back on track to disaster. And the U.S. border would be blown open again with tens of millions of third-world peasants pouring in, who would of course vote, once given amnesty, for anyone no matter how radical and authoritarian, if they promised them endless amounts of free stuff. Look at U.S. third world cities almost all run by far-left Democrats who keep their folks pacified by promising them an endless amount of free-stuff, mostly propped up by debt.
So another solution could be this: Conservative leaders explain this terrible endgame to any American who would listen over the next decade; and, hopefully, those who do listen, will save their money and be debt-free over the next decade or two before the hyper-inflation horror occurs so they can at least survive with a comfortable life. Debt-free could be owning outright you house(s), vehicles, furniture, etc., as well as having substantial savings built up to keep up with skyrocketing inflation, even if you have a job.
Frank, thank you for your reply and comments. Unfortunately, our children and grandchildren are in for a long and tough slog. After Volker had put this country back on the rails, our generation(s) should have "demanded" that from that point forward the politicians (both parties) pass balance budgets give the country no-nonsense leadership. Sadly,
just the opposite has taken place and such all is water over the dam.
I voted Trump with the intent he would in fact replicate what Milei is doing for Argentina and its people. I'm still waiting.....and running out of patience.
you got a perverted maniac as his relatives clearly warned "don't let him into the white house" but the majority deserve everything they now reap such is life ..
Yes ringing the inflation and governmental criminals out of the economy of Argentina is a laudable act of governance for the people. It is goverment for the people, and by definition, against the powerful politcal class whom in historical times pulled all the levers of power. So congratulations to Bill are in order for today's missive, yet the highlight of today's literary endeavor is the "no mention" of Trump.
Tom, I think that You can add 2+2 and get 4. The present and past and future governments are going to be the same. Looking out for the almighty dollar that they want in their pockets, not Yours.
Well I was indoctrinated with the new math. So any given math answer is related to DEI and/or my culture beliefs and/needs. I believe that math is racists and English grammar is what I want it to be. But yes, governmenta are for the and by the governments, and each government no matter their ideology get to the same place sooner or later.
The FED is not government but it is a criminal enterprise
No good deeds will go unpunished (because every good deed throws shade on the people who live by bad deeds). Do good deeds anyway, confident that "he who delivered up his own son for our sake, will he not give us all things in the end?" (My paraphrase of Romans8:32) The thieves who steal your wealth by fiat currency mechanisms can be thwarted best by depositing their funny money in heaven while it still has some purchasing power. That doesn't necessarily mean giving to your church. Jesus didn't say to the rich young ruler, "Sell everything you have, hand the proceeds over to my treasurer Judas Iscariot (who will distribute it to the poor for you) and come follow me."
Excellent and insightful comments on the current situation in Argentina.
There does seem to be a decent chance of substantial economic improvement. They hit bottom and have a generational opportunity to make great strides in their economy.
Best,
R. Russell
If it’s that easy to govern and turn a countries’ economy around, everyone would have done it.
Too bad Milei is a Roman wall humper and fledgling Christ denier.
Bill we are always "damned if we do and damned if we don't" but one is a road to hell on earth and the other? The cosmic event of Jesus becoming the "Christ" was an intervention by the creation forces to offer Christ as our human example of how to become "beings" in his image.
Makes you wonder why we pay taxes..
https://x.com/KimDotcom/status/2047480777802486254
I can remember a Russian, that is from history, that said there are waves of the economy that You and I do not control. They are natural up and down flows.If I remember His name was Kondratiev.