Spoiled “kids” running America’s corporations and government

It certainly appears to me that all across society, we are hearing more and more screams from “big kids” who spent years and years being spoiled rotten by the system they now abhor. We all knew, or maybe we were one ourselves, a spoiled kid. This kid was usually an only child whose parents made more money than most and since they did not have a big family to spend it on; they gave little Johnny everything and anything he wanted to be happy.

A child growing up getting everything he wants, becomes an adult who demands nothing less. In our society, we have seen generation after generation rise up with no sense of stewardship and no understanding of what it takes to do without. Even today, as parents scramble to find enough money to pay the bills; the kids throw tantrums, demanding newer computer games and better toys. Even when parents try to say no, they usually crumble under the withering barrage of objections from kids who have never heard that word before.

We are surrounded by children ranging in age from 1 to 65 who never were told “NO, you can’t have that”. Kids have been given everything they think they need and everything they know they want for years. Whether junk food, cell phones, skateboards, baggy shorts or computerized games; all these “toys” have been dropped in the laps of kids for decades.

Parents who have tried to buy the love and respect of their kids by bombarding them with “things” have found these kids to be anything but loyal as they grow older. In fact, many times the kids rebel against this blatant form of bribery. On therapist’s couches across America there are stories told daily by delinquent kids who only wanted love and attention and not all the “things” they were given.

Nothing replaces the time a parent spends with their child. No amount of money and no amount of things can compensate for the time a child craves to spend with their parents. When mom and dad are too busy enjoying their lives to spend time with Junior; they usually wake up one day to a call that Junior either is in jail or killed himself. This is the sad reality of American families these days.

Kids need to be taught they cannot have everything they want. Kids need to be given quality time with their parents instead of shipping them to the mall or their friends houses to get them out of the parent’s hair. Kids need to be given responsibilities and when carried out, given an allowance. It is truly amazing how many kids are simply given money for doing absolutely nothing.

Activities such as television, movies and the such should be regulated and only available after homework is done. Activities such as athletics, drama and dance should be viewed as rewards and not as an equal part of life as breathing. Where in the world did the idea come from that every kid has to be involved with every sport taking up hours of time in practice and games year round? Where did the notion come from that a kid MUST play soccer, baseball, football, basketball along with having a major part in every school play and play a musical instrument to boot?

Is it any wonder that the country if full of families who have no clue how to function as a family? The very concept of a family has degenerated into people coming and going all the time and perhaps on major holidays they actually may all be together. Long gone are the evenings when families would sit around the table and play archaic games such as Monopoly or Clue. Such ideas of family activities today would be viewed upon as punishment by most kids and even many adults.

See, the adults don’t want to give up their favorite television shows or their poker nights or other adult activities; and the kids don’t want to give up their cell phones, e-mails, games and other time wasters. What remains is a bunch of stubborn people who are too selfish to give up what they want to benefit the other. What is truly sad is that the adults don’t have what it takes to put down their foot and simply say: “This is the way it is going to be”. Such words, even if they were said, would be met with a roomful of rolling eyes and “yea sure”.

What we are facing at the current time in this country is a crisis brought about by years and years of neglect and lack of supervision on the account of companies who violated principle after principle of good business practice. Whether they were not taught to do things right, or the greed built by always having what you want when you want it; either way, the result is an economic disaster of unprecedented parallels.

The “sins of the fathers” have been manifesting themselves ever more clearly through the events which have crushed this country in 2008. Unless and until American families get back to living according to the principles set forth in God’s Word instead of the ways of the world, this country would continue to spiral downward throughout the coming generations. Parents waiting on the government, schools or even their church to take over the raising and training of their children are perfect fools. Any parent who willingly relinquishes their responsibility of raising their family right, is a parent unfit to even have a family.

Whether due to being spoiled, neglected or being bribed; there are many “bad kids” who are now running corporations, managing huge financial institutions and are responsible for the horrible mess dragging down this country. Few parents think about the long term repercussions of the way in which they raise their kids. They simply do what is convenient at the present and “hope for the best” when the kids grow up. But what happens when they never do grow up? Look around and you will see.

Which is more risky; 700 billion with no oversight to government or $25,000 to each adult in the country?

No accountability for the 700 billion bail out money. No one knows who has received how much and what is being done with the money already given. Is this any way to run a government? Of course it is when we are talking about the United States of America.

There will, no doubt, be some bail out for the GM, Ford and Chrysler. They will be handed the billions of dollars needed to appease the UAW and keep the multitudes of high salaried top officials happy. Meanwhile, where is the bail out for all the small businesses in America? Where is the bail out for the beleaguered families unable to make ends meet?

These crooks who parade around the halls of various official looking buildings in Washington should all be hauled before tribunals and sentenced to life in prison for high crimes and misdemeanors against the American people they swore to serve. These people serve no one but themselves and the influential power brokers who tell them how to vote and who to give away money to next.

The corruption in Washington has reached epidemic proportions and has nothing to do with which political party a person belongs to. The vast majority of all Congressmen and women are pawns in the big game being played out by the groups who control the affairs of this nation.

California is burning and no one cares. Texas and Louisiana were steamrolled by Hurricanes Ike and Gustov and no one cared. FEMA is out of money along with the Red Cross and most charities. The only ones with any money are the big banks who just keep getting more and more “loans” from the Treasury and Federal Reserve.

I am tired and I am angry. I have tried to help people in distress and find resources for those in need for a long time. There is no one around to help for all their resources are being spent to stay afloat themselves. The money situation is way past the crisis point in this country. It is at the “there’s no way out” point.

How can those entrusted with the oversight of 700 billion dollars not have a clue where the money is going and how it is being spent? This to me should qualify as illegal or at least grounds for an investigation. But no, we must find billions more to throw at the tired old automobile giants who should have changed their ways years ago. We must throw more and more money at situations which need to resolve on their own.

If the government gave a hoot about us, they would allow us to withdraw one time from our 401K plans and IRAs without the atrocious penalties normally incurred. Sure talk of this surfaced awhile back and then vanished. Many of us will have to pay the penalty soon for we have no other source of money but our retirement accounts.

If the government simply gave every American family $50,000 with no strings attached what would happen? How could whatever would happen be any worse than giving banks hundreds of billions of dollars with no oversight? What would people do with that kind of money anyway?

Most of us would immediately pay off debts. Guess where that money would go? TO THE BANKS. Next up we would pay down on our mortgages. Guess where that money would go? TO THE BANKS AND MORTGAGE HOLDERS. Some of course would spend the money on big screen televisions and computers and furniture, etc. All of a sudden the retailers would make money again.

But this solution is to simplistic for the morons who run this country. To simply give the people the money is irresponsible for they cannot be trusted. Since when can a politician be trusted, especially with money? The government’s response to this whole fabricated financial mess has been convoluted and irrational. But what do you expect from a body of people whose only mission is to make themselves and their cronies rich.

I say give every citizen of the United States over 18 years of age a check for $25,000 with ZERO tax liabilities and no strings attached. Sure it would cost a bundle of money, but nowhere near the 5-10 trillion dollars flushed down the rat holes of the banking and other financial businesses.

Watch would happen to the United States economy within a month if everyone suddenly had $25,000 to work with. Some would invest it, some would spend it, some would save it and many would use it to pay off debts. Regardless, it would be used in a way to stimulate the economy and stabilize not only the financial markets but thousands of household’s budgets.

Of course my plan is only in my dreams and will never happen. Oh well, it was a nice dream for awhile.

Integrity and Honesty vs. Greed, Corruption and Lies=The American battle

No country, no matter how might it is, can expect to maintain its greatness if it violates principles long enough. The Roman Empire ultimately fell because it ceased doing the very things which had led to its power. The great empires of a few centuries ago fell into disarray because of greed and the failure to abide by the governing principles which led to their rise.

The United States of America has steadily gone downhill during the very time it appeared to the world to be gaining strength. Ever since World War II, this country has veered in the same direction which led to the fall of the Roman, British and other once great empires. When the truth is no longer held sacred and greed is allowed to rule, the inevitable result will be collapse of the system.

Almost an entire generation saw nothing but prosperity starting in 1981 and continuing until 2007. There were certainly a few bumps in the road such as the “recession” of 1992 and the period after September 11, 2001; but by and large, most Americans were “blessed” with an unprecedented period of financial prosperity which enabled millions of people to move up to the coveted “middle class” or even higher.

If Americans would have saved and wisely invested their new found wealth, there would be no crisis at the moment and this country would be the envy of the world. But, once greed and selfishness replaced conservative financial stewardship and charity; disaster was inevitable. Greed breeds corruption and abuse of power which spells calamity. All that has been exposed by the huge investment banks on Wall Street shows clearly the pattern of unbridled greed and the evil that springs from it.

I remember traveling to see a friend in western Connecticut in July of 2007. I was amazed to hear of and see the incredible properties which were only the SECOND homes of the high finance people who ran the big investment banks and worked on the trading floor of Wall Street. These huge properties were used only a few weekends per year and a few weeks in summer. One such property, in need of much work, was on the market for a few million dollars. I am sure it sold before the collapse.

Those who made hundreds of millions of dollars at the expense of those they allegedly served are guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors. Those who continued to pad their own pocket even as their companies sunk into bankruptcy need to be prosecuted for fraud and thrown in prison for a few years. Those who caused the very crisis we all are enduring through unethical and many times illegal activities need to be held accountable for what they did and serve appropriate time for their crimes.

The government can continue to throw non-existent money at the financial monster devouring this country’s assets, but it will do no good if nothing changes from within. If those who oversee and run the banks and other financial institutions are corrupt and unethical, all they touch will reflect their evil ways. The government could bail out every bank and every business and every family which is in deep financial trouble and the problem would still not be solved.

Unless the underlying problems of greed, corruption, fraud, extortion and lies of all sorts and kinds are purged from the financial sector; the same problems will resurface again in different places and with different people. Honesty, integrity and commitment to principle must be honored regardless of the price that must be paid. Simply waving the magic wand and producing wads of money to throw at the problem solves NOTHING. Unfortunately, this is all that is being done and all that will be done due to the agenda of those intent on taking over the wealth of this world.