Our country is divided. It is not going to be divided. It is divided. Do we want to united this nation or continue to fight the ideas of our neighbor.
We agreed on a constitution 250 years ago to be governed by a republic which to the world was considered an experiment.
The wealthy became more wealthy through the work of the common folks that did the work. The government was and still is controlled by the wealthy, but the unions were formed that put some degree of restraint on those that were taking advantage of this free republic.
Power and money was still the key to controlling there wealth, and though the money, power earned the wealthy maintained control of the government with some exceptions. As part of the middle class became a sub wealthy class the country began its division. The wealth and the sub-wealth began to attempt to shrink the size of the government.
As our government grew the management of the government became a night mare of expense which had to be met by the tax payer. Beginning in the 50s after WWII, we elect people the thought the social security lock box had to be unlocked to begin building our wonderful interstate highway system. This money was borrowed and never repaid. Our military expense grew to enormous proportions because after WWI we cut back too far. The powerful didn’t want to pay for the upkeep of face the problem of claimant change, so they let it and other things grow to their extreme condition which will have to be solved by the rich, sub-rich,what left of the middle class, and the rest of us also.
This is the problem and divided nation faces. Division is standing in the way due to the stubbornness of the far right and the far left. While the far left and far right are not wrong. They are not alone. Only together can we reunite.
The media keeps asking are you better off than you were four years ago. While that is a good question to ask yourself, but it is that wrong question to ask. You are casting a vote to improve the country. If the country improves you will improve. Quit listening to the media and politians that are only interested in their rating. Ask yourself how can I improve this country, by reinstalling a seasoned leader that cares about this country or reelecting a man that sent a mob to the capital because he lost the election.
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