America's Financial and Societal Foundations Rapidly Sinking

http://www.opednews.com/articles/America-s-Financial-and-So-by-michael-payne-110801-682.html

Evidence pointing to the collapse of America's financial and societal foundations is everywhere; massive government deficits, costly military actions going on in six nations at the same time, continued unemployment, and a political system so broken and corrupted that it now imperils our democracy. As our leadership in Washington recklessly drives this nation toward a national disaster, an ominous cloud of despair and desperation hangs over America and its people.

I recall hearing President Ronald Reagan, during his inaugural speech in 1981 blame government and say, "Government is not a solution to our problem; government is the problem." I must take issue with that statement. Government, in itself, is not the problem; the real problem lies with the inept leaders of our nation who are failing to govern this nation in a competent and ethical manner. As a result, Americans have little to no faith in their government and leaders.

The biggest failure of these leaders is that their priorities are totally out of sync with our most critical problems. We can argue about whether the biggest failure lies with the Congress or the president, or Democrats or Republicans, but that gets us nowhere. The fact of the matter is that our elected representatives have, collectively, taken this nation to the brink of financial and societal collapse.

Can this be true, could this nation that likes to refer to itself as the greatest and wealthiest nation in the world actually be heading toward a collapse of both its financial and societal foundations? That could not be more evident as our government becomes more and more dysfunctional and is unable to properly carry out its legislative functions. Dysfunctional government, coupled with the overwhelming power and influence of Corporate America and its Wall Street associates are causing immeasurable damage to this nation and society.

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Has anyone noticed we don't HAVE one? When the people have NO VOICE in their own government - that is NOT a "Democracy"

72% of Americans wanted the rich to pay more taxes and they did NOT want Medicare or SS cut. What did they GET? The rich and the corprat welfare queens don't have to pay a DIME more in taxes and their SS and Medicare WILL BE cut by the SuperCongress - because if they don't, then their precious military spending will get cut. They have EVERY INCENTIVE to GUT these programs. This was OBAMA'S deal. HE wanted it.

The biggest failure of these "leaders" is that they are DRIVEN by corporations and corporate greed - that is what the Tea Party STANDS for and like it or not, THEY (pissy small miniority that they are) are running. this. country. By EXTORTION.

"Democracy"? WHERE?

Nice article but it's based on false pretense - the biggest of which is that we still have any kind of "Democracy"

We. DON'T.