Discussion of the so-called fiscal cliff has sucked so much air out of the room that many people don't realize it's not the biggest thing we face as a nation. Indeed, many challenges loom. Will we be up to them?
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Will Obama and our elected representatives be
up to it? Don’t bet on it!
As a nation, not
only are we over the “fiscal cliff” and “national debt cliff”, we’re over the “moral
cliff” too. If the recent elections
proved anything, it is that the candidates and our voting citizens are
collectively driven by one guiding light . . . What’s in it for them. The idea of doing what’s best for the nation
as a whole is long gone. The unions and
their membership vote for those who will advance the union objectives of more
money and guaranteed jobs for “theirs”.
Our elected representatives vote for more votes, more money, more perks
and more job security for themselves.
Our voting citizens’ vote for those candidates they believe will get
them more entitlements, lower taxes and more favorable legislation on any
subject they perceive as in their self-interest. Those who did not vote disavow their moral obligation
to elect representatives who will do what’s best for this country, not
just for the near future but over the long haul and regardless of what “the
opposition” does and says about it.
It’s about
collective survival as a nation folks, not about just you or just about
me! We are all in the same boat together
and we will all float or sink together in the end. If we delay appropriate course corrections
much longer, the rush for the “lifeboats” will get ugly at a very personal level.
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