You owe $190,000.00!

I'm a documentary junkie. Since we subscribed to Netflix I watch A LOT of documentaries and independent films. I could not get many of them at Blockbuster because they censor their selections (try getting The Corporation at Blockbuster). Last night I watched I.O.U.S.A.. Holy shit! For those of you who have not time or interest in documentaries I will summarize for you. For decades the country has been steadily working ourselves into a debt that now totals 8.7 trillion dollars. That is $190,000.00 for each American. There are various people who go around the country with their trumpets telling the people that if we do not change course we will probably be insolvent by 2030. Every adminstration has been aware of this situation but all have refused to do anything to change it. In fact, anyone who complains is fired. They just keep printing money while the Empire is falling! There is nothing left to borrow from.

I love the people that blame this party or that party. Or they blame Socialism, Communism but never Capitalism. Forgive me for being so bold but it would seem that capitalism has never worked. Every empire has eventually fallen. I don't see why we would be any different. Maybe we should stop confusing the issue and look for a way that has not been done before. I thought we are Americans after all. We are inventive and motivated. I'm sure we could figure out something if we wanted to. Bottom line: Every president for the last fifty years, republican or democrat, has either racked up your debt or borrowed against your social security.

If you want to check out the movie it is here: www.iousathemovie.com


Love, Constance Dogood