revolution

The time has come for a revolution. The time has come because the highly perishable memory of the voting public is still fresh with the collapse of the economy. It is now that the weight of the official misconduct is greater than the inertia of business as usual. The time will soon come, however, when the malfeasance of their elected officials will be either eclipsed by a new catastrophe or mitigated through apathy and resolute acceptance of the status quo. Despite the voters’ propensity for short-term memory loss, the damage done in this round of delinquent governance will stay with us for a very long time. The debt we incur, nationally and locally, will remain a burden for the current generation and beyond. It will remain a burden unless decisive corrective action is taken to dispose of the politicians who spend public money without regard to the present or future, the needs of the people, or the responsibilities of government.
The people have to stop hiring used car salesmen and professional obfuscators and start hiring accountants, problem solvers (managers) and engineers. We pay enough taxes to fund government. Our money has been, and will continue to be funneled away into special interests, above market wages for government employees, and programs outside the purview of government. The people we have hired squandered the public resources and because the majority of representatives are re-elected, have no accountability or remorse for their incompetence. The two-party system has failed. Whether Democrats or Republicans control the legislature, it is only a re-shuffling of the special interest deck chairs on the Titanic. If there is no clear majority, there is stalemate and compromise, but no fiscal responsibility.
The $412 Billion spent on the interest on the national debt in fiscal year 2008 is a testament to the fiscal degradation and moral ineptitude of the people we have hired to run our government. That $412 Billion will fund nothing but the illusion that we are fiscally sound. The various bailouts will fund nothing but companies and individual’s inability to make sound financial decisions. Those of us who played by the rules must now fund the excesses of those who did not.
The American electorate is the worst offender. They are steadfast in their resolve to maintain the two party system which is now draining their economic potential and the potential of their children and grandchildren. Fortunately, a bloodless revolution can occur through the ballot box. Unfortunately, the future depends on it. We cannot continue down the path of fiscal irresponsibility indefinitely.