I don’t know if it’s a correct figure, but I just googled how much it costs to run the government every year.
$2.966 trillion dollars is the figure that popped up.
It’s time to privatize. If we have to foot that bill, we should way more say in how it’s done, not just participation in a glorified popularity contest every other year.
Anyone think government could be the issue with wealth gap?
I just cant believe we not only stand for this shit but the majority appear to be clamoring for more...
I'm currently binging this show:
What stood out to me in the very first episode were people so desperate to escape the oppressive government they were living under, they were willing to jump on a ship (that took like 2 months to get to the East coast) & venture off to a place they'd never been, had probably only heard vague stories about and take their chances on a future where nothing was guaranteed. IIRC, 9/10 of the first settlers died, then the number got reduced to like 5 of 10 as the settlers started to make their way across America. (there's a good chance I am not remembering correctly so feel free to set me straight)
One of them is quoted as saying something to the effect that the hardships were worth it because they were free to pursue their dreams, their faith, etc without government interference and this more than made up for any suffering they endured.
And yet, here we are at a time in our history when Government has never been bigger, its growing by the day with no end in sight
Its staggering how far we've come in mindset since those first few days. Instead of jumping on a ship to the unknown to escape the government, people are now lining up to get on board the ship taking every one right back to the shit people were desperate to escape from in the first place and are completely oblivious to the ramifications. As the saying goes...
As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly.