To save a nation, what will it take? Part IV

It’s a crazy world out there. Would you agree? Probably you would and everyone who does agree, and everyone who does not agree probably does or does not for their own individual reason.

The last time we were together we mostly talked about inflation. A couple of ways to show how damaging it can be. We could talk for hours about the damaging effects of inflation and the hundreds of ways, maybe thousands, of ways that inflation can ruin our lifestyles and especially our bank accounts. Yet, there will still be those who will declare that nothing about inflation can hurt them or their lifestyle. I would call this the “Ostrich Syndrome.” Of course this person could say that 10 to ?? percent inflation can’t hurt them because they have sufficient resources to weather the storm. It would be nice to be in that condition, but still, when the storm is over even they will have a much smaller nest egg. And, of course, some people are savvy enough to know ways to hedge or hide their money and not lose a penny. Or, even increase their money. However, unfortunately, most of us aren’t that smart about these things. We don’t know how to do all of this stuff, and we shouldn’t have to be. A lot of the good folks that I know don’t pretend to be economic geniuses, they just work hard, bring their paycheck home without detouring by the bar, take nine dollars of the ten and buy groceries and make the car and mortgage payments and the dollar that is left over goes between the mattresses. Now, after this administration’s destruction of the dollar, he finds that those dollars are worth much less than they should be, and much less than when he hid them away. Was it his fault that his savings diminished? Heck no! He played by the good American rules, he worked hard, paid his bills, stuck a little away for a rainy day and retirement, but for some reason, a reason that he probably doesn’t understand, his plans for the future and his nest egg have been crushed.

It is without question that the Inflation issue is more complicated than this simple illustration, but to every working American, the inflation issue is hurtful. Yes, it is, if you make a dollar an hour today, tomorrow that dollar may only be worth 90 cents.

It’s not enough just to talk about inflation, that won’t make it go away.

Is inflation a tool in the agenda to make us all, except the politically and economically entrenched, less wealthy?

I can’t say that it is and I can’t say that it isn’t. Those in the media who declare a distaste of the current regime strongly promote the idea that it is intentional and the purpose of it is to make the average person poor enough that it will be necessary for the vast majority of the population to become dependent on the government to meet our living needs. What does the government get for all of this? How about a populace with less freedom, less independence, less say about government actions, less voice in election integrity and possibly no oversight into government’s use of the tax dollars. And many other things.

You and I, living out here in the real world can’t say for sure why we are having to endure this inflation and destruction of our dollar that we worked so hard for. I read and read almost everything I can find about what’s up in the government’s actions. When it gets to the final decision, I make it according to how I feel. And this is my conclusion based on how I feel. When the last administration was in office, I could afford gasoline for the car so that I didn’t have to agonize over a trip out-of-town. Nor did I worry about my savings, as it was growing every month, and when Dona and I went to the grocery store we weren’t astonished at the price of basic food items. So, what am I suppose to conclude? Is it enough to say that inflation is not a problem because it’s “transitory?”

Still, in a few days it will be “Declaration of Independence Day.” I’m still proud to be an American.

I love this country. Its the country that opened its arms and allowed me to pursue an independent career and raise my family without fear of moral opposition from “Big Brother.” And yet, I admit, I have made very little sacrifice in support of this Nation and the “Grand Experiment.” But we should honor those who have.

How did John Adams think the Declaration of Independence should be celebrated?

“I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival… It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade with shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this continent to the other from this Time forward forever more,”