Gay marriage, abortion, energy policy and so many other talking points fall in this category. Yes each are important in their own right, however they have been used as a distraction from the more important issues this election. The biggest of which, as evident by the recent Wall Street crisis is monetary policy.
Americans are in debt slavery, and not to China. If the term “debt slavery” new to you, lets put it this way: no matter how hard we try Americans will always have a federal debt to the Federal Reserve, the private bank which controls our money.
Whenever the U.S. Mint prints money, which it does fairly often, the money is borrowed – with interest – from the Fed. So even if we used every dollar currently in existence we would still owe the interest on the loan used to print the money. Yet, even as both candidates claim to be fiscally responsible, they have not acknowledged the scary reality about our “money.”
Americans are also suffering from the worst tax we have ever faced. Though income tax, death tax, and property taxes are all terrible, they all pale in comparison this dreadful tax: the inflation tax.
It doesn’t take a genius to know inflation is rampant, even though the Fed will only admit to 4% or so on the Consumer Price Index. In reality, as you go to the grocery store or the gas station you’re paying more; a lot more than 4% more.
Even though the Bush regime likes to blame Iran for the oil spike, that simply isn’t the case. The real cause: Iraq. The cost for Iraq is $3,000,000,000,000. That’s $3trillion, with a ‘t’. To pay for this war the U.S. Treasury simply printed more money, lowering the overall value of the dollar.
Since Bush took office the dollar has lost half its value, due to overspending and under-taxing. THAT ladies and gentlemen are why prices are so high. We spend more than we have in the treasury, its that simple. Yet neither candidate even discusses monetary policy, just about the programs and ‘investments’ they will make.
If you have the chance, ask them how they intend to pay for their presidency – and how much they want us to pay to eat.