Thursday, April 15, 2010

American empire on the slippery slope of decline






From 1945 until 1980, America was a creditor nation, the dollar was strong, and people all over the world coveted goods made in America. But within the past 30 years, America became a debtor nation, the dollar is weak, and we seem to import just about everything we consume.

In 1980, the national debt was less than $1 trillion. The national debt is now more than $12 trillion.

Greed has become our nation’s motto. Our corporate executives make 300 times more than their employees. We live for the short term with financial instruments that were conceived to cheat and exploit the public.

One side wants lower taxes and less government. The other side wants higher taxes and more government. Neither side will save us.

History shows that all empires must one day collapse. We are going out with a whimper — a gradual decline in living standards for generations to come.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR:Anthony Tidei, Las Vegas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Course_of_Empire

http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/queensryche/empire.html#6
6. Empire
Last night the word came down, ten dead in Chinatown.
Innocent, their only crime was being in the wrong place, at the wrong time
Too bad, people say what's wrong with the kids today
I tell you right now they've got nothing to lose

They're building EMPIRE!

Johnny used to work after school
at the cinema show.
Gotta hustle if he wants an education
Yeah he's got a long way to go.
Now he's out on the streets all day
selling Crack to the people who pay.
Got an AK-47 for his best friend
business the American way.

Eastside meets Westside downtown.
No time, the walls fall down

Can't you feel it coming? EMPIRE! Can't you hear it calling?
Black man, trapped again. Holds his chain in his hand.
Brother killing brother for the profit of another,
Game point, nobody wins. Declines, right on time.
What happened to the dream sublime?
Tear it all down, we'll put it up again. Another EMPIRE?

Eastside meets Westside downtown.
No time, no line, the walls fall down.

Can't you feel it coming? EMPIRE!
Can't you hear it coming EMPIRE!
Can't someone here stop it...??!!


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