But it's not just the future, it's right now. Many school districts across America are being forced to eliminate not just some, but all extracurricular activities because their state and local funding is being depleted. Who in America would not trade billions of war funds to keep these extremely important after school programs in effect? Well, I can guess who that might be and they are headquartered in WashingtonD.C.
We have arrived at a bizarre point in the history of our nation. It's a fact that the wars in which our nation has been involved, from World War II on, have always had positive benefits for our economy (not something to really be proud of) but this time we have a completely different situation; as our military is waging costly wars in foreign lands there has been no boost to the economy but, rather, an opposite effect as our trillion dollar per year Pentagon budget gobbles up all the funds that our nation needs for economic growth.
What does the future hold for our states, will they be able to escape total bankruptcy? If we project today's dire conditions, together with the fact that war is getting the lion's share of America's dwindling wealth, and our economy has largely lost its manufacturing base, the conclusion must be that states are in for financial ruin unless they receive massive bailouts. Massive state bailouts and massive funding of wars cannot be mutually sustained. If our government and our president refuse to back off this agenda of perpetual war, the states will not, cannot survive the financial devastation. At that point, our society will descend into a chaotic state.
This is exactly how empires collapse; they deteriorate from within. It's your choice, Mr. President and you better choose wisely for America is rapidly running out of time.
Michael Payne
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