First, this article does not oppose one candidate or the other.
Second, the “powers-that-be” have selected HRC as their choice for
President to implement their agenda.
Third, in spite of voting machine “glitches”, the popular vote could go
either way. Texas
County Enacts “Emergency Paper Ballots”
Regardless of who the voting machines select as winner, the following
questions have been mostly ignored by both candidates:
1. The US national debt (official only) is nearly $20
trillion and has approximately doubled every eight years. What is the plan
for controlling the growth of that debt? Let it grow exponentially and
assume something magical will fix it? Hope that congress will cut expenses?
Wait for the Easter Bunny to deliver a pile of dollars from La-La land?
- 2016 approximately $20 trillion
- 2024 approximately $40 trillion
- 2032 approximately $80 trillion – really?
2. Medicare, health insurance, and sick care costs are skyrocketing
for individuals and governments. The latest Obamacare increases are
frightening. What is the plan to manage and control price increases? Let
prices increase until only congress can afford medical insurance? Bankrupt
all pension plans that currently offer medical insurance? Wait for Santa to
bring free universal health benefits to everyone at no cost to individuals or
the government? More “hope and change?” The Easter Bunny again…
Tweet:“No longer affordable?
It has NEVER been affordable!! My stepmom pays $879 a month w/ $4750
deductible on a 70/30 for herself.”
3. There is no strategy that wins a nuclear war – and the costs are
enormous. Given that perspective, why are the US, Russia, China, and North
Korea preparing for nuclear war? Why encourage nuclear war? Should we trust
that nuclear war will not occur because the nuclear powers are merely using
the threat of war as an excuse to bankrupt themselves by purchasing bombs and
missile systems to initiate and counter an unwinnable first strike? What is
the plan that reduces the probability of nuclear war and reduces the cost of
weapons? More hope and change? Read: Dennis
Kucinich on Warmongers .
Regardless of which candidate is selected the world and the US face huge
self-created problems. As “ Mish”
says:
“Failure Guaranteed:
Trade policy will be a disaster under either Hillary or Trump.
Hillary is far more likely to start a major war.
Neither has a realistic plan to reduce the deficit.
Hillary will not fix Obamacare, she will make it worse.
Congress might not let Trump start over on Obamacare.
Hillary will support freedom of choice, Trump won’t.”
Repeat:
- The western world and the US are drowning in debt with
no plan to address or reduce the annual deficits or total debt. This
will end in tears.
- Obamacare increases are already bringing tears. More
weeping – insurance companies and congress excepted – will come.
- Nuclear war is closer than at any time in the past
several decades. Is this wise? Self-evidently it is not, unless you
believe the global population should be reduced by up to 90% and don’t
mind “nuclear winter,” massive destruction, radiation poisoning, and
worse.
Neither candidate will address the huge problems we face, although one or
the other might make progress on the “transgender bathroom” dilemma.
The Titanic-sized US economy may not sink on Election Day, but a country
that flings itself headlong into catastrophe will not like the consequences.
In the meantime, Silver Flies, Paper Dies!
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GE Christenson is the owner and writer for the
popular and contrarian investment site Deviant Investor and the author of the book, “Gold
Value and Gold Prices 1971 - 2021.” He is a retired accountant and business
manager with 30 years of experience studying markets, investing, and
trading. He writes about investing, gold, silver, the economy, and central
banking. His articles are published on Deviant Investor as well as other
popular sites.
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