[MD] Unreality of Equality

[Ham Priday]

SA --


> See you do offer a solution.  It may not be the
> solution you want, but it seems that the way the U.S.
> static quality is steering this culture without any
> other dynamic quality to engineer a pull away from
> such a demise, then the dynamic quality jumps across
> national borders.  A change from the static quality
> will appear dismal according to what you wrote above,
> but to other countries it may appear as a fortunate
> change, an investment they buy into and we are locked
> out of.  These other countries will sing hooray to
> their growing economy that bought out the U.S.

Actually, I heard recently that Britain's debt is higher per capita than
that of the U.S.  This would almost certainly also be true of the
Scandinavian countries which have succumbed to an even broader socialistic
system.  More likely it will be the Chinese, Indians, and Arabians who will
take possession of our failing economy.  Witness the recent sale by the UK
of its ports management company to the UAE whose state-owned Dubai Worldwide
organization will be operating six of our major ports as well as several
hotel chains, including one of Donald Trump's properties.  This is a sign of
things to come.

Of course, we could return to the gold standard and start our economy all
over again.  But the fact remains that the value of currency is tied to
productivity.  Earned income has no value to the workers in our economy when
it is turned over to the non-productive underclass.  If we do not reward the
producers with income of real value, they will have no incentive to produce,
and the U.S. will become a third-rate nation.

Until we practice fiscal responsibility -- individually and as a nation -- 
we'll end up like the Germans did after the first world war, pushing
wheelbarrows of worthless bills to the bakery for a loaf of bread.  Only, in
our case, it will be plastic cards, and the bakery will probably display a
"Closed due to Bankruptcy" sign on the door.

It's all well and good to paint this scenario as a lesson in Quality, and
say that it's a replacement of the "static" by the "dynamic".  But what does
that do for the hungry and destitute that you're so concerned about?  I'm
afraid that economics is more scientific than philosophy when it comes to
predicting conditions in the "real" world, and monetary values take higher
priority when you're faced with deprivation.

No solution can be expected overnight.  If we really want to avoid this kind
of disaster, we must start now to change our priorities.  We must instill in
our young the fallacy of putting "fun" ahead of personal responsibility.
America's habit of "enjoy now, pay later" must be eliminated.  The notion
that "it makes no difference what we do, there's always somebody to take
care of us" is not only a myth but a risky maxim to live by.  Self-reliance
is the key.  Children must be taught early in life to save a portion of what
they earn, even if it means doing without that new camcorder or flashy car.
Trying to keep up with the Jones's is the quickest way to incur debt and
lose one's sense of value in the process.

We must reinstate the virtue of the two-parent family, sexual abstinence for
those unprepared to have children, and learning to say "no" to most other
temptations.  As parents we need to set a good example for the young, teach
them to respect their teachers and their elders, and encourage them to
strive for excellence in all endeavors.  It will take us through at least
one or two generations to produce "quality" results; but it will never
happen if we don't start soon.

> Sure I see that, but why do some have it and
> others don't?  Is it genetic, if not social as you
> state?  If genetic, then what is deficient about the
> parents genes that produce such anomalies?
> Over-population, food supply, environmental factors,
> or just plain luck of the draw, thus, mutations?

If it's genetic, we can't do anything about it.  Better to assume it's
acquired, and stop looking for excuses.  Children emulate their parents, so
setting a good example at home is always worthwhile.  If we instill the idea
that learning has its own rewards, we can foster an educated society with
the understanding that can cope with life's hurdles and appreciate its
multifold values.  Knowledge not only breeds self-confidence, it vastly
increases the joy one can find in the experience of nature and the
fellowship of others.

Is that enough of a sermon for a Monday morning?  By the way, how far have
you waded into my thesis at this point?

Best regards,
Ham