For some reason, we act like we have so much more to lose than the Founders did, but they too had homes, families, jobs, plantations, wealth and more. They gave it all up to form a new Country. We can't even give up one day of it to attend a protest.
As I’ve watched decent jobs fade like Chevy Monzas I watch in astonishment how Americans snap up $40,000 and $50,000 vehicles like apples. I couldn’t even dream of being able to even afford the sales tax or property tax (wish I was back in Texas) on such vehicles. The last new car I purchased was in the late 1990’s.
I hope we bought some time with Trump. Those huge debts are still looming and growing. I saw 2008 coming 2 years beforehand and was blown off by pretty much everybody. I learned it the hard way, more than a couple of ways. And it was worse than I, the oft-tinfoiler (ha), had thought.
I was very, very concerned when I learned how much Bush was borrowing from the Chinese to finance nation-building in Afghanistan and Iraq. I had been too focused on work, “the cares of this life” and the dangers of islamic terrorism (which has only gotten worse).
We live in “interesting times”.