The State of America: Urgent Need for National Priorities to be Restructured
The famous quote from Bob Dylan, "You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows," perfectly encapsulates the current state of America. With water main breaks happening every two minutes, one out of three bridges needing repair, and a looming threat of widespread power grid failures, it's clear that the U.S. infrastructure is in dire need of attention. In fact, the Infrastructure Report Card gave the U.S. a C- grade.
The American Infrastructure Crisis
The situation is dire. Collapsing bridges, buckling roads, overheated railways, deteriorating power lines, contaminated water lines, outdated public transportation, overtaxed power grids, aging ports and waterways, unsafe tunnels and highways, and spotty or insufficient telecommunications assets are all becoming frequent hallmarks of the American way of life.
Despite hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars pledged to address the nation’s infrastructure problems, the country remains woefully unprepared to deal with climate disasters such as floods, hurricanes, wildfires, and droughts. This is largely due to the failure of politicians across the political spectrum.
The Devastating Effects of Neglected Infrastructure
The devastation caused by Hurricane Helene painfully illustrates the government's failure to prioritize the needs of the American people. Entire towns are underwater, roadways have collapsed or are impassable, potable water is scarce, and over 1.5 million households are still without power. It's clear that our national priorities need to be re-examined.
While politicians engage in partisan games with tax dollars, the nation’s critical infrastructure—both the physical foundations of the nation and the figurative foundations of our freedoms—continues to be neglected. This neglect is in favor of grandstanding, bloated military budgets on endless wars abroad, foreign aid to shore up the infrastructure and military defenses of international allies, and all manner of graft and pork barrel spending.
The Need for Change
The current state of affairs adds nothing of real value to the lives of the average American. It's time to fix what’s broken in this country, starting with an overhaul of the nation’s infrastructure.
Throughout the country, millions of Americans don't have access to or can't afford broadband internet service. Over 2 million people live without running water or basic plumbing. The political will to address these deficiencies has been weak or inattentive, the rewards too far removed from electoral advantage.
The Plight of the American People
This isn't about whether the Republicans or Democrats have better policies. Both parties support endless war, engage in out-of-control spending, ignore the citizenry’s basic rights, have no respect for the rule of law, are bought and paid for by Big Business, care most about their own power, and have a long record of expanding government and shrinking liberty.
This is about the plight of the American people who continue to be treated like a permanent underclass. Those who believe that this presidential election will bring about any real change in how the American government does business are either incredibly naive, woefully out-of-touch, or oblivious to the fact that we now live in an oligarchy that is “of the rich, by the rich and for the rich.”
A Country Out of Step with Its People
When a country spends close to $10 billion to select a glorified homecoming king or queen to occupy the White House, while 38 million of its people live in poverty, nearly 7 million Americans are out of work, and more than 600,000 Americans are homeless, it's clear that the country's priorities are out of step with the needs of its people.
Overhauling the nation’s infrastructure will require a significant amount of money, which won't happen as long as the U.S. government continues to fund the military industry complex and its voracious appetite for endless wars.
The Threat of the Military-Industrial Complex
James Madison was right when he said, “No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.” We are seeing this play out before our eyes. The government is destabilizing the economy, destroying the national infrastructure through neglect and a lack of resources, and turning taxpayer dollars into blood money with its endless wars, drone strikes, and mounting death tolls.
The American Empire is approaching a breaking point, a scenario President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned against when he cautioned the citizenry not to let the profit-driven war machine endanger our liberties or democratic processes.
Ignoring Eisenhower's Warning
We failed to heed Eisenhower’s warning. The illicit merger of the armaments industry and the government that Eisenhower warned against has come to represent perhaps the greatest threat to the nation today.
As explained in the book Battlefield America: The War on the American People and its fictional counterpart The Erik Blair Diaries, this is how tyranny rises and freedom falls.
If we are to have any hope of restoring both the structural and freedom foundations of this nation, we'll need to start by getting our priorities in order, and that means focusing on what really matters: shoring up our battered Bill of Rights and investing in the American homeland.
Bottom Line
The current state of America's infrastructure is a clear indication of misplaced national priorities. The situation calls for a serious re-evaluation and restructuring of these priorities, with a focus on addressing the urgent needs of the American people. What are your thoughts on this matter? Do you agree with the need for a shift in national priorities? Share this article with your friends and engage in a conversation about the state of our nation. Don't forget to sign up for the Daily Briefing, which is everyday at 6pm.
The State of America: Urgent Need for National Priorities to be Restructured
The famous quote from Bob Dylan, "You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows," perfectly encapsulates the current state of America. With water main breaks happening every two minutes, one out of three bridges needing repair, and a looming threat of widespread power grid failures, it's clear that the U.S. infrastructure is in dire need of attention. In fact, the Infrastructure Report Card gave the U.S. a C- grade.
The American Infrastructure Crisis
The situation is dire. Collapsing bridges, buckling roads, overheated railways, deteriorating power lines, contaminated water lines, outdated public transportation, overtaxed power grids, aging ports and waterways, unsafe tunnels and highways, and spotty or insufficient telecommunications assets are all becoming frequent hallmarks of the American way of life.
Despite hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars pledged to address the nation’s infrastructure problems, the country remains woefully unprepared to deal with climate disasters such as floods, hurricanes, wildfires, and droughts. This is largely due to the failure of politicians across the political spectrum.
The Devastating Effects of Neglected Infrastructure
The devastation caused by Hurricane Helene painfully illustrates the government's failure to prioritize the needs of the American people. Entire towns are underwater, roadways have collapsed or are impassable, potable water is scarce, and over 1.5 million households are still without power. It's clear that our national priorities need to be re-examined.
While politicians engage in partisan games with tax dollars, the nation’s critical infrastructure—both the physical foundations of the nation and the figurative foundations of our freedoms—continues to be neglected. This neglect is in favor of grandstanding, bloated military budgets on endless wars abroad, foreign aid to shore up the infrastructure and military defenses of international allies, and all manner of graft and pork barrel spending.
The Need for Change
The current state of affairs adds nothing of real value to the lives of the average American. It's time to fix what’s broken in this country, starting with an overhaul of the nation’s infrastructure.
Throughout the country, millions of Americans don't have access to or can't afford broadband internet service. Over 2 million people live without running water or basic plumbing. The political will to address these deficiencies has been weak or inattentive, the rewards too far removed from electoral advantage.
The Plight of the American People
This isn't about whether the Republicans or Democrats have better policies. Both parties support endless war, engage in out-of-control spending, ignore the citizenry’s basic rights, have no respect for the rule of law, are bought and paid for by Big Business, care most about their own power, and have a long record of expanding government and shrinking liberty.
This is about the plight of the American people who continue to be treated like a permanent underclass. Those who believe that this presidential election will bring about any real change in how the American government does business are either incredibly naive, woefully out-of-touch, or oblivious to the fact that we now live in an oligarchy that is “of the rich, by the rich and for the rich.”
A Country Out of Step with Its People
When a country spends close to $10 billion to select a glorified homecoming king or queen to occupy the White House, while 38 million of its people live in poverty, nearly 7 million Americans are out of work, and more than 600,000 Americans are homeless, it's clear that the country's priorities are out of step with the needs of its people.
Overhauling the nation’s infrastructure will require a significant amount of money, which won't happen as long as the U.S. government continues to fund the military industry complex and its voracious appetite for endless wars.
The Threat of the Military-Industrial Complex
James Madison was right when he said, “No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.” We are seeing this play out before our eyes. The government is destabilizing the economy, destroying the national infrastructure through neglect and a lack of resources, and turning taxpayer dollars into blood money with its endless wars, drone strikes, and mounting death tolls.
The American Empire is approaching a breaking point, a scenario President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned against when he cautioned the citizenry not to let the profit-driven war machine endanger our liberties or democratic processes.
Ignoring Eisenhower's Warning
We failed to heed Eisenhower’s warning. The illicit merger of the armaments industry and the government that Eisenhower warned against has come to represent perhaps the greatest threat to the nation today.
As explained in the book Battlefield America: The War on the American People and its fictional counterpart The Erik Blair Diaries, this is how tyranny rises and freedom falls.
If we are to have any hope of restoring both the structural and freedom foundations of this nation, we'll need to start by getting our priorities in order, and that means focusing on what really matters: shoring up our battered Bill of Rights and investing in the American homeland.
Bottom Line
The current state of America's infrastructure is a clear indication of misplaced national priorities. The situation calls for a serious re-evaluation and restructuring of these priorities, with a focus on addressing the urgent needs of the American people. What are your thoughts on this matter? Do you agree with the need for a shift in national priorities? Share this article with your friends and engage in a conversation about the state of our nation. Don't forget to sign up for the Daily Briefing, which is everyday at 6pm.
