WHAT IS THIS COUNTRY GOING TO BE LIKE IN A YEAR?

On Greta a few minutes ago, I just heard the most sinister thing that I’ve ever heard in my life. In spite of the first amendment, our country’s leaders are demonizing the folks that don’t agree with their policies. I was always told that I had a right to disagree and say I don’t like what the government is doing without fear. Well, it seems like that’s changing. On whitehouse.gov, not whitehouse.com, visitors are asked to report those folks whose speech and actions appear “fishy”. So, what is the purpose of this? Could the United States government be compiling a list of folks who don’t agree with the policies our country’s leaders are promoting?

Those of you that read my blog regularly know that I’m hung up on having my door knocked down in the middle of the night where I would be drug out of bed, never to be heard from again. Do I think the current president and his cronies can get away with something like this in the next couple of years? I don’t think so, but there are other ways to destroy a person or make their life miserable. Someone who doesn’t agree with them could easily be audited every year by the IRS. If they make a mistake on their tax return and owe a little money, the IRS could seize their assets. There are other things that the feds could do to someone who doesn’t agree with them.

A few weeks ago, I was watching the TV in a local sandwich shop while having lunch. The current president was saying that he wanted every American to get out of credit card debt and he announced the establishment of a 1-800 number that folks could call to get help if they had over $10,000 worth of credit card debt. If you make $25,000 and have a mortgage and a car payment, $10,000 worth of credit card debt is bad. But if you make $75,000, have a modest house payment, a modest car payment with no other debts, $10,000 is manageable and could probably be paid off in a year or so.

I heard on the news tonight that pretty soon the government could have access to your financial records as well as your medical records. Since this $10,000 seems to be some kind of a focus figure, could it be possible that sometime soon, the feds may sink another fang into your skin if you have more than $10,000 in credit card debt by forcing you to go to credit counseling or cutting off your credit all together. Having a boatload of credit card debt is bad and nearly impossible to pay off with the abominable rates that some cards carry. If you have a lot of credit card debt, you need to quit using them. This is something your mother ought to tell you or maybe your best friends should tell you. But do you want the federal government taking control of your credit card debt? It’s one thing for your credit card companies to lower your limits, raise your interest and minimum payments, because there are always other credit card companies that will take you on if you pay your minimums on time. But do you want the federal government involved in this aspect of your life? If you’re one of those who do not mind if the government controls your health care, I guess you’ll be okay with the government controlling your finances. And if you’re on their list of dissonants whose speech appeared to be fishy, there’s no telling what they will do to you.