Economically, The World Is Becoming A Bigger Mess!
I’ve been reading some articles from domestic and European news media. It’s a depressing read.
Most of us are aware of economic woes in Germany, Greece, and Italy. Europe is in trouble. I’ve been reading about situations in London (a friend first alerted me to it) where even though the UK has a social health care system in place, people who need to see a doctor are given a limited time to do so. If you miss the appointment, you can’t get another one for a long time. So, to combat that situation residents take the long drive to Spain to get their health care needs and/or emergencies taken care of.
That in itself is a sad and scary commentary on socialized health care.
I also believe that the UK to Spain health care connection may be terminated soon by the Spanish government because I’ve been reading that Spain is in a worse economic status than the above nations. How much longer will Spain be able to provide health care to those who are residents of another nation? Not long.
It seems that the World is becoming a bigger mess. Not just in Europe and the U.S., but also in other areas of Asia, Middle East, Africa, South America, etc. There is an epidemic of chaotic governments and oppressed citizens. All of this affects the U.S. economy and business climate for American investors, which affects the American people directly.
The marches taking place across the nation (e.g., New York) are merely a symbol of the symptoms occurring all over the world. How authorities are handling the marchers is a concern. It’s getting quite scary out there.
The view from here is that it will only get worse because governments (including ours) are only interested in continuing political games, vying for power and control and the need for greed. The majority of people are more of a nuisance than anything more tangible. We are pawns in the way of the elite nobility in search of a checkmate.
It is getting very scary out there. It is getting more clear to everyone that government is not motivated to resolve urgent issues. Neither is the corporate big-business sector. Basically, we are being left to fend for ourselves in an ever-increasing costly climate. We are NOT earning enough to pay our expenditures. It is getting very scary out there.
Peter Stern, a former director of information services, university professor and public school administrator, is a disabled Vietnam veteran who lives in Driftwood, Texas.
