Where in the world will it come from???

"When you kiss your kids or grandies on the head tonight, besides saying goodnight, tell them you are sorry. We could have stopped this, but we kept electing boobs who would not." 

Headlines in the online version of the Strib this afternoon. "Minnesota could get billions from the infrastructure bill". Cool! Everyone likes money, especially free money. I mean, after all, most libs think that money coming out of Washington is free. And this infrastructure bill is going to be a whopper! Experts think somewhere between 3 and 5 trillion dollars. Throw that on top of the 2 trillion in Covid stimulus. Then throw all that on top of the almost 30 trillion national debt.

What does this all mean? Have we found the hidden treasure which has been buried outside Washington for centuries? Do we have a rich uncle who died? A money tree? We have none of the above. What we do have however, is a senile old man who is running (ruining) the joint. One who even when he was sharp(er), had never worked for a living. One who does not know a dit from a DUH when it comes to money. In his foggy world, he thinks that raising taxes on the wealthy will pay the bill. Oh, how wrong he is.

Besides having a President who does not understand finances, we are raising an almost entire generation of youngins who believe him when he says all we need do is play Robin Hood, and everything will be fixed. Tax the rich, and give it to the poor. Establish equity, where everyone, regardless of effort, skill, or hard work - gets the same. Throw out that old misguided notion that capitalism builds better mousetraps. The youngins think our mousetraps are just fine, thank you. So instead of being innovators, our nation will now become a group of mind numbed robots, obsessed with sameness. 

What is the problem? John Miltimore has written, "The problem is, the human mind has trouble understanding a figure so huge." So we blow it off. Ignore it. Kick the can down the street. Spend more free money. Who cares if our debt might eclipse our GDP by 2030? Who cares that besides the national debt, we have unfunded liabilities of 125 trillion dollars? If our country was a business, only a madman would invest in us. We have turned out to be a very bad investment.

And what does Slo Joe think about all of this? Not much - he does not understand it. Way, way above his pay grade. Are we cutting or eliminating any programs to help pay for this new spending? Fat chance. The only thing this side of Heaven which is eternal, are government programs. They never die.

When you kiss your kids or grandies on the head tonight, besides saying goodnight, tell them you are sorry. We could have stopped this, but we kept electing boobs who would not. Why? Because the only thing stupider than a stupid politician are the stupid people who keep voting them into office.