Our great nation also faces a number of challenges, ranging from relatively nuisance issues to those truly representing matters of crisis (“elephants in the room”—so to speak).
For example, a U.S. border that is not safely secured against the invasion of illegal aliens, drugs, criminals, terrorists, and other threats to U.S. citizens, ranks as an “elephant in the room”! A very real and present threat created by an inexcusably dysfunctional U.S. Congress.
More specifically, by radical-left democrats “and” radical/rhino-republicans who put self-serving political agendas above the best interest of our nation! A U.S. Congress that, as of this writing, has shamefully not yet responsibly dealt with this growing crisis. An inexcusably-irresponsible U.S. Congress elected and still tolerated by many voters basking in ignorance, apathy, complacency, denial, greed, and counter-productive fears!
(1.) “Non-Essential” government employees being sent home to do nothing but wait a few weeks or more for pay they are certain to eventually receive for doing nothing, should not be viewed as an “elephant in the room” national issue. But, more aptly, a long-past-due time to ask serious questions such as, “Why do U.S. taxpayers tolerate having “non-essential” employees on the U.S. taxpayers’ payroll in the first place?”
(2.) The temporary disruption of pay for our active/reserve/retired U.S. Military personnel, and U.S. government employees temporarily furloughed and/or required to work during so-called partial government shut-downs, should not be viewed as an “elephant in the room” national issue. But, rather, long-past due time for some serious questions such as:
(2.) The temporary disruption of pay for our active/reserve/retired U.S. Military personnel, and U.S. government employees temporarily furloughed and/or required to work during so-called partial government shut-downs, should not be viewed as an “elephant in the room” national issue. But, rather, long-past due time for some serious questions such as:
(a.) “Why do U.S. Congress members continue to receive their pay and perks during such disruptions—that they cause, mandate, and use to their self-serving benefit?”
(b.) “Why don’t people of reasonably sound mind who receive pay and benefits well above that of many of their private citizen (non-government/non-military) peers, live within their means and put some savings dollars away for, at least, basic necessities—especially for disruptions as predictable as recurring U.S. Congress created government partial shut-downs?”
(c.) “Why should any among us who are receiving essentially “eventually-assured” funds or other benefits from the public treasury, consider that we should be immune to the uncertainties and other life-challenges endured by countless Americans in the civilian work force—as their employment is often disrupted by temporary and permanent layoffs resulting from ever changing technology or other economic considerations?”
(d.) “And, why as result of such self-proclaimed immunity from life’s challenges, and our irresponsible budgeting, should an irresponsible news/social media portray us as innocent and helpless victims deserving special treatment at the expense of others?”
(b.) “Why don’t people of reasonably sound mind who receive pay and benefits well above that of many of their private citizen (non-government/non-military) peers, live within their means and put some savings dollars away for, at least, basic necessities—especially for disruptions as predictable as recurring U.S. Congress created government partial shut-downs?”
(c.) “Why should any among us who are receiving essentially “eventually-assured” funds or other benefits from the public treasury, consider that we should be immune to the uncertainties and other life-challenges endured by countless Americans in the civilian work force—as their employment is often disrupted by temporary and permanent layoffs resulting from ever changing technology or other economic considerations?”
(d.) “And, why as result of such self-proclaimed immunity from life’s challenges, and our irresponsible budgeting, should an irresponsible news/social media portray us as innocent and helpless victims deserving special treatment at the expense of others?”
It is truly to our country’s demise that we lose sight of the fact that our almost $22 trillion-in-debt “public treasury,” is funded in critical measure by every-day self-employed/small business/private industry working Americans.
A U.S. public treasury funded by people who never hear these words from their respective company/corporate employers, or from themselves as small business owners or otherwise self-employed: “Go home for several weeks or more and do nothing for your place of work.” “And, soon you will be called back to work and paid-in-full for the all of the work and other benefits you have missed while away.”
—William James Moore
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