America is on the path for another million homes to be lost to foreclosure this year. This is up from the 900,000 foreclosures in 2009 and this trend will continue in 2011. As jobs are lost and wages are slashed, there is little chance that people will be able to maintain their homes. As home prices continue to decline because of decreased employment and wages, there is little support for the housing market. Likewise, people who build new homes, repair them, and fill them up with consumer items will also suffer. This, in turn, will lead to more home loses. This is today’s America.
Yet, the GOP who brought America to destruction with their polices for the rich, still believe they have the solutions. Since 1980 60% of all income has gone to the upper 1% of America — with the other 99% scraping to divide the rest. Thus, it is not a trend that has lasted just a few years. This has been the systematic destruction of citizens since Ronald Reagan. History will show Reagan as the biggest evil with his experiment with trickle down economics — what Bush the Senior rightly called “voodoo economics”. But this voodoo has been the belief system of Republicans since Reagan and continues to be. Unfortunately, this voodoo is believed by millions of people who vote for Republicans — people who will lose jobs and houses as Republicans regain power.
Not only will the trend continue, but the effects of the trend will even accelerate. This is because jobs are being eliminated at a faster pace. There are fewer offerings for Americans, even Americans willing to work for lower wages. Companies are hiring from cheap labor markets throughout the world. Professional people with advanced degrees, substantial experience, and willing to work at any job, cannot find employment. They simple ask the question, “What am I to do?” The Republicans believe they should just quit being lazy and go to work. Yet, Republicans make it impossible for them to find employment.
Now, cue Jeb Bush — the brother of two Bush Presidents who for 12 years have wrecked havoc on America — the third leg of American insanity. Make no mistake, people who liked the first two Bushes are going to love Jeb. Along with the family buddy, Karl Rove, there are plans for Jeb to mount a Presidential bid for 2012. Jeb is looking more viable because he is married to a Latina and speaks fluent Spanish — a critically important demographic for the GOP. Thus, Jeb will come to rescue the GOP, as it wages war on undocumented Latinos. George W also carried many Latinos voters and also spoke Spanish. So, Jeb is trying to repeat history. No doubt he will repeat much more history of George W than just speaking Spanish.
As so-called new conservatives, neocons, Jeb and Rove will likely mount another run for President with all the tatterings of more war, less taxes, and more poverty in America. President Obama is clearly vulnerable in 2012 because Republicans hate him and Democrats are disgusted by his Republican lite policies and lack of a spine. Obama has been a great disappointment and may very well be the reason that Jeb and Rove have another chance to command the country. It hardly matters at this point with sky high deficits that Jeb will likely add to them with trillions of dollars in tax cuts, including eliminating estate taxes. Anything so that the rich will keep the Republicans in office.
Republicans also plan to eliminate Social Security and Medicare as John Boehner declared a few weeks ago. It will all be justified to help the country and the economy. But, just wait until the plug is pulled on critical income to a significant part of the country. The Seniors will support the Republicans and then act all surprised when they pull the plug on their entitlements. Meanwhile, there is an excellent chance the US Supreme Court will strike down these entitlements as a violation of the Commerce Clause and Jeb will be there to replace the gang of five with five more crazy idiots.
But personally, I am less worried now about Republicans than a decade ago. Back then, there was still some hope. But Obama has blown any chance of changing the country. This country has no chance of surviving at this point. So, there might as well be a Republican as President when the currency collapses, the national debt is defaulted, unemployment goes crazy, people starve, and civil unrest erupts. Republicans will be the people to impose Marshall laws, curfews, and food rationing for the poor. All the time they will blame the liberal agenda for everything that happens. Because it was the liberal agenda that caused all the deficits as they opposed tax cuts for the wealthy — taxes — one way to avoid deficits when the government doesn’t want to cut American imperialism and giveaways to mega corporations.
America is Doomed.
