Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Thu, Oct 23 2008
U.S. dollar decline: A symbol of our departure from founding principles
I found a link to an informative video on the history of our U.S. dollar. There's a nice review in it about how we have circumvented our own national law. Some days I think the most important document we should be teaching children in school is our own U.S. Constitution. This document carried a lot of wisdom. It wasn't perfect, but it was a great standard with which to create a country that could ebb and flow with events and still stand strong. Maybe one of the reasons we've seen so much go wrong lately with our financial structure is that each one of us, leader and follower, needs to go back to those basic laws. We don't need the many new laws that are invented, passed and signed by our government each year. We need fewer laws, based solely on our Constitution. And if our elected and appointed officials don't want to do that, we need to demand an answer from them as to why they don't want to do that. And if they won't do it, we have a responsibility to oust them and elect individuals who will do it.
posted at: 08:21 | category: /Politics | link to this entry
I found a link to an informative video on the history of our U.S. dollar. There's a nice review in it about how we have circumvented our own national law. Some days I think the most important document we should be teaching children in school is our own U.S. Constitution. This document carried a lot of wisdom. It wasn't perfect, but it was a great standard with which to create a country that could ebb and flow with events and still stand strong. Maybe one of the reasons we've seen so much go wrong lately with our financial structure is that each one of us, leader and follower, needs to go back to those basic laws. We don't need the many new laws that are invented, passed and signed by our government each year. We need fewer laws, based solely on our Constitution. And if our elected and appointed officials don't want to do that, we need to demand an answer from them as to why they don't want to do that. And if they won't do it, we have a responsibility to oust them and elect individuals who will do it.
posted at: 08:21 | category: /Politics | link to this entry
