Accumulated

$ Wealth $

Children of the Night; seeking yet another way to supplement our Need.

It is not that we Desire it; Oh, Worthy One; it is a Dis-ease

within our Souls, that Drives us; on and on through streets of Darkness,

grasping for that one last Coin.

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The world is out of balance. The ideologies that once provided us with a hope for the future have become distorted, and can no longer provide us with a wholesome basis for growth. The economic gaps in society are becoming increasingly distinct, and governments throughout the world are trying to hang on to their faltering economies.

The suppression of individual freedom in the Middle East and in Asia is contributing to the increase of religious extremism in the world. And in the West, the true meaning of Freedom is rapidly becoming distorted. Accumulated wealth and the effect of monetary policies that favor the rich is making the future look bleak for the individual.

There is a feeling of uncertainty beginning to emerge in the world, and there doesn't appear to be any clear purpose in our political agenda. Honor and respect is seeping into oblivion, and wisdom has passed away with our forefathers.

Our leaders have not been able to provide us with any solutions either. In fact they’re part of the problem - they've aligned themselves with the business community, and they continue to support that alliance.

The money that governments borrow comes from the business community. Hence it's them that’s funding our politicians.

In our efforts to hang on to our economic security, we're sacrificing the health of our planet, a consumer based economy, can only do one thing - it will continue to deteriorate our resource base needlessly. When Governments have to support such an economy, they're indirectly supporting the collapse of our Environment.

There's something wrong with our political agenda - Governments used to be able to provide us with a good social net, good education, and good health care. But today that network is being threatened because there's never enough money to go around.

Think about that for a minute, and you'll realize, that something has got to change - something has got to change in the way governments service their kingdoms.

Governments are well aware of the consequences of making changes too quickly. During the process of industrialization, we've managed to develop a strong financial groundwork for our economy. However, because our economic policies were largely structured on the basis of capitalism, it's difficult to make changes because corporations now control many of our natural resources. We've gained a great deal of comfort, extended our reach, but because of the economic alliances within our political system, the greater initiative within our Nation is now being stifled.

It's becoming a global problem. The economic body in the world is organizing rapidly; local peoples are losing the battle to save their jobs, because governments are making it easy for corporations to set up trading blocks between countries - It’s becoming more difficult to build new factories at home, because it's cheaper to build them in countries that support 'slave' labor.

There are other options, but Governments throughout the world support the status quo. Alternative possibilities are often difficult to make, because our taxes support the infrastructure that already exists - Unfortunately real potentials are often overlooked when political patronage becomes a priority in decision making.

We need to resolve the vast differential, which exists between the rich Nations and the poor, and in so doing could eliminate a good proportion of the world's social problems, problems that have resulted, by and large, because of our inability to deal with the huge economic gaps that exists in our societies. And that's true for the world as well - the world is economically unbalanced because people are choosing capitalism over socialism.

The true meaning of freedom and equality is becoming distorted. Accumulated wealth is putting too much freedom into the pockets of the rich. (It’s not their fault; it’s the system) the same system that’s responsible for the collapse of our environment. We need to change our political perspective before we (as a People) can bring our planet into alignment, with our Mother Earth.

This organism - our Earth could provide everyone with a reasonable standard of living, but that isn’t what’s happening - While humanity cries out, from all corners of the World, the controlling elite are digging in.

And while millions of people become strapped to a life of routine, millions more are becoming the victims of poverty and political suppression - while a few ride high in the ‘apple cart’.

Peoples are beginning to see what's going on. In some parts of the world the revolution is real. But here at home, people aren't doing anything about it, because it's not that bad - money is still filtering down from the top. It won’t be long however before people begin to realize that the world’s problems will eventually affect us all.

The future looks bleak - but I think we can change. There will always be those who insist on securing the reins, to try and hang on to the status quo, as a result, cultures all over the world will suffer - are suffering.

There are clear indications that the economic extremes in the world, are contributing to the downfall of our societies. Governments are isolating themselves by shifting responsibilities to local levels, and Corporations are realigning themselves to protect their common ‘interests’. They're not doing much to redistribute the wealth, but they are making massive profits and disproportionate salaries.

They’re not dealing with the vast differential that exists in the world. The present economy is pulling many people into the gutter - People are turning to crime, because the dollars are flowing uphill instead of downhill - to those who really need them.

Unfortunately it's always the poor who end up suffering the most - When are we going to get it through our heads that people are more important than Money?

Our Global economy cannot continue as is. There is a lot of money around that's just feeding on itself. It's not based on anything real; it’s just sitting in someone’s ‘pocket’ collecting interest.

The problem is, someone else is paying for all that interest. Where is it coming from? It's being scraped off the backs of the working class, the consumer, and the resources. We aren't getting a fair share of the resources, which rightfully belong to us - we the People.

Our economy has been growing steadily because our resource base has been secure. If those resources disappear, a good proportion of our economy could become immobilized. The reason that we are experiencing so many cutbacks in government spending is because our social costs are rising - in their efforts to keep a lid on things, they've overspent the budget.

There is an increasing effort on the part of politicians to maintain an illusion of recovery. And because people, have not fully awakened to the seriousness of our global dilemma, we tend to want to accept that illusion. Recovery will occur all right, but it won't occur without global restructuring. If political systems continue to maintain an economic hold on situations that require structural changes, the final crunch will be severe.

There are no “fix it” solutions for global problems. If the economy is in crisis, no one is buying. Most of our global problems are occurring because industry has been exploiting people and their lands for profit. When people begin to wake up to that fact, they get angry.

You say there is ‘dead wood’ in the streets pulling us down. I say there is more dead wood in the glass towers of America than all the streets put together. Full of white collar workers, trying to figure out a way to get more dollars out of the public, squeezing dollars out of dollars, contributing little to the welfare of our dear Earth.

In the old days, people could always go back to the land. But today, the land is out of reach for most people. We've got social problems because there aren't enough good jobs to go around. When our social problems increase, so does our crime rate.

One of the problems with social assistance is that it draws a line between people - the poor feel neglected, and the rich distance themselves - People commit crimes because they no longer respect each other. We need to get rid of the gap between the rich and the poor. If we don't, we're going to be in real trouble.

One of the ways we can do that is by initiating more social programs - Programs for the arts; programs to help single parents; programs to help disadvantaged children, long term maternity leave, summer camps, sports camps - All kinds of programs. If we could bring down our social costs, more programs could be made available.

I think we need to open up the Land again. We need to develop programs for self sufficiency and skills development, so that the people who want to, can learn to build their own shelters, grow their own vegetables, and ‘haul their own water’.

The problem is governments are largely responsible for creating the economically dependent society we live in. They don't always do what's best for people. And that’s because the business community is holding them at ransom. They don’t really want to see people become self sufficient, because that will cut down on their profits.

We live under the pretense of economic security, but when you start to ask around, the answers aren't good. Young people have their doubts about the future. They say that the opportunities are disappearing. Old people are afraid; afraid of being left alone, without any health care. The middle class is digging in, and the poor are beginning to growl.

And while all this is going on, politicians continue to try to deceive us, into believing that they can fix it. "All we've got to do is get the Economy rolling". Well it won't work, the environment is beginning to fall apart, the gap between the rich and the poor is increasing, and there is fighting in the streets. Those who have control over the economy are making sure they don't lose their economic security. The rest of us will have nothing, unless we secure what's rightfully ours - the Land and our Resources.