Changing Dependency

I feel like I sound like a broken record.  Even in the previous statement, is the message, I'm out of the loop and antiquated.  Over twenty years ago, "Record Town" didn't sell records any more.  Although I've been somewhat of an awkward oddball most of my life, I haven't always been so far out of mainstream.  There was a time, I truly tried to believe if I tried hard enough, I'd be a success at what the majority said they were striving for.  Twenty years ago, my perspective was changed.  I knew my provision came from on High and no amount of effort on my part toward the American dream would result in success.

I truly wanted to enjoy life!  To do that, we have to let go of what others say will make us happy and ask our Creator how He wants us to make Him happy.  It really is Scriptural!  We were created for His pleasure, and we want His Will in our life, so it would follow, if He's pleased, we'll be satisfied!  Not to mention, the Bible is full of covenant promises that don't really have much to do with the American dream.

 In all the wealth disparity, there is still an unfortunate symbiosis that is literally dependent upon the continued inequality.  The majority of The One Percent are not really members of the elite group who are servants to The Agenda.  Most of the politicians and even the wealthy corporate higher ups are only puppets that are bought and paid for.  I'm not advocating socialism or communism, but the bottom line is, our republic or democracy which ever you want to call it, is dependent upon communism and many aspects of socialism.  And it's odd that the ones who are dependent upon it, don't seem to understand their dependency upon a political system they claim to abhor.

Tea Party members and conservatives are 100% solid in their support of social security and medicare, both of which are programs founded in socialism.  While progressives and liberals vocally abhor child labor and dictatorships, they do use their purchasing power to support countries that utilize child labor and make many excuses for dictators.  Just as the wealth disparity in this country is symbiotic, it is globally.  The US economy is dependent upon China's exports and China is dependent upon America's debt.

This country began the slippery slope of indebted slavery years ago, when farms were mortgaged to buy the seeds for the next crop and when young couples had to save to go into debt with a mortgage.  The term mortgage is fascinating.  "mort" root word of mortal:  subject to death . . . and gage being an archaic term for bet or wager.  Bottom line of the American economy for nearly 100 years.  Young couples saved for the privilege of obtaining debt with the hope they'd live long enough to pay off.   That plan has pretty much run itself in the ground, now that people just plan to make payments of some sort, for their entire life.

The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.  Proverbs 22:7