lorddarley

Black Gold or Yellow Gold?

Gloom and doom. Less than 400 million people have rights to a huge land mass with incalculable resources, a stable system of democracy which protects property rights, and the best educational system in the world (at the top end, and also at the bottom end for our lower tier, who are ignored in other systems).

A main problem is a stupid president who did not understand that he should be a steward of his country's wealth. He wa captured by the oil industry and oligarchs who want to pass on trillions to their offspring without taxes.

I am hopeful our next president has read more than comic books, and will chart a program that makes it possible for the US to grow.

We can double our population (easily done) and we have growth.

The current malaise is just a blip, with dislocation among two groups that have disporportionate shouting rights: out of work Wall Streeters and "moiddle class" people who were seduced by Madison Avenue and lived beyond their means.

The US is the best bet of any country on the planet. Keep the whining in proper perspective, and don't elect another president who was near the bottom of his class. Presidents should be well educated and smart.

We have bright prospects, if we work and stop whining.

LordDarley