Ron Paul and the Terri Schiavo Gambit

The patient lays there, totally dependant upon infusions, injections and
daily inspections. The treatment specialists ponder, devise and impliment
modified treatments that vary little from what has already been done. The
results remain the same. Slow and steady deterioration.

The believers circle round. Ever optimistic that given just a bit more
time, a miracle will occur. Just a few more days, weeks or maybe a year or
two will provide the time needed for someone to develop a magic bullet
that will make everything all right.

On the other side a lone voice declares, no more. He knows there is no
cure, no hope and the only path forward is to recognize the issue, accept
it and pull the plug on the failed experiment.

However on center stage, the technicians and managers wring their hands
and console both sides while reaping substantial profits. They can't and
won't make the choice. After all, just a few more weeks and the new Beemer
will be parked in their garage. The heavy costs of life-support are being
borne by those affected.

The lone voice gets louder by the day. Openly declaring that the patient
is dead. The media broadcasts it nationwide and the viewers look to their
own pathetic circumstances and cry for justice. If the plug is pulled, it
will affect us all in the end.
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The US economic system is entirely based upon belief. The foundation is
"full faith and credit" in the United States. Our money is backed only by
the willingness for the public to foot any and all bills incurred by the
USA.

Enter Senator Ron Paul. In a fit of rage, he demands an audit of the
Federal Reserve System. He has a deeply commited belief that once the
spreadsheet is presented to the people, the voters will demand positive
efforts to terminate the patient.

Little does he realize that he is demanding the death of the people's god.
It matters little if we call it god, Keynesian Economic Theory or faith in
the system. It is belief. If the people lose faith in the system, their
money will become as worthless as it really is. Confidence vanishes and
all that is left is work for the accountants.

All the hopes, dreams and possessions are shed in the death spiral of
demands for payment due in full immediately. The nice house bought on
credit is no longer their home. The cruelty of realizing that buying is
not the same as owning. The employers can no longer stay in business when
they are forced to accept worthless paper. Everyone is affected. Overseas,
the holders of worthless paper scramble to exchange paper for tangible
assets. The house of cards, built on sand and propped up by faith falls.
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Will auditing the Federal Reserve have a positive result in the short run?

Not at all. Politicians will find themselves unemployed and unemployable.
No one will hire a person who can't manage money. The vast numbers of
people completely dependant upon the system will rebel. Many of these
rebellions will be violent. A dark cloud of anger will shadow the earth
and no one will be safe.

Before the depression of 1929, many people lived close to the land. Now,
they live in the cities and are totally dependant upon transportation to
bring them the essentials of life. Even something as low-tech as water
needs transportation to the city. The depression of today will be far
better termed "The Great Desperation."

In all species, once a certain level of population is reached, the specie
experiences a collapse. Only a fool would believe that the specie known as
homo sapiens would be exempt. Family, community and the resources in
materials and knowledge within the circle will prevent complete
extinction. The family and community will have to protect itself from the
criminals. Some of these will come wearing a mantle of officialdom. All of
them come to take what little you have left. Misery loves company.

Can this audit have a positive effect down the road? It is possible. Time
is the key element. The economy needs to be rebooted with a different
operating system installed. The people need to be conditioned to a new
world where self-sufficiency is the norm. Savings must become a high
priority and consumerism is seen as sillyness. Most of all, money must
have backing in tangible assets. The depression of "29" lasted into the
1950's. Whatever would cause a person to think that this one will last a
shorter time? It takes a generation and a half for a dependable reboot to
work.
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Some will say I trot out doom and gloom. But if I, you, we make a few
preperations, we can get through this together. United We Stand. I look to
the future with nervous excitement. This will be a pivotal period in our
specie's evolution. We will be spectators and participants in rebuilding a
far more responsible community, nation and world. A world where death and
misery is accepted as natural. A world where no person is exempt from
their own choices and the natural outcome of their choice. The people must
re-learn self-sufficiency. Governance is never a solution, it is the
problem.