Lately, my conversations with people have seemed to revolve around the current financial crisis of wealth, entitlement and who who in america needs to get paid. So, as musician I feel obligated to share my opinion. I have found that if we would run everything through a simple common sense filter, we would find that everything can be broken down into an equation that the simple laymen can comprehend.
3 areas: Public v.s Private sector, America's Current role in Foreign Aid, How to reduce debt. Ready here we go.
Public/Private Sector
Look, if you want to make money, enter the private sector. If you want to make more money, then own your own business, do it your way, provide a service/product that doesn't exist, that's better than the competition and make money your way.
Public employees render a social service. There will always be an earning cap, where the value/cause is (theoretically)traded for providing a social service. ***hint If you are in the public sector instead of complaining about wages, work a part time job/ or take up a money making hobby. Its only logical since the rest of the country has to employ multiple sources for income.
-Falsehood
"Athletes and entertainers should make less than policeman, firefighters, teachers etc.
NO. Tax payers pay the wages of policemen etc, we cannot afford to pay athletes/entertainers nor should we want to. This is a silly argument. Remember the formula Private = potential $$$$
Sports, movies, music is all private industry and the have the right to charge $50 a ticket to an event. Don't like how much salary an athlete makes? Don't go to game, ever. Problem solved.
Foreign Aid
I only bring this up because a hot topic has been America's current role in providing aid to Somalia. Living here on the west coast I have to filter the Liberal agenda's with Midwest conservatism and here is the compromise... NON-Profits.
Look, funding terrorist regimes/countries is something everyone can agree should not be done with tax payers dollars. "But what about people dying of starvation"? Let me ask you this, when did it become the Government's role to act as a primary relief agency to the world? Can't find that amendment in the constitution.
Who would say that the US government is the most kind, compassionate group of individuals? Ever been to the DMV, Social Security office, or the court house and you say other wise. It is people, who love people the most. The key is non-profits. Put the resources in the hands of organizations that's sole focus is to aid others and are already on the ground and set up in places around the world. People's who job is to serve, and have real compassionate hearts. Sorry, the churches and most non-profits simply do it better. Maybe there is less red tape or maybe its because its passion. Before the government can fix the world, it needs to fix its backyard. Our Government must focus its tax payers resources on tax payer(domestic) needs. It is not the United World's of America but the United States.
**Principle-
Here's a thought, if you can't afford something you shouldn't buy it, right? Called living in your means? Well when America can't pay its bills, has to cut domestic diaster relief and is unsure of future pension plans and social security benefits (and medicaid for that matter)how we can justify taking tax money and spending it in foreign affairs?
#3 How to reduce debt
Listen up Washington, here is its for ya. Simple way to balance your budget:
-support local businesses (patron)
-reduce spending. Period
-get a second job
Look its a lose lose, but all of us are already cutting out entertainment, movies, Netflix subscriptions, and Gucci hand bags lol. We all have already had to make adjustments to our spending habits, downsizing houses, and shopping at thrift stores. When there is no money people are going to have to suck it up and bite the bullet.
You can live off beans and rice...but most of us want our i-phones and filet migon.
Just a thought, or two or three.
Jackson
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