The National Interest
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| The National Interest Every four years the presidential candidates of the two major political parties re-affirm the guiding principles of our found- ing fathers concerning our National Interest, as follows: We hold these truths to be self-evident, * That it is in the national interest to carry a national debt of more than $4.7 trillion, and pay annual interest on the same of $296.3 billion. . To have 55% of all personal federal income taxes go to pay this interest on this debt, a great incomes transfer from the working class to the monied classes. . To pay nothing towards reducing the principal, but to add to the principal a federal budget deficit of $117+ billion yearly. * That it is in the national interest to make the rich richer, and the poor poorer. (The top 1% of the people have 48% of the wealth; the bottom 80% have 6%.) * That it is in the national interest for corporations to be absolutely free of all regulation. * That it is in the national interest to encourage cartels, monopolies and oligarchies. * That it is in the national interest to grant the wishes of every person, business and special interest who makes a sizable political contribution to either major political party. * That it is in the national interest to "globalize," to employ as many low wage workers in foreign countries as possible, and fire as many U.S. employees as we can. * That it is in the national interest to have free immigration of everyone everywhere. * That it is in the national interest to greatly expand international trade, to import and export as much as possible, even if we go into debt another $150 billion a year to pay for our excessive imports over exports. * That it is in the national interest to become a "service" economy, employing 80% of all U.S. workers in "service." * That the best interest of the United States requires that we ship all manufacturing jobs overseas. . This will automatically eliminate the 2-3 service jobs sup- ported by each manufacturing job. . This will make our nation leaner and meaner. . And build character. * That it is in the national interest to lower everyone's wages, thus reducing purchasing power ("demand") and causing a "depression" of the economy. * That it is in the national interest to drive the biggest, gas-guzzling vehicle and live in the biggest house we can afford; and to live as far away from work as possible. * That it is in the national interest to pay twice the percen- tage of our GDP than do our major trading partners for health care. * That our "defense" requires that we maintain over 700 foreign army camps, air fields, naval depots, etc. overseas in more than 80 countries, including members of our 460,000 National Guard, regardless of the fact that only Russia and China have the capability of attacking us, and that with nuclear-tipped guided missiles.. |