The Failure Of Our Economy

     Most people that are paying any attention to the news and the current status of our country will recognize that we are not where we need to be. We are falling drastically behind the rest of the world in education. About 47 million Americans live in poverty. In the last quarter of 2012 the economy grew only 0.1 percent. The deficit in the budget that doesn't even exist is over 1 trillion dollars and the national debt is almost 17 trillion dollars. About 49% of Americans live in a household in which a least one person receives entitlement funds. Our relationship with Israel is failing, unemployment is rising once again, and the moral code of the common people is deteriorating. These things are huge problems, but there are a couple of major factors which will cause the ultimate downfall of one of the greatest nations that ever existed.
     The first and greatest factor that will cause our destruction is the health care reform, known commonly as Obamacare. Most would praise and embrace the idea of a socialized health care system, but those same do not realize the consequences of this tremendous power grab. Unless you are independently wealthy, you must accept the coverage that the government offers. That leaves about 280 million Americans dependant on the government for health care.
     Companies will be required to provide certain health care or face enormous fines for neglecting to uphold the law. Hobby Lobby, for example, is being fined 1.3 million dollars each day for refusing to provide contraceptive for their employees until they either give the health care or go out of business. Companies and corporations and businesses of all types are being forced to provide insurance they cannot afford or face massive fees for failure to comply. If they provide the insurance, they will necessarily raise prices on their product or services to be able to continue business. If they deny coverage, they face huge fines until they go out of business. What will this do to the unemployment percentage?
     Obamacare started off at 2,700 pages of legislation. It now stands at over 13,000 pages of new laws. What human being on Earth can navigate that? This system brings with it 21 new taxes that we know of, and most likely an inconceivable amount of hidden taxes and fees. Businesses face strict regulations, and doctor shortages will abound. The politicians claim that they are striving to accomplish a state of fiscal balance, but Obamacare adds 6.2 trillion dollars to the deficit! That is almost a 600% increase to the current budget deficit.
     This new system will cause many businesses to go under. Untold numbers of people will become unemployed. It will cause the government to borrow around 6 times more money than they raise in taxes. The receiver class will grow from 49% by great leaps and bounds. This alone will cripple the United States economy, but the destruction does not end there.
     The second factor is immigration reform. Before delving into this subject too deeply, let us remember that without immigration there would not have been a United States of America. The English settlers who established this nation were immigrants. The starving Irish who came to escape famine were immigrants. The slaves that built the southern economy were immigrants. The orientals who constructed the railroads were immigrants. Some of the most successful figures in our nation's history were immigrants. Considering these facts, should there be a reform to our immigration system?
     According to the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), the illegal population in the United States numbers around 12 million. President Barack Obama is quoted saying "we are not going to ship back 12 million people... they will have a pathway to citizenship." Instead of upholding our nation's laws, we are giving these people citizenship. They will automatically become eligible for social security, disability, unemployment, welfare, food stamps, and all other entitlement programs that a citizen of the United States is qualified for, many of them without ever having payed a dime in taxes.
     Some politicians are even proposing the expansion of the family sponsorship program. This would mean that all of the immigrants who had gained citizenship would be allowed to invite as many family members to live with them as could be proven they are able to financially support. 12 million then turns into over 50 million. The U.S. population would grow far too rapidly to properly adjust societal infrastructure, resulting in the collapse of public services. Our police are already having a difficult time keeping up with crime rates, and services such as the post office are already going bankrupt!
     The strength of our borders is failing. Illegal immigrants number in the millions, sapping our economy of the money we need to operate as a society. If we grant them citizenship with little to no penalty, the structure of our public systems will prove unable to support the weight of this great leap in the recognized population. The cost to entitlements will be unbearable, and taxes will inevitably rise to cope with the increase in government receivers. This, along with Obamacare, will have great negative impact on the growth of our economy as the percentage grows from 49%.
     Once Obamacare and immigration reform pass, taxes have risen and wages have fallen. The economy has been crippled, and the American spirit crushed. Seeing that most will be somehow dependant on the government, who is to say that the destruction ends there?
     Why would the politicians be doing these things if for no other reason than for power? There is no other logical explanation. Such government takeovers have occurred throughout history, and our ignorance as a people and unwillingness to accept that it could happen to us has led us to this point.
     Unless we open our eyes and acknowledge the drastic transformation before us, our economy will crumble. Obamacare will cause the unemployment of possibly millions. Immigration reform will add millions to the population. The receiver class will jump from 49% to an unknown number, and once the receivers outweigh the providers, we will reach an unsustainable condition that will lead to our demise. It is happening now, and unless preemptive measures are taken soon, we will loose many things dear to us.

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