READING THE TEA LEAVES 12A

LIFE IS A GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS, IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ALL THE DOTS OR DON'T CONNECT THEM IN THE RIGHT ORDER YOU NEVER GET THE PICTURE READING THE TEA LEAVES 12A To say that we are free, to internalize the idea without any questions or deliberations can give a false sense of self, a false sense of security that in fact does not exist. We willfully deny the facts, any evidence to the contrary, we believe what we believe, right or wrong, damn if we will change our minds. I have spent years, decades, pointing out the falsehoods that we believe in yet not many "converts". Not many. It is basic mathematical fact that 10 million is not the same as five hundred million let alone a few billion. But everyone is convinced that if one has a million or two or ten they are in the same league as one with a few billion. Democracy certainly hurts. It hurts when you are not paying attention. Of late I have heard a new refrain, billionaires can't be bribed, they can't be corrupted. Maybe true. But the billionaires can and do corrupt the government, corrupt the system that we call democracy ( freedoms). If one is paying attention I'll ask this. If spending on ( welfare, social security, education, the VA) you name it, is causing deficits, then why doesn't spending on space exploration, electric car subsidies, and subsidies chip plants and nuclear plants don't cause deficits to go up? The poor do need help, the poor that worked all their lives for meager wages, and those that still do, need more help from the government than the billionaires with money in their pockets. But I digress. Ten days into the new presidency, I have not heard a word about anything that will "directly" help the average American, not one. Cutting Medicaid, Social security, VA, education funding cuts, what will directly improve the life of the average citizen? How? What are we so happy about? Please say it. What are all those billionaires doing in DC then? How are the helping improve the lives of the average American , that is living "paycheck to paycheck" if not literally "hand to mouth". I am all for tariffs, all for running the illegals out, all for drill baby drill, but how will any of it provide healthcare for the elderly and the disabled, feed the hungry kids, take care of the sick relatives, and so much other stuff, if not then we are/ will be just another 3rd world country. I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 31 JANUARY 2025