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open market. We work and create products and then buy those products to live and prosper. As I have said above, there need to be certain controls over the Costs of those products which are essential for our survival and well-being.
But this is only the beginning.
We are all potential citizens of the United States of America. We are descended from many generations of workers who built this nation, its cities, corporations,
great works, and art. The ground beneath our feet and the sky above our heads belong to us. As far as we can see in any direction this is our country, our nation.
New citizens inherit this property by making their oath and changing their allegiance. We are all equal in this great nation and it, equally, belongs to all of us.
Iâm not talking about private property here. Your home is your own. Ford Motors owns their property. This is not a class revolution but merely the recognition of the worth of a nation and its individual members, owners.
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Not long ago there was a lot of talk about Americaâs trillions-of-dollars debt to China. News reports and op-ed heads were intimating that, in some way, China owned America. This seemed odd to me. I began to wonder what the full value of our nation was if a foreign country could buy us. Was eight trillion dollars enough?
From there I opened my mind to the vastness that is the United States: the natural resources such as gold, copper, marble, uranium, zinc, precious and semi-precious stones, granite, coal, oil, and natural gas to name just a few; then thereâs the flora and fauna that fill our wild and tamed areasâdeer and steers, coyotes and redwoods, pines, poplars, maples, and arable farmlands,
bees and hummingbirds, homing pigeons, and all the fish in our seas, rivers, and lakes; there are the flowing rivers themselves, the electric power that sits dormant in most of them, and the wind and the solar power of the daylight on our brows; thereâs the labor in our muscles and the content of our minds, libraries, museums, opera houses, and even jails; there are dams and roads and airfields and quays; there are thousands of government and military installations and parks so vast that it takes a day to traverse them; there are the colleges and universities, trade and grade schools; thereâs water itself and the power of our minds to harness the atom.
Just how much is America worth? And how much of that almost incalculable value belongs to meâDenizen #344,562,891?
How much am I worth? If my government can barter with my inheritance, why canât I? If the complete value of America is 4,127 quadrillion dollars, then why canât I barter with my little portion of that?
Donât get me wrong. Iâm not saying that we should sell our country but I am saying that certain questions necessarily arise when we begin to talk about our value, our worth.
For instance: If I, Denizen #344,562,891, am worth 1.9 million dollars, and each member of my family is
worth the same, then why canât I send my kids to college, pay my mortgage, afford health insurance, retire when I reach the age of sixty-five (or thirty-two), or just buy a decent rib-eye steak now and again?
This is a valid question. The Congress can make deals with the value of our nation. Big corporations get special rates on mineral rights. China owns a large chunk of our debt. Why canât I afford basic needs if Iâm so rich? Why canât we nationalize something like coal or natural gas? Maybe if I felt that the wealth of the oceans was shared a little with me Iâd be more likely to worry about its ecological welfare. Why am I kept away from my heritage and my wealth?
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This step in personal recovery is more an action of the mind than a direct political economic move. I mean, certainly, there are ways to garner our wealth but first we must imagine our vast value and push aside the notion that this land belongs to someone else. This land is my land,
But this is only the beginning.
We are all potential citizens of the United States of America. We are descended from many generations of workers who built this nation, its cities, corporations,
great works, and art. The ground beneath our feet and the sky above our heads belong to us. As far as we can see in any direction this is our country, our nation.
New citizens inherit this property by making their oath and changing their allegiance. We are all equal in this great nation and it, equally, belongs to all of us.
Iâm not talking about private property here. Your home is your own. Ford Motors owns their property. This is not a class revolution but merely the recognition of the worth of a nation and its individual members, owners.
Â
Not long ago there was a lot of talk about Americaâs trillions-of-dollars debt to China. News reports and op-ed heads were intimating that, in some way, China owned America. This seemed odd to me. I began to wonder what the full value of our nation was if a foreign country could buy us. Was eight trillion dollars enough?
From there I opened my mind to the vastness that is the United States: the natural resources such as gold, copper, marble, uranium, zinc, precious and semi-precious stones, granite, coal, oil, and natural gas to name just a few; then thereâs the flora and fauna that fill our wild and tamed areasâdeer and steers, coyotes and redwoods, pines, poplars, maples, and arable farmlands,
bees and hummingbirds, homing pigeons, and all the fish in our seas, rivers, and lakes; there are the flowing rivers themselves, the electric power that sits dormant in most of them, and the wind and the solar power of the daylight on our brows; thereâs the labor in our muscles and the content of our minds, libraries, museums, opera houses, and even jails; there are dams and roads and airfields and quays; there are thousands of government and military installations and parks so vast that it takes a day to traverse them; there are the colleges and universities, trade and grade schools; thereâs water itself and the power of our minds to harness the atom.
Just how much is America worth? And how much of that almost incalculable value belongs to meâDenizen #344,562,891?
How much am I worth? If my government can barter with my inheritance, why canât I? If the complete value of America is 4,127 quadrillion dollars, then why canât I barter with my little portion of that?
Donât get me wrong. Iâm not saying that we should sell our country but I am saying that certain questions necessarily arise when we begin to talk about our value, our worth.
For instance: If I, Denizen #344,562,891, am worth 1.9 million dollars, and each member of my family is
worth the same, then why canât I send my kids to college, pay my mortgage, afford health insurance, retire when I reach the age of sixty-five (or thirty-two), or just buy a decent rib-eye steak now and again?
This is a valid question. The Congress can make deals with the value of our nation. Big corporations get special rates on mineral rights. China owns a large chunk of our debt. Why canât I afford basic needs if Iâm so rich? Why canât we nationalize something like coal or natural gas? Maybe if I felt that the wealth of the oceans was shared a little with me Iâd be more likely to worry about its ecological welfare. Why am I kept away from my heritage and my wealth?
Â
This step in personal recovery is more an action of the mind than a direct political economic move. I mean, certainly, there are ways to garner our wealth but first we must imagine our vast value and push aside the notion that this land belongs to someone else. This land is my land,
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