TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart There’s always a discussion in process related to eliminating government waste and reducing America’s escalating national debt. The truth is, every member of our government is aware of changes which could be made today and save hundreds of billions of dollars every year. They simply don’t want to do the right thing. Most of the talk is nothing more than a smoke screen to hide the truth about the most corrupt, inefficient and expensive government in the world. The same is true about the Pentagon. Estimates are unforgivable. Watchdog groups claim that 50 cents out of every dollar received annually goes to waste. Let’s begin with issues familiar to every American. First, healthcare. Every man and woman sitting on the right side of the aisle opposes universal healthcare. America remains the only developed nation in the world refusing to offer free medical care for all of its 340 million people. Let’s eliminate healthcare benefits for all elected officials. Our legis...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Between 2017 and 2021, Congress, the DOJ, and a corrupted Supreme Court allowed Trump to violate the Emoluments Clause for 1,460 days. That’s every day he was your illegitimate president. Trump continued to maintain control of his personal business interests, both foreign and domestic. After four years, Trump’s business interests reported a 2.4 billion dollar profit. The problem is that no one cared that he was violating one of the oldest entries in the Constitution. The frame workers of the Constitution included the Emoluments Clause to prevent undo influence from businesses both foreign and domestic. No one, Democrats, or Republicans is concerned that Trump violates the Constitution every day he pretends to be your illegitimate president. “As the US president fires thousands in the name of preventing alleged fraud, he continues to spend taxpayer funds on his outings.” This is from the Guardian. Between 2017 and 2021, Trump used taxpayer money for his personal ...