TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart The statistics about the homeless in America are totally inaccurate. The estimates are far below the facts. I know this because in the 2010 Census, I was in a unique position to learn facts about homelessness in America few others will ever know. I met weekly with members of the Reno Area Alliance for the Homeless. These kind and caring people know the truth and from them I learned the reality of why and how men, women, and families become homeless. I was surprised that a percentage of our nation’s homeless population choose to remain in their situations. I believe that most people think that housing, clothing, and healthy food are all these disenfranchised Americans need. I was invited into the shelters. I was impressed. It is clear that my city cares about all of its people. There are separate shelters for men and women, and family shelters for the growing number of men, women, and children who no longer have a permanent residence. I also toured “tent city.” I...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I’m sure the title of this piece tells you what it is all about. As much as I despise the old, obese traitor, I can’t stop writing about his crimes. He is by far the worst thing to happen to America in my lifetime. The mainstream media refuses to offer the truth to the American people. The Fourth Estate surrendered to Donald Trump 10 years ago. However, I always ‘tell it like it is,’ and Trump is a fascist dictator who should never have been allowed to be sworn into office. He is not an American. What really pisses me off is how many times he breaks state, federal, and Constitutional law, and no one has the balls to stop him. A law passed in the late 1800’s prevents the use of U.S. military forces as law enforcement officers. [The Posse Comitatus Act (PCA), enacted in 1878, which prohibits federal military personnel from acting as law enforcement or participating in civilian law enforcement activities without express Congressional authorization.] Trump violated ...

I challenge to you prove me wrong: “the government of the United States is the most dysfunctional and corrupt in the world.” I offer you two reasons which prove my allegation, although there are dozens more which confirm what I have learned over the last 13 years. Let’s take a look at the only perfect law passed by our government in its history: the Social Security Act, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 14, 1935. It was simple and it worked. Every American would have a retirement program. It was funded by employers and employees without additional funds from the national treasury. The amount received was based on the average income over the working life of each individual. I know of no one who received the total of their contributions prior to his or her death. Why do Republicans call it an “entitlement” and seek the end of the program? The more important question is “why is the fund in the red.” Of course, you know the answer. Our incompetent government added other p...