AMERICA: THE FORGOTTEN
By Schuyler ThorpeAuthor and Political Activist
Don’t be surprised if you haven’t gotten any answers from your local or state representatives.
Haven’t gotten anything done which has currently impacted your life.
There hasn’t been anything good which has come out of this government of ours–for a very long time.
Either at the state level or the federal level. Everybody in play appears to have forgotten the people whom voted them in for an X-amount of years now.
We sit here and complain, we sit here and write e-mails, we sit here and phone those whom currently are supposed to represent us.
But sadly, the pattern of neglect and negligence is here to stay.
Nobody in the local government seems to give a damn about those whom are suffering the most. The same could be said of the federal apparat.
Nowadays, it’s nothing more than pandering and counter-pandering. To find out who is more tougher on crime, who is more tougher on terrorism, who is more able to protect the country and ensure that we still have a nation to secure for future generations. (And illegal immigration. Let’s not forget that–shall we?)
But no one running for office or is in office (both at the state and the federal level) seems to care about the people themselves.
No one is really addressing the needs of the populace. From basic healthcare to affordable housing. From an increased allocation in food stamps for those whom need it the most, to job training and job security.
None of these domestic issues have been properly and swiftly dealt with and addressed.
Why not?
Because right now, everyone who is running each state and the US government is fighting amongst themselves in trying to outdo the other.
Sure, they touch base on some of the bread and butter issues that concern Americans like me the most, but in the general plight of things?
It’s in their best interest to forget about them.
After all, 47M Americans in this country have been living without basic healthcare services for quite some time.
10M uninsured children don’t have rudimentary healthcare provisions, thanks in part to Bush‘s recent veto.
37M Americans still live in poverty–with many millions more just a paycheck away from being homeless (or worse) themselves.
But try to get your local, state, or government representative to openly address these issues which hit home on so many fronts.
Try.
You’ll find yourself being quickly laughed at and the door shut in your face.
Because these politicians don’t care about you or me.
This is a political game of power, control, and greed now.
With most of America all but forgotten in the process.
Schuyler Thorpe is an author, a political activist, and a frequent letter writer to The Everett Herald of Snohomish County. He can be reached at: starchildalpha1 at yahoo.com
Labels: candidates, control, domestic, forgotten, government, greed, healthcare, homelessness, issues, jobs, people, poverty, power, representatives, state
posted by Schuyler Thorpe @ 1:00 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home