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Dollars and
(No?) Sense
By Mona Lease
Hi, all!! Life continually amazes me. And people really amaze me. I've
heard people say we need a war to get our economy back to a desired
place. Of course, these people only have girls..and there's no draft.
During our election for Trump, I heard people agree that we need to
stop aliens (legal and illegal, visas were not going to be issued) from
coming to our country....and the "Travel Ban" is born. I heard people
agree that Trump's plan to discontinue trade and commerce with all
other countries was good thing. People said yes to building a wall
between the US and Mexico...and demanding that Mexico pay for it.
The following is purely my speculation of the above-mentioned. Are we
even equipped to fight a war...monetarily, physically, etc? Are we
equipped or prepared to give up anything for our soldiers to fight a
war....coffee, sugar, pop, the possibility of limited tv/computer
access, maybe food/gas rations?? Seriously - this possibility exists.
Under the Obama Administration - we... the US...sold China 200 of our
Boeings, our Waldorf-Astoria, the GM Moraine Auto Plant was sold to
China (I take it GM owned it)...and that's just around us. This means
China has a home at the Waldorf. We can't tell them that they can't
come home - can we?? They have their own airplanes and another 200
Boeings. If they own a private airstrip here - how do we put a "travel
ban" on that??
Trump wants to build a wall and make Mexico pay for it? How?? The US
would have to have Mexico's permission to build it on Mexico's land -
wouldn't we?? If we build the wall on our property..then we own it -
right? Why would someone else pay for what they would not own? It would
not be legal for me to build a fence on your property - without your
permission.. and demand you pay for it - would it?? Which brings me to:
The Travel Ban: Maybe it's just me but, the states I've heard protest
the travel ban are coastal states. And Hawaii protesting the travel ban
did not shock me. They depend largely on the tourist trade - don't
they?? They have their own time zone. How much of their Gross National
Product (if you will) is directly due to tourist activity?? They have
the Hula Bowl and school kiddies that go to that event pay to go
there...pay to participate at the Bowl...pay to be on the televised
shows, etc. There are chain hotels "on the beach", naval associated
activity...family coming to visit, guided tours of the US Naval Base,
tours of Pearl Harbor, etc. Commercial flights from around the world
make pit-stops in Hawaii before continuing on to the continental US or
a return trip overseas.
The US is supposed to have withdrawn from the North Atlantic Treaty and
the European Alliance. Trump said they were passe...outdated. Trump
said Syria needed some of our Tomahawks lobbed at them. And we did. If
we get into real trouble over this...who will back us?? We withdrew
from the pacts other countries signed with us...to help us...and we
help them. The next thing I read after the Tomahawks landed in Syrian
was that Russia is calling that an "illegal move"...Syria is fighting a
civil war. Along comes the price tag for the Tomahawks and words and
accusations fly anew. People are surprised that Russia "tabled" the
scheduled talks between Putin and Trump?? What way do people want this?
How is this all Trump's fault when there are advisors, channels through
which to go to do any of this, etc??
My only thought was and still is: "What did people think would happen?"
Did anyone really think that Mexico would say, "Yea, sure..build the
wall. Send us a bill when you get it done.??" Did anyone really think
that Hawaii would say, "Cool, a travel ban! There goes a good third of
our income but...ok.??" Did anyone believe Russia would be happy about
our Tomahawks...they have troops in Syria?? Wouldn't Russia have some
sort of control over that situation?? Knowing that I am not a fan of
war...two things come to my mind here: From the movie "The Legend of
Billy Jack"..the theme song is "One Tin Soldier." In the song, the
Valley People hear that the Mountain People have treasure buried "up
there." They fought and killed their way up the mountain, found the
treasure and turned the stone. "Peace on earth" was all it said.
Secondly, from the movie "Cool Hand Luke," Luke refuses to conform to
prison life. He breaks out, gets captured, thrown in the "hot box" and
is released from the box. Everyone knows that Luke will escape, get
captured and "round it will go." The Captain says: "What we have here
is failure to communicate. Some men you just can't reach. So you get
what we had here last week, which is the way he wants it...well he gets
it. I don't like it any more than you men." Thanks for
reading.
Remember the kiddies and our service people. Take good care of the
furry and feathered ones out there. Be safe and healthy. See ya next
time. Ever Toodles!! MONA
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