Our Abusive Relationship With The US Government

We all know that the national debt is higher than any nation in history and exceeds any other nation currently. Right now, the US accounts for 1/3 of all global debt.

To make matters worse is Debt To GDP, which is a ratio between what a nation owes in comparison to what it earns. Obviously, this means that if a nation owes more than it earns, this is a bad omen. It is the same as if you owe more credit card debt than household income. The lower the ratio, the more a country can afford to spend on social support programs and programs that help grow economic strength. At last full accounting, the end of 2017, Japan had the highest ratio, at 253%. The US had a ratio of 105.4%. Lowest of all G20 nations was Russia, at 12.6%.

One must question the decisions of any government that has a high debt yet continues making decisions which drive that debt higher needlessly. Even more so when that government cuts spending on social support programs which benefit not only the welfare of citizens but benefit the economy as a whole.

If you have ever read on abusive relationships, you know that one form of abuse is financial abuse. This is where the abuser uses money as a means of threat, control and abuse against the victim. The victim is continuously told that they cannot afford items which are desired or even desperately needed, even as the abuser spends extravagantly in ways that offer no benefit to the residents of the household. In fact, they often engage in behavior which threaten the…