IM2Opinionated - Common sense views on politics

Besides coming out of this pandemic safe, my biggest hope for Humanity is that we all come away with the following: ) A sense of unity instead of the divisiveness so many currently believe to be inevitable: Example: The only people that declaring one's self "red" or "blue", "left" or "right" benefits are those who profit from such ideology. 2) An understanding that we all need greater awareness of those things needed for survival.  In that regard, centralized systems like corporate food suppliers, corporate energy suppliers, municipal water suppliers, and any other centralized systems that make our lives dependent upon profit-driven entities should be diminished or eliminated whenever and wherever possible: Example: Lawns may be beautiful, but you can't eat them, so wouldn't victory gardens be more appealing than shipments of processed trucked hundreds or thousands of miles. Now, I understand we cannot currently support our fa

I see some staunch Biden supporters posting that they would take the $1000 payment (for mortgage or rent) if the Government offered it to them. While this makes sense, I would ask them these the following questions: 1) HOW YOU GONNA PAY FOR THAT?! 2) Isn't that Socialism?  America seems okay with socialism for the rich: Tax breaks like those Trump approved in his 2017 tax bill or, Corporate subsidies, like those we have been paying fossil fuel companies (even after 7 or 8 CEO of oil companies testified to Congress that they did not need to be subsidized, or Plan ole handouts like the 1.5 trillion dollars that the Federal Reserve put into the Repo Market to coverup some failing bank(s) ( https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-19/the-repo-market-s-a-mess-what-s-the-repo-market-quicktake ) or to falsely prop up zombie corporations that have long been dead (Note: This article is from 2014)    https://finance.yahoo.com/news/happens-fed-stops-propping-stocks-094500610.h

The following is an excerpt (updated March 02, 2020) from my book Solutions: Enough complaining. Let's fix America,   which can be bought at the links listed below. “What purpose do banks serve to the masses anymore?”     Do banks pay any interest these days?  Or, more accurately, do they pay appreciable interest that helps the communities in which they reside.  How does one benefit from a savings account today?  At least with a checking account, paying bills is made easier, but is convenience the only standard that we should have for banks?  Aren’t banks and all businesses as much a part of the community as any individual living within that community?  While the corporation under which a particular bank may operate may be headquartered in some other state, the people employed in a local branch live in the communities in which they work.  And, as members of the community, how do banks treat the rest of us?  In my own personal experience, banks have treated me worse than a

Have you seen the commercial in which a young boy tells the viewer to deal with homelessness by overcoming homelessness?  You know the one where it is implied that "you too could make it out of poverty" and all you have to do is ignore your own poverty and concentrate on being the best.  In this case, being the best at football was what got this boy out of poverty and into the one percent.  It was his drive and determination and the millions of positions available in the NFL...  Oh, wait. How many starting positions are there in the NFL?  For that matter, how many positions are there in the NFL period?  And, if you're not a star in the NFL, how much do you make and how long can you live off that pay when you only have a limited number of years to batter and abuse your body for the delight of the fans, the needs of the family and the handouts of the billionaires in the sky-boxes. To put it in terms that the majority of us can relate to, if you aren't the best at wh

    As those in the one percent of the one percent play with the stock market in an attempt to pilfer the last  $1000 dollars that most America can't even save for an emergency (https://money.cnn.com/2018/01/18/pf/lack-of-savings-cover-unexpected-expense/index.html), America moves ever so closer to moral, social, economic and environmental collapse, the last two impacting the entire planet to varying degrees.  When certain Chinese debt is considered less risky than its American counterpart around the world,  (https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-12-12/markets-conclude-u-s-treasuries-are-riskier-than-chinese-debt) a sincere and thorough investigation of America's financial viability into the future is warranted.  As some countries seek to usurp the dollar as the World's reserve currency, while others away from the Petrodollar, (https://www.huffingtonpost.com/alastair-crooke/petrodollar-us-saudi-policy_b_6245914.html) America's influence and practices around t

Here are the links for all of the sources used in "Solution: Enough complaining. Let's fix America!" They are presented here as they appear in the book.  Just copy and past the URL into your browser address bar. 001 Confession of an Economic hitman Book John Perkins on Amazon VI https://smile.amazon.com/Confessions-Economic-Hit-John-Perkins/dp/0452287081/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1511448630&sr=8-2&keywords=confessions+of+an+economic+hitman+by+john+perkins 002 How America Made ISIS Article Huffington Post VI https://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-engelhardt/how-america-made-isis_b_5751876.html 003 Armed Fake Protester Planted By Oil Company Video Youtube VIII https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyUKpw3aOyo&feature=youtu.be 004 400 Richest Americans Wikipedia Wikipedia 2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes_400 005 Nestl‚ CEO Peter Brabeck says water is not a right. Interview Youtube 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch

Solutions: Enough complaining. Let's fix America The above link is to the Introduction and the first chapter of my "Solution: Enough complaining. Let's fix America.  I for one have grown tired of the endless complaints seen on the news every night.  By now, we all know what the problems are.  What we need are answers and that is why I wrote my book.  If interested in reading the entire book, please contact me at WriterChris56@gmail.com