[ale] Bad business

[Jonathan Rickman]

On Sat, 1 Feb 2003, Ricardo Davis wrote:

> Scenario 1:  economic parity will be achieved through transition from
> individual sovereignty of nations to a global system of governance.
> Anyone who is familiar with the workings of the United Nations knows
> that this is one of their primary objectives.  The European Union,
> NAFTA, etc. are regional frameworks of governance that are simply
> transitional in purpose.  Unfortunately, a number of leaders in the
> multinational corporations subscribe to this vision.  If the current
> trends continue, this could be a reality within our children's
> lifetime.

...and I trade Slackware for Springfield.

> Scenario 2:  the nations now benefiting from transfer of capital
> invest in further building their education and R&D capability.  They
> also keep the cost of doing business low by resisting over-regulation
> and burdensome taxation.  They resist the new world order crowd and
> keep deep globalization at bay.  American politicians (and the web of
> interests that keep them in place) continue as if nothing is
> happening...until the average family is spending over 75% of their
> income in paying various taxes (federal, state and local).  Then the
> revolution begins ... and the Department of Homeland Security kicks
> into high gear.  :(

...and I trade Slackware for Springfield.

There is a line that must not be crossed. The UN knows it, and so does our
own government. I don't see our government making the fatal mistake of
crossing that line anytime in the neat future...but I'm not so sure about
the other entity.


--
Jonathan Rickman
X Corps Security
http://www.xcorps.net

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