The World We Live In

How often do you say ‘I don’t understand?’ I seem to say it dozens of times every day. I switch on the news in the morning and before long I am absolutely bewildered by what is reported. Today in Britain we are told that three former Cabinet Ministers are suspended for actively seeking work with companies, and to be paid cash if they lobby senior politicians.

We are talking about Ministers who were elected to look after and safeguard our interests. They are now intending to try and influence expenditure of our money (which we are told we haven’t got) for commercial interests. They do so because of their previous employment on our behalf when they made contacts and friends. This is offensive.

Also it’s the amounts I don’t understand, they wanted between £3,000 and £5,000 A DAY. I can’t work that out in dollars as the pound is rapidly falling in value under the guidance of Mr Brown our Prime Minister! These former Ministers are to receive a hefty pension and a golden handshake after this coming election.

‘I don’t understand’ how they think the British pensioner can exist for a year with less than what they consider is two days extra pay. These were the people who have been elected into power to look after the people – fat lot they cared.

Now I commend the Healthcare Programme the USA is going for. Those that didn’t have health care will now be able to be attended to. Some 32 million Americans. However the cost of insurance will now go up and the STate control of insurance might have drawbacks. But the basic idea must be good. But ‘I don’t understand’ where the money comes from for this extra medical attention, I thought the world has just been (or is still going) through a recession and we need to tighten our belts. A great idea but where is the cash?

‘I don’t understand’ Climate Change. I’m sure they are right (the experts that know). It seems we have a problem. But why do we keep increasing the population? Surely less people would mean less pollution. Fewer cars, less power stations, less chopping down of trees, less medical care, less everything. But we keep paying out more and more benefits for people to produce more offspring. Very commendable I suppose, but we are in debt, so we are told. Who pays?

I think the world is a wonderful place; it’s exciting, beautiful, and full of tranquillity; but only when I get away from the maddening crowd.

We elect politicians to administrate, but they are the curse of civilization; they are the ugly side of the world. We elect them to keep everything on an even keel, but they seem to ignore the job they were elected for, and just have their snouts in the trough

‘I just don’t understand!’