Get Involved! It Is The Only Way To Protect Your Interest.

Time flies. It has been more than two months since I last posted, which leads me to think about one reason why we, as a nation, are so frustrated with our (federal) government.

I suspect my challenges are similar to most at a very high level. We, as a nation, have more obligations/commitments than there is time in the day to accomplish (i.e. we attempt to fit ten pounds in a five-pound sack). Consequently, higher priorities, such as family, career, staying fit, etc…, take precedent over investing time and efforts in things such as, our government. As a result of not investing our time and efforts (except on Election Day) in OUR government, we wake up to find one day that we do not like what our government is doing (Please forgive me if I do not speak for you and you are satisfied; keep doing what you are because it seems to be working).

We are to blame for this problem. We are ceding control to those we have little to no influence over. We elect politicians who typically have the biggest campaign account. If neither you nor I gave them the money, where did it come from and what kinds of strings are attached to the money? Forget the strings, donors have greater access than non-donors to our politicians. Consequently, this access gives the donors a greater ability to influence the political process.

To offset this influence, we need to get involved. I am not asking you to donate money; I am asking to do something harder. Make phone calls; go door to door. It will be enlightening, fun and most of all it will be rewarding. Find someone you like and respect that is making a sacrifice to represent you. We need citizen politicians, not career politicians. The longer a career politician is in office the more likely he or she will end up representing their financial backers’ interest, which may be (... and probably is) opposite to your interest. If you choose not to get involved, please never say anything bad about our government because if you cannot walk the walk please do not talk the talk.

Get involved!

Oh, one last thing to think about it. If we had a smaller government (i.e. we govern ourselves individually) then we would not need to get heavily involved, would we? Sounds like a post for another day on personal responsibility.