The country as a whole has not seen truly bad times in 70+ years. The 1981 recession was as near as we have come to a depression. Only from greed are we at the brink now. This is a story from The Book of the Shortighted Idiots…
In 1980 a senile old man had a revelation. “My country need not pay its bills” he said. He urged all the people to follow him on his righteous path. His stupid and greedy followers said “deficits don’t matter” and they named airports after him to celebrate. They praised his name and and left the bills unpaid. His greedy followers piled debt on top of debt in his honor. “The next generation be damned” they crowed. Some calling themselves W and Dick reveled in the simplicity of the revelation. “Steal from the poor and give to the rich” they said. It is the righteous path. They waged wars on borrowed money. They bought yachts and mansions. They drank expensive wines and said “Greed is good, all hail the senile man.”
When the senile man died they mourned him as a king. His stupid and selfish wife cried on his coffin. The senile old man is gone but his legacy survives. Now his country will pay the price. His prideful and stupid country slides into depression. There is no security for the shortsighted as they age. There is nothing left for the damned generations. They have nothing and the country has become weak. Their foreign lenders dictate to them. The damned are bitter and curse the senile old man. The damned generation also curses his stupid and shortsighted followers. Sometimes they sneak in and smother their fat asses as they sleep.The End
Oh yeah and his greedy and selfish wife is still around to make everybody sick.
