Important events for the Week

March 19,2023

Life in the United States is disturbing. There is madness everywhere. Here are some troubling news events:

-China leader Xi Jinping is traveling to Russia to show support for Putin. This is perhaps the most dangerous alliance in 80+ years (WW11).

–French government raised retirement age from 62 to 64. The French citizens consider this an outrage. Deadly riots are occurring everywhere. The French economy is in a slump growing at 1% over the last 9 months. The French government had budget deficits for each of the last 50 years. Its debt ratio is 119% of GDP!

–I did not watch the Oscars, too many rich people complaining about oppression. Blacks are also complaining because they did not win. Black actor, Djimon Hounsou, net worth $8-$12 million is unhappy about his pay.

–VP Harris got booed at the NCAA Tournament watching her alma mater, Howard, lose in the first round. Her husband will blame “toxic masculinity” whatever the hell that means. UNC did not make the tournament. New coach.

–A $32 million US. drone was shot down by Russia while flying over international waters. This is a matter of respect for our country.

–Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft pledged $5 billion toward racial equity since the riots of 2020. But the current business environment has caused these companies to fire employees. Amazon 18,000 employees, Facebook 10,000, Google 12,000, Microsoft 10,000. Apple is getting ready to announce layoffs.

-California is pursuing “slave reparations” with payments as high as $5 million per person. California was not a slave state and slavery ended 150 years ago. Blacks in that state have already received billions in social welfare programs. There is no race or group of people in the history of the world that has received more government/private $$$$’s than the Blacks in America. And, at least 15 countries in Africa sold their people as slaves to countries like Portugal, Spain, UK, and France.

–Some NC sheriffs are not cooperating with ICE. These sheriffs do not hold a prisoner arrested for a crime that cannot prove US. citizenship. Guess they are released back into our communities. Being in the US. illegally is a crime.

Charlotte area schools reported 1,531 acts of violence committed on school property last school year, an average of 9 assaults per school day! This is a 50% increase over the last 3 years. During my K-12 school years, I never witnessed an act of violence.

Lastly, I read a story about a 72-year-old-man that took out a student loan for $5,250 in 1977. That was 46 years ago, and he is still paying on the loan. Over 46 years, his loan payment would be $5,250/46 = $114 per year or $9.50 per month. Guess repaying the loan was not his priority. Half of the current student debt is for med and law schools.