I learned something new
today. What I learned today reinforced something I learned long ago. What I
learned is that government funded agencies cannot receive donations of goods or
money so as to keep said agency from being beholden to any individual or
corporation. Makes sense when a cursory reading is done. What if we think…not
something our leaders want us to do…and understand what this really means in
relation to the internment camps operating along the southern U.S. border.
People trying to donate
clothing, water, diapers, hygiene supplies, and other items to these “camps,”
are being turned away. Hang on, I can’t keep using the word “camps.” That word
connotes summer camp and fun. So, let’s just call it what it is; Human Impound.
Now, at the Impound, human beings are in need of essential supplies. The
government is not providing and the Impounds cannot accept donations. Does that
seem odd to anyone else? Ordinarily when the government needs money, they just
raise taxes and spend as they best see fit. These are the elected officials who
supposedly represent their constituents. How did they get elected? They ran
successful campaigns. How did they do that? Through extraordinary campaign
funding; funding from individuals and yes, corporations. Are they not therefore
beholden to those who donated to their campaigns? Why was money accepted? Why
were hats and t-shirts (clothing) accepted as donations? The answer is simple;
the government doesn’t just want your money, they want to be in control of your money.
Lobbyists.
Show of hands: How many think one or two members of congress are beholden to
Big Pharma or the Gun Lobby? Based on the logic employed by the government, no
donations, monetary or otherwise, can be accepted by any member of congress for
any reason so as not to skew bias to one group or another. As we know all too
well, that is not the case. Which brings me to what was rigorously reinforced
in me today; the empowered entities (lobbies more so than government
individuals) of the world are hypocrites. Further, most in that group believe “we
the people” are idiots.
Tax dollars for
bombs are acceptable; donations to aid the refugees the bombs create are not.
