America, the land of opportunity. The land flowing with milk and honey. The place where dreams abound and even come true. The American Dream is often spoken of as the idea that draws people to our shores. Where cupboards are full, and comforts are secured.
A fallacy.
The perception has changed over the years though the American Dream, the true American Dream has not and will not change so long as their are patriots to defend it. The true American Dream is the ability to do for one's self. The opportunity to live life according to the dictates of one's own conscience. To be accountable for our actions, either to our benefit or our detriment. To be free. Free from persecution. Free from unrighteous dominion being imposed upon us without the ability to appeal. This type of freedom comes with hard work and vigilant attention to a government formed of the people, by the people and for the people. This freedom comes with the a price. It may be empty cupboards and limited comforts. The application of diligence and hard work yield the fruits they were intended to yield. An honest day's work provides an honest day's wage. The fruits of one's labors vary, though in a free nation, these elements work with one another in creating a competitive atmosphere to entice the laborer to seek a better situation and the governor (employer) to create greater opportunities in an effort to secure the assistance of the laborer.
Unimpeded, the system migrates to a better way as initiative and ingenuity progress society to elevated heights. The strong lifting the weak as they acknowledge that one cannot succeed without the other. Should divisions occur, the system would begin to collapse as these elements begin to work against each other. The division grows as fear sets in and either side attempt to secure their situation in the face of degrading circumstances. This degradation can only be reversed with a return to the basics.
These basics come down to bringing the governed and the governor on the same level. The governed to be comprised solely from the governed. From the perspective of political government, you can only have one order of magnitude removed between the governor and the governed with each aspect of government to be enacted by the lowest form of government that can reasonably undertake the task for those in which it governs. Federal government should be limited solely to regulating the intranational affairs of the States (State to State), and governing the affairs of the nation with other nations. Affairs such as national security, global trade, regulation on the exploitation of natural resources, and upholding the Constitution and ensuring the States do likewise. The States in turn, regulate the intrastate affairs of the communities, and govern the State's affairs with other States. This order of government works right down to the family (the simplest, noblest, most influential form of government).
To make the competitive nature of this system complete, taxation should be limited to these same bounds. Federal can only impose taxes on the States (not the individual citizens of the States) and tariffs on international trade. In turn the States may act accordingly on their stewardship and so on right down to the community level. In this way the competitive nature of the system maintains checks and balances as resources shift to "greener pastures" until the equilibrium is achieved. Static equilibrium wouldn't occur due to situational undulations in shifting economic circumstances though they would be constrained within acceptable tolerances once public trust and stability are achieved.
This can only be achieved by strict adherence to limits set on the governments ability to incur debt. Limits on amounts and duration of debt incurred. Excessive, prolonged, ever increasing debt is irresponsible, unsustainable and COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. It also removes the inherent competitive nature of a free society that keeps it free and breeds a lack of restraint with a false sense of entitlement.
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