The Crime:
In office buildings in our nations capital sophisticated criminals are creating credit accounts for unsuspecting Americans. For each account they open they take a cash advance of about $2,000.
Laundering The Money:
Some of the money is spent directly, often with front companies. Much of it is just given as gifts to their friends and benefactors. This insulates the friends and those supporting the criminals from any taint of wrongdoing -- they are just accepting 'gifts."
How Do The Victims Find Out?
That is part of the genius of this plan. The credit accounts have deferred payment (48 months or more without a payment) so the victims will not be billed until the future and most have no idea that they have been victimized.
Who are These Criminals?
That too is part of the genius of this plan. It is called Bush's deficit spending and since they are the government it is technically not a crime.
How Many Have Been Victimized?
Each year every American baby, infant, teenager and adult is hit with about $2,000 in deficit spending by the Bushies to fund his $500 billion deficit spending spree. These IOUs with your name on them are used to fund lavish gifts ("tax cuts" and "corporate welfare") to his rich friends and cronies. Some has been spent to uncover the evil "weapons of mass destruction program related activities."
The Looting of America:
Bush inherited a budget surplus from Clinton and quickly turned it into this deficit through huge give-aways to his rich friends and the well-connected. Just like credit card bills we will also have to pay interest on this amount too. That will be more payments to his rich friends that are loaning the looted money back to our government!
But I Won't Have to Actually Pay This Bill, Will I?
Unlike identify theft, this is a loegal obligation. Someone will have to pay. One rumor has it that the Bush/Republican intent is to make American workers pay by increasing the payroll social security tax and drastically reducing the benefits. Other tax increases and reduction of services and benefits to the middle class and poor have also been rumored. So, yes, you will have to pay.
How Can I protect Myself:
Bush and the Republicans have got to go. Vote for anyone but Bush. Tell your friends.