Bamboozled or Razzle Dazzled - "Debt Ceiling" Edition

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Monday July 11, 2011 · 12:05 AM PDT

2011/07/11 · 00:05

I'm sure the smart reader knows that this whole debate about the so-called debt ceiling is a ruse; a sham.

Also, by now people should be aware about how the mainstream media is used to manipulate (brainwash) people. The axiom is simple: Repeat something over and over, no matter how absurd, and people will start to believe it. This is one of the most effective tools of the today's neo-fascists.

In a "normal" situation we would be talking about a combination of defense spending cuts, repeal of corporate tax loopholes, repeal of Bush tax cuts for the rich, and yes, long-term balance budget issues. We would also be talking about more stimulus spending (as many top economists are recommending).

Either way, there is a fool-proof test to know if this whole debate is ruse, as follows...

If it's a ruse, a sham, and a fraud, then there must be an ulterior motive (the real reason) behind it. As I see it, the reason would be to use the phony (not real) debate about the debt ceiling as a subterfuge in order to cut middle class enabling programs, like social security, medicare, and medicaid.

The thought of doing such thing, especially in this economic climate, is so absurd, that it challenges credulity. But, here we are...

After over a decade of looting of trillions of dollars (something that's still going on today) by Wall Street, what we'll also should be talking about (in a normal situation) would be the criminal prosecution of Wall Street bankers, and the clawing back of hundreds of billions of dollars of ill-gotten gains.

And we should also be talking about bringing the wasteful wars to an end as soon as possible.

Anyways, here's the fool-proof way of confirming if we are being bamboozled: If after all the phony down-to-the-wire "negotiations" we end up with middle class enabling program cuts in social security, medicare, and medicaid, then that would be proof certain that we were being taken along for a ride (by both parties).

We were being razzled-dazzled. The die was cast. It was all kabooki theater.

I'll wait to see what happens at the end, so I don't intend on freaking out every time I hear a "trial balloon" story about cuts in those programs. I'll see what they come up with.

But again, if social security and medicare are touched, I will then have an opinion: It was a sham meant to hide the ultimate goal of putting one more nail in the coffin of the middle class enabling infrastructure.

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