NguDavid Swanson, World BEYOND War
Ukuchitha amasosha aseMelika eminyakeni eyisishiyagalombili eyedlule bekuyikho $ 1.2 isigidintathu ngonyaka, lapho umuntu engeza izindela eMnyangweni wezaMandla, uMnyango Wezokuphepha Kwasekhaya, i-CIA, inzalo ezikweletini, ukunakekelwa kwabasebenza ngezikhali, njll. Manje sekuse $ 1.3 isigidintathu. Eminyakeni eyedlule njengoba ukusetshenziswa kwezempi sekukhushulwe ngokumangazayo, i-United States yenziwa yaphephe kakhulu, yathandwa kancane, yagcineka emvelweni, yakhululeka, yaphumelela, yabekezelela umbuso futhi yabuswa ngentando yeningi. Ukuhambisa imali kwezinye izindawo ngokubabazekayo iyanda kwezomnotho, ngokuvuza ngokuguqukayo ngokwezezimali nangezinye izindlela eziningi. Eqinisweni, imali efanayo esetshenziswe emisebenzini ehlanzekile yamandla ubuyela ukwenyuka kwe-50% kumanani entela asetshenziswa emisebenzini yezempi.
Kulinganiselwa ukuthi ukuqeda ubuphofu bezingane kungonga $ 0.5 isigidintathu ngonyaka ekunciphiseni imali ekunakekelweni kwezempilo, ekunciphiseni, nasebugebengwini. Izilingo ezinesiQinisekiso Somholo Esisekelo empeleni ziye zathuthukisa ezempilo nezemfundo futhi zinciphisa ubugebengu. Kuphephile ukucabanga ukuthi ukuqeda ubuphofu babantu abadala nakho kuzodala ukonga okukhulu. Siyazi ukuthi ukunakekelwa kwezempilo okukhokhela ngabodwa, okuyinto kubiza kancane, kuzodala ukonga okukhulu (futhi kuvalwe ama-veteran kanye nawo wonke umuntu), nokuthi lowo moya ohlanzekile, amanzi kanye nomhlaba kunganciphisa isidingo sezempilo. Siyazi ukuthi uxhaso lwamafutha okugcwala komhlaba kanye nokufakwa kwezibalo ezinkulu kanye nokwandiswa komgwaqo omkhulu kubiza kakhulu kodwa kuyazala. Futhi siyazi ukuthi izinkampani ezicebe kakhulu nabantu ababodwa bangabizwa intela yama-trillion ngonyaka ngaphandle kokuhlupheka - isenzo esingaba nezinzuzo ezengeziwe zomphakathi noma ngabe imali ishisiwe.
Akukho mpikiswano yokuthi kukhona imali enkulu okufanele isebenze nayo. Kukhona, umane nje, umbuzo wokuthi wenzeni ngayo, ukuthi ungayikhokha kanjani intela, futhi uma ikhokhiswa intela ukuthi isetshenziswa kanjani. Noma, kunalokho, akukho mbuzo uma sifuna ukusinda njengohlobo. A Ukwenza okusha okusha lokho kudala amathuba emisebenzi eyi-20 yezigidi. Intela engenayo engenayo ebizayo $ 175 billion ngonyaka kufinyeleleka ngokuphelele, futhi kungabiza okungaphansi kakhulu (noma kunikeze okuningi kubantu abambalwa abadinga usizo) uma kudalwe ngokuhlanganiswa nemisebenzi yezigidi ze-20 futhi ngokuhambisana nanoma yikuphi ukuncishiswa kwezinhlelo zokulwa nobuphofu ezingasebenzi kahle.
Ukunikeza abantu abayidingayo imali ngenkathi kudonswa imali kubantu abangakwazi ukuyidinga kungadinga ukuphathwa okuncane kakhulu kunalokho okukhona manje, futhi okuncane kakhulu kunalokho okufunwa ezinye izinhlelo. Bekungeke kutshele abantu ukuthi kufanele bayisebenzise kanjani imali yabo noma bazame ukuqapha ukuthi benza kanjani. Kungaba ukuhlonipha okuhle kodwa, futhi ngibonile ukusho okuthembisayo kakhulu kunobufakazi bokuthi noma ngubani angakuthatha njengokuthuka. Kepha kusazophela isikhathi eside ngokwazisa abantu abadala abayizigidi ezingama-285, kufaka phakathi izinkulungwane zezigidi, imali eyi- $ 50,000 ngonyaka. Lokho kungabiza u- $ 14.25 trillion. Kodwa imisebenzi ye-20 million ku- $ 50,000 ngonyaka ibiza i- $ 1 trillion. Le yinombolo enkulu kodwa engenziwa kahle. Izinto eziza kuqala kuzodingeka zishintshe. Ukube, ngokwesibonelo, abamemezeli bezemidlalo bebengabonga amabutho abo ngokubukela kusuka emazweni e-138 esikhundleni se-175, ngabe ukhona umuntu ongabona?
Kunezigidi zezindlela okufanele zenziwe zokunciphisa ubuphofu, emhlabeni wonke noma ngokugxila okuncane. Ngifisela inqwaba yazo inhlanganisela, okubandakanya ukufaka ilungelo ngokomthetho ilungelo lokuhlela izinyunyana neziteleka - okunezinzuzo ezengeziwe zentando yeningi, futhi kufaka nomholo ophakeme oboshelwe kumholo omncane lapho inani libuyiselwa futhi lenyuswe.
Incwadi entsha ebizwa Amadola Ayimbalwa kaRobert Friedman uhlola ngokucophelela izindlela eziningi zokunciphisa ubuphofu obufakazele okungenani ngandlela thile. Iningi lazo lifaka ukudala ama-akhawunti okonga aphindaphinda inani lemali eligciniwe kepha likhawulele ukuthi lingasetshenziswa kanjani. Ukunwebisa lo mbono ngale kwamaphupho wabaqondisi bawo, ngokunikeza ama- $ 3,000 wabantu abadala abayizigidi ze-200, kuzobiza ama- $ 0.6 trillion kanye ne-bureaucracy.
Encwadini yakhe, uFriedman uhlola izifundo zamacala kanye nemiklamo emihle kakhulu yama-akhawunti wokonga anikezelwe emfundweni, ezindlini nasekuqaleleni amabhizinisi. Kepha konke lokhu kukhawula izinketho zomuntu. UFryman uphakamisa uMthethosivivinywa we-GI njengesibonelo sezinhlelo ezilwa nobuphofu ngoba izinzuzo zalo kuthiwa zitholwa “ngosizo.” Noma ngabe ucabangani ngalokho okuthiwa yinsizakalo nokuthi singasinda yini ukuphindaphinda kwayo, bekuyinto yabantu abaningi okuyimpoqo. UFriedman uthi umbono wokuthi umuntu akufanele afune “ukuxhaswa” yiwona “owenza izwe lethu libe likhulu” - lokhu kuyizwe elinothile elinobuphofu obukhulu emhlabeni. “Ubukhulu” abuxhunyiwe neze amaqiniso.
Ngeshwa, asinasikhathi sokufaka amacebo amaningi kakhulu, futhi kudingeka sisebenzise noma yiziphi izinhlelo ezisebenzisekayo emhlabeni wonke, ngoba ukuhlupheka okuningi kobuphofu kuphakathi kwamanye ama-96%. Kepha esikuphoqelekile ukuba sikwenze, okungukuthi ukwethula uhlelo olukhulu lokuvikelwa kwesimo sezulu nokuvikelwa kwemvelo, ukuguqulelwa amandla ahlanzekile, izikhali nokuguqulwa kwezimboni ezinokuthula, futhi kudala amathuba emisebenzi ngendlela engakaze ibonwe ngisho nangabenzi bakho abakhahlanyeze kakhulu emsebenzini.
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