Ekupheleni kwe-1980s, iSoviet Union yathola ukuthi ibhubhise umnotho wayo ngokusebenzisa imali eningi emasotini. Ngesikhathi sokuvakasha kwe-1987 e-United States noMengameli uMikhail Gorbachev, uValentin Falin, oyinhloko yeMososti Press Agency, eMoscow uthi okuthile okwembule le nkinga yezomnotho ngenkathi kubeka phambili isimo se-post-911 lapho kuzobonakala khona kuzo zonke izikhali ezingabizi kungangena enhliziyweni yombuso olwabanjwe yizigidi zamaRandi ayizigidigidi ngonyaka. Uthe:

"Ngeke siphinde sikopishe i- [i-United States], senze amaplanethi ukuthi ahlangane nezindiza zakho, imicibisholo yokubamba imicibisholo yakho. Sizothatha izindlela ezingekho emthethweni ngezimiso ezintsha zesayensi ezitholakalayo kithi. Ubunikazi bezakhi zofuzo kungaba yisibonelo sokucabanga. Izinto zingenziwa lapho uhlangothi olungaluthola khona ukuvikeleka noma izinyathelo zokuvimbela, nemiphumela eyingozi kakhulu. Uma uhlakulela okuthile endaweni, singathuthukisa into emhlabeni. Lawa akuzona nje amagama. Ngiyazi ukuthi ngithini. "

Kodwa kwakungasekho isikhathi sezomnotho waseSoviet. Futhi into engavamile yukuthi wonke umuntu eWashington, DC, uyaziqonda futhi aziqokomise nakakhulu, ahlaziye noma yiziphi ezinye izici ekuqothulweni kweSoviet Union. Sasibaphoqa ukuba bakhe izikhali eziningi, futhi lokho kwababhubhisa. Lokhu kuwukuqonda okujwayelekile kuhulumeni uqobo manje oqhubekayo ukwakha izikhali eziningi kakhulu, kanti ngesikhathi esifanayo uyasusa eceleni zonke izibonakaliso zezimpendulo ezizayo.

Impi, nokulungiselela impi, yindleko yethu enkulu kakhulu futhi eyonakalisa imali. Kudla umnotho wethu ngaphakathi ngaphakathi. Kodwa njengoba umnotho ongasiwo wezempi wehlela, umnotho osele osekelwe emisebenzini yempi ikhulu kakhulu. Sicabanga ukuthi impi yindawo eyodwa ekhanyayo futhi okudingeka siyigxile ekulungiseni konke okunye.

"Amadolobha Ampi Ajabulele Ama-Big Booms," funda isihloko se-USA Today ngo-Agasti 17, i-2010. "Khokha futhi Uzuze Ukukhula Kwezindawo ZaseDrayivu." Nakuba ukusetshenziswa kwemali yomphakathi kunoma yini enye ngaphandle kokubulala abantu ngokuvamile kuvunyelwe njengobuntu bezenhlalakahle, kulokhu le nkcazelo ayikwazanga ukusetshenziswa ngoba ukusetshenziswa kwemali kwenziwa ngezempi. Ngakho lokhu kwakubonakala sengathi kwakunjengesiliva sesiliva ngaphandle kokuthinta okumpunga:

"Ukukhuphuka ngokushesha kwezinkokhelo kanye nezinzuzo emabuthweni ahlomile kuye kwaphakamisa amadolobha amaningi empi emikhawulweni yemiphakathi ethandekayo kakhulu, i-USA TODAY analysis analysis.

"Idolobha laseMarines 'Camp Lejeune - Jacksonville, NC - liye lafinyelela ku-32nd-engenayo ephezulu kunomuntu ngamunye ku-2009 phakathi kwezindawo zezindawo ze-366 zase-US, ngokusho kwedatha ye-Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Ku-2000, bekubekwe eceleni kwe-287th.

"Idolobha elikhulu lase-Jacksonville, elinabantu abangu-173,064, linomholo ophezulu kunomuntu ngamunye kunoma yimuphi umphakathi waseNorth Carolina ku-2009. Ku-2000, ithola i-13th yezindawo ze-14 emadolobheni esifundazweni.

"Ukuhlaziywa kwe-USA TODAY kuthola ukuthi i-16 yamasethingi e-20 ekhuphuka kakhulu kunayo yonke indawo yokuthola imali kusukela ku-2000 inezisekelo zempi noma enye esiseduze. . . .

". . . Ukukhokha kanye nezinzuzo ezempi sekukhule ngokushesha kunezo zonke izingxenye zomnotho. Amasosha, olosolwandle nama-Marines bathola isinxephezelo sesilinganiso se- $ 122,263 ngomuntu ku-2009, kusuka ku-$ 58,545 ku-2000. . . .

". . . Ngemuva kokulungiswa kwemali yokukhuphuka kwemali, isinxephezelo sezempi sakhuphuka amaphesenti angu-84 kusuka ku-2000 nge-2009. Ukubuyiswa kwemali kwakha amaphesenti angu-37 kwabasebenzi basezombusazwe kanye nama-9 amaphesenti kwabasebenzi abasebenza ngasese, imibiko ye-BEA. . . . "

Kulungile, ngakho-ke abanye bethu bangathanda ukuthi imali yokukhokhela okuhle kanye nezinzuzo zihamba emabhizinisini athile, okuthula, kodwa okungenani uya endaweni ethile, kwesokudla? Kungcono kunalutho, kunjalo?

Empeleni, kubi nakakhulu. Ukuhluleka ukusebenzisa leyo mali esikhundleni sokusika intela kuzokwenza imisebenzi eminingi kunokuyifaka empini. Ukutshala izimali ezimbonini eziwusizo ezifana nokuhamba okuningi noma imfundo kuzoba negalelo elinamandla futhi lenze imisebenzi eminingi. Kodwa ngisho noma yikuphi, ngisho nokusika izintela, bekungeke kube nomonakalo ongaphezu kokusetshenziswa kwempi.

Yebo, yingozi. Wonke umsebenzi wezempi, wonke umsebenzi wembonini yezikhali, yonke imisebenzi yokuvuselela impi, yonke imisebenzi yokubonisana ne-mercenary noma yokuhlukunyezwa imanga kakhulu njengamaphi impi. Kubonakala kuwumsebenzi, kodwa akuwona umsebenzi. Kungabikho kwemisebenzi engcono nangcono. Imali yomphakathi ishiywe kunento engcono kakhulu ekudalweni kwamathuba kunoma yini nhlobo nakakhulu kakhulu kunezinye izinketho ezikhona.

URobert Pollin noHeidi Garrett-Peltier, we-Political Economy Research Institute, baye baqoqa idatha. Imali ngayinye yezigidigidi zamaRandi emali kahulumeni etshalwa empini idala imisebenzi ye-12,000. Ukutshala imali esikhundleni sokukhipha intela ekusetshenzisweni komuntu siqu kudala imisebenzi engaba ngu-15,000. Kodwa ukuyibeka ekunakekelweni kwezempilo kusinikeza imisebenzi ye-18,000, ukukhishwa kwekhaya ekhaya kanye nengqalasizinda nemisebenzi ye-18,000, emisebenzini yemfundo ye-25,000, nasemisebenzini yokuthutha kwe-27,700. Emfundweni isilinganiso semali kanye nezinzuzo zemisebenzi ye-25,000 eyakhiwe iphezulu kakhulu kunemisebenzi ye-12,000 yempi. Kweminye imikhakha, inkokhelo ejwayelekile kanye nezinzuzo ezidalwe ziphansi kunezempi (okungenani uma nje kuphela izinzuzo zezimali zibhekwa), kodwa umthelela omkhulu emnothweni mkhulu ngenxa yenani elikhulu lemisebenzi. Inketho yokusika intela ayinawo umthelela omkhulu kunetha, kodwa yenza imisebenzi engu-3,000 ngaphezulu ngamadola ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane.

Kukhona inkolelo evamile yokuthi ukusetshenziswa kweMpi Yezwe II kwaphela ukuCindezeleka okukhulu. Lokho kubonakala kude kakhulu nokucacile, futhi abomnotho abavumelani kuso. Lokho engicabanga ukuthi singakusho ngokuqiniseka, okokuqala, ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwempi kweMpi Yezwe II okungenani akuvimbeli ukululama ekudleni okukhulu, futhi okwesibili, ukuthi amazinga afanayo okuchitha kwezinye izimboni cishe ayephuthukisiwe lokho kululama.

Singaba nemisebenzi engaphezulu futhi babezokhokha ngaphezulu, futhi siyoba nokuhlakanipha nokuthula uma sitshala izimali kunempi. Kodwa ingabe lokhu kubonisa ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwempi kubhubhisa umnotho wethu? Cabanga ngalesi sifundo emlandweni we-post-war. Uma ngabe unomsebenzi ophakeme kakhulu wezemfundo kunokukhokhela umsebenzi wezempi ophansi noma awukho umsebenzi nhlobo, izingane zakho zingaba nemfundo yekhwalithi yamahhala eyenziwa umsebenzi wakho kanye nemisebenzi yabalingani bakho. Uma singazange silahle ngaphezu kwesigamu sezimali zethu zokuqashelwa kukahulumeni empi, singaba nemfundo yekhwalithi yamahhala kusukela ezikoleni zasenkulisa nasekolishi. Singaba nezinsiza eziningana ezishintsha impilo, kuhlanganise nokuthatha umhlalaphansi okhokhelwayo, izikhathi zokuphumula, ukuhamba kwabazali, ukunakekelwa kwezempilo kanye nokuthutha. Singaba nokuqinisekisa umsebenzi. Uzobe wenza imali eyengeziwe, ukusebenza amahora ambalwa, nezindleko ezinciphise kakhulu. Ngingaqiniseka kanjani ukuthi lokhu kungenzeka? Ngoba ngiyazi imfihlo evame ukugcinwa kithi yizindaba zaseMelika: kunezinye izizwe kule planethi.

Incwadi ka-Steven Hill ethi Europe's Promise: Kungani iNetherlands Way Ithemba Elihle Kunawo wonke Emlandweni Ongaphephile unomyalezo okufanele siwuthole kakhulu. I-European Union (EU) iyona umnotho omkhulu kunawo wonke futhi onokuncintisana kakhulu emhlabeni, futhi abaningi balabo abahlala kuyo banempilo, banempilo futhi banenjabulo kunabaningi baseMelika. Abantu baseYurophu basebenze amahora ambalwa, banokusho okukhulu ukuthi abaqashi babo baziphathe kanjani, bathole ukuphumula isikhathi eside futhi bekhokhelwa abazali, bangathembela ezimpesheni ezikhokhelwayo ezikhokhelwayo, banokunakekelwa kwezempilo okukhululekile noma okungabizi kahle kakhulu, bajabulele imfundo yamahhala noma engabizi kakhulu kusukela kusenkulisa ngokusebenzisa ekolishi, ukubeka isigamu somonakalo wezemvelo wabantu baseMelika kuphela, ukubekezela ingxenye encane yobundlova obutholakala e-United States, ukubopha ingxenye encane yeziboshwa ezivalelwe lapha, futhi uzuze ekumelelweni kwentando yeningi, ukubandakanyeka, kanye nokukhululeka komphakathi okungacatshangwa kulo izwe lapho sikhoxiswa khona ukuthi izwe liyasizonda ngenxa yezinkululeko zethu ezingavamile. IYurophu inikeza ngisho nomgomo ongaphandle wezwe, ukuletha izizwe ezizakhelene nombuso wentando yeningi ngokubheka ubulungu be-EU, kuyilapho siqhuba ezinye izizwe kude nokubusa okuhle ngezindleko ezinkulu zegazi nomcebo.

Yiqiniso, lokhu kuzoba yizindaba ezinhle, uma kungengenxa yengozi enkulu futhi eyingozi yezintela eziphakeme! Ukusebenza kancane nokuphila isikhathi eside ngokugula okuncane, imvelo ehlanzekile, imfundo engcono, izinjabulo ezengeziwe zemikhakha, ukuphumula okukhokhelwayo kanye nohulumeni abaphendula kangcono emphakathini - ukuthi yonke imisindo iyinto enhle, kodwa iqiniso lihilela ububi obubi kakhulu bezintela eziphakeme! Noma kunjalo?

Njengoba i-Hill iveza, abantu baseYurophu bakhokha izintela eziphezulu, kepha ngokuvamile bakhokha intela ephansi, indawo, impahla, kanye nezentela zokuphepha komphakathi. Baphinde bakhokhe intela ephezulu engenayo ngaphandle kwekhakheji elikhulu. Futhi yiziphi izinyathelo zaseYurophu ezizothola imali engenayo okumele zisebenzise ekunakekelweni kwezempilo noma ekolishi noma ekuqeqesheni umsebenzi noma ezinye izindleko eziningi ezingenakuzikhethela kodwa ukuthi sibonakala sihlose ukugubha ilungelo lethu lokukhokha ngabanye.

Uma sikhokha ngokulingana nabaseYurophu intela, kungani ngaphezu kwalokho kufanele sikhokhele konke esikudingayo ngokwethu? Kungani izintela zethu zingakhokheli izidingo zethu? Isizathu esiyinhloko ukuthi imali enkulu yentela yethu iya empini nasemasosha.

Siphinde siyibophelele kwabacebile kakhulu phakathi kwethu ngokusebenzisa izinkampani zokukhokha intela nezinkampani zokubambisana. Futhi izixazululo zethu ezidinga izidingo zabantu ezifana nokunakekelwa kwezempilo ziyizinga eliphezulu kakhulu. Ngonyaka owenziwe, uhulumeni wethu unikeza cishe u-$ 300 billion ezinkampanini zentela emabhizinisini ngezinzuzo zezempilo zomsebenzi. Kwanele ukukhokha empeleni wonke umuntu kuleli zwe ukuze abe nokunakekelwa kwezempilo, kodwa kungumgqa walokho esikulahla ohlelweni lokunakekelwa kwezempilo olwenzela inzuzo, njengoba nje negama layo lisikisela, likhona ngokuyinhloko ukukhiqiza inzuzo. Iningi lalokho esikuchithayo kulobu buhlanya aluhambanga nohulumeni, iqiniso esiliqhenya kakhulu.

Kodwa futhi siziqhenyayo ngokukhipha imali enkulu yokukhwabanisa ngohulumeni nasenkingeni yezimboni zezempi. Futhi yilona umehluko omkhulu kakhulu phakathi kwethu neYurophu. Kodwa lokhu kubonisa umehluko omkhulu phakathi kohulumeni bethu kunezizwe zethu. AmaMelika, emiphenyweni nasezinhlolokweni, angathanda ukuhambisa imali eningi emasosheni kuya ezidingo zabantu. Inkinga ngokuyinhloko ukuthi imibono yethu ayimelwe uhulumeni wethu, njengoba lokhu kulandelwa kwe-Promise yaseYurophu kusikisela:

"Eminyakeni embalwa eyedlule, umngane wami waseMelika ohlala eSweden wangitshela ukuthi yena nomkakhe waseSweden baseNew York City futhi, ngokungathi ngengozi, baqeda ukuhlanganyela i-limousine esifundeni sezemidlalo ngeSanator yase-US uJohn Breaux waseLouisana nomkakhe. U-Breaux, ohloniphekile, ongekho intela we-Democrat, wabuza umngane wami ngeSweden futhi waphendula ngokuphazamiseka ngokuthi 'zonke lezo zindleko abaseSweden bakhokha,' kulokhu leli phephandaba laseMelika lathi, 'Inkinga yabantu baseMelika kanye nezintela zabo ukuthi asitholi lutho kubo. ' Wabe eseqhubeka etshela uBreaux ngezinga eliphelele lezinsizakalo nezinzuzo ezenziwa abaseSweden ngokubuyisela intela yabo. 'Uma amaMelika ayazi ukuthi yini abaseSweden abazoyithola ngenkokhelo yabo, mhlawumbe singase siphenduke,' etshela inqununu. Ukuphela kokugibela endaweni yesiteyimu kwakungenasimanga. "

Manje, uma ucabanga ukuthi isikweletu asinalutho futhi ungakhathazeki ngezigidigidi zamaRandi, ke ukusika imfundo yezempi nokukhulisa nezinye izinhlelo eziwusizo izihloko ezimbili ezihlukene. Ungase uthonywe kwenye kodwa hhayi enye. Kodwa-ke, impikiswano esetshenziselwa eWashington, DC, ekubhekaneni nokusetshenziswa okukhulu kwezidingo zabantu ngokuvamile igxila ekubhekeni kwemali kanye nesidingo sesabelomali esilinganiselwe. Njengoba unikezwe lokhu okunamandla kwezombusazwe, noma ngabe ucabanga ukuthi isabelomali esilinganiselwe siwusizo ngokwayo, izimpi kanye nezinkinga zasemakhaya azihlukaniswanga. Imali ivela ebhodweni elifanayo, futhi kufanele sikhethe ukuthi siyisebenzise lapha noma lapho.

Ngo-2010, iRethink Afghanistan yakha ithuluzi kuwebhusayithi yeFaceBook elakuvumela ukuthi uphinde usebenzise imali, njengoba ubona kufanelekile, amadola ayizigidigidi (trillion dollars) emalini yentela, ngaleso sikhathi eyayisetshenziswe ezimpini zase-Iraq nase-Afghanistan. Ngichofoze ukufaka izinto ezahlukahlukene “enqoleni” yami bese ngibheka ukuthi ngithole ini. Ngikwazile ukuqasha wonke umuntu osebenza e-Afghanistan unyaka ku- $ 12 billion, ngakha izindlu ezi-3 million ezingabizi e-United States ngama- $ 387 billion, nginikeze ukunakekelwa kwezempilo kwabaseMelika abaphakathi kwesigidi ngama- $ 3.4 billion nangesigidi sabantwana ngo- $ 2.3 billion.

Ngisengaphansi kwemali engu-$ 1 trillion, ngakwazi futhi ukuqasha othisha abayizigidi / abafundisi bezobuciko ngonyaka ngonyaka we $ 58.5 billion, kanye nabafundisi besikole esiyisisekelo esiyinhloko ngonyaka we $ 61.1 billion. Ngiphinde ngibeke izingane eziyinkulungwane ku-Head Start unyaka nge $ 7.3 billion. Ngabe nginikeza abafundi abayizigidi ezingu-10 unyaka owodwa we-university scholarship for $ 79 billion. Ekugcineni, nginqume ukuhlinzeka ngezindawo ezingu-5 zokuhlala ngamandla avuselelwe ama $ 4.8 billion. Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi ngidlula umkhawulo wami wokuchitha, ngaya enqoleni yokuthenga, kuphela ukuthi ngilulekwe:

"Usenayo i-$ 384.5 billion ukuze ususe." Geez. Sizokwenzani ngalokhu?

Ama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane aqinisekisiwe ahamba ngendlela ende uma ungadingeki ukubulala noma ubani. Noma kunjalo amadola ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane zamadola yayiyizindleko eziqondile zalezi zimpi ezimbili kuze kufike kulelo phuzu. NgoSeptemba 5, 2010, osomnotho uJoseph Stiglitz noLinda Bilmes bashicilela ikholomu eWashington Post, isakhiwo sencwadi yabo yangaphambili yesihloko esifanayo, "I-Cost True ye-Iraq War: $ 3 Trillion ne-Beyond." Abalobi bathi ukulinganiselwa kwabo kwe $ 3 trillion kuphela iMpi e-Iraq, eyaqala ukushicilelwa ku-2008, cishe yayiphansi. Ukubalwa kwabo izindleko eziphelele zaleyo mpi kwakuhlanganisa izindleko zokuxilongwa, ukuphatha nokukhokhela izimbangi ezikhutshaziwe, ezenziwa yi-2010 ngaphezu kwalokho ababekulindele. Futhi lokho kwakuyinto encane kunazo:

"Sekuyiminyaka emibili, sesicacile ukuthi ukulinganisa kwethu akuzange kuthathe okungenzeka ukuthi bekuyizindleko ezikhathazayo kunazo zonke: labo abasesigabeni 'bangase babe nezinyosi,' noma yiziphi izindleko zezezimali ezibiza amathuba. Ngokwesibonelo, abaningi baye bazibuza ngokuzwakalayo ukuthi, lapho engekho khona ukuhlasela kwe-Iraq, sasizohlala sise-Afghanistan. Futhi akukhona nje kuphela ukuthi 'kuthiwani uma' kufanele uzindle. Singase futhi sibuze: Uma kungenjalo empini e-Iraq, ingabe amanani kawoyela ayekhuphuka ngokushesha? Ingabe isikweletu sombuso sasizophakama kakhulu? Ingabe ingcindezi yezomnotho yayizoba nzima kangaka?

"Impendulo yazo yonke emine yale mibuzo mhlawumbe ayikho. Isifundo esiyinhloko sezomnotho yilokho izinsiza - kuhlanganise kokubili imali nokunakekelwa - kuncane. "

Lesi sifundo asizange sifinyelele eKapitol Hill, lapho iCongress ikhetha ngokuphindaphindiwe ukuxhasa izimpi ngenkathi yenza sengathi ayikho into engayikhetha.

NgoJuni 22, i-2010, iNdlu enkulu yamaHhovisi uSteny Hoyer wakhuluma egumbini elikhulu elizimele e-Union Station eWashington, DC futhi wathatha imibuzo. Wayengekho izimpendulo zemibuzo engiyibeke kuye.

Isihloko sikaHoyer sasiwumthwalo wemali, futhi wathi iziphakamiso zakhe - okuyizona zonke izinto ezihlanzekile - kuzodingeka ukuthi zenze "ngokushesha nje lapho umnotho usuphelile ngokuphelele." Angiqiniseki ukuthi lokho kulindeleke.

I-Hoyer, njengokwezifiso, ziqhayisa ngokusika futhi zizama ukusika izinhlelo ezithile zezikhali. Ngakho ngambuza ukuthi ngabe wayengakunaki ukukhuluma ngamaphuzu amabili ahlobene kakhulu. Okokuqala, yena nozakwabo babelokhu bekhulisa isabelomali sempi minyaka yonke. Okwesibili, wayezama ukukhokhela ukukhula kwezempi e-Afghanistan nge-bill "eyengeziwe" eyayibeka izindleko ezincwadini, ngaphandle kwesabelomali.

UHoyer waphendula ukuthi zonke izinto ezinjalo kufanele zibe "etafuleni." Kodwa akazange achaze ukwehluleka kwakhe ukubeka khona noma ukukhombisa ukuthi uzokwenza kanjani kubo. Akukho okunye okushiwo isidumbu se-Washington esidlwenguliwe (sic) esilandelayo.

Abanye abantu ababili babuze imibuzo emihle ngokuthi kungani emhlabeni uHoyer uzofuna ukulandela i-Social Security noma i-Medicare. Omunye umfana wabuza ukuthi kungani asikwazi ukulandela i-Wall Street esikhundleni. U-Hoyer waxoshwa ngokushintsha izinguquko zokulawula, wabe esethi uBush.

I-Hoyer iphindaphindiwe ngokuphindaphindiwe kuMongameli Obama. Eqinisweni, wathi uma ngabe ikhomishana ikhomishana ngokweqile (ikhomishana ehlelwe ukuthi iphakanyiswe ukusikwa kwezokuThuthukiswa koMphakathi, ikhomishana ebizwa ngokuthi "ikhomishana yezinhlanzi" ngalokho okunganciphisa izakhamuzi zakithi ukuba zidle ukudla) nanoma yiziphi izincomo, kanti uma iSenate idlulisela kubo, khona-ke yena kanye nendlu uSomlomo uNancy Pelosi uzobabeka phansi ukuze bavote - kungakhathaliseki ukuthi bangaba yini.

Eqinisweni, kungekudala emva kwalesi senzakalo, iNdlu yadlulisa umthetho obeka imfuneko yokuvota kunoma yiziphi izinyathelo zokuthunyelwa kwezinkomishi ezidutshulwa yiSenate.

Kamuva uHoyer wasitshela ukuthi umengameli kuphela ongakuyeka ukuchitha. Ngakhuluma futhi ngimbuza: "Uma ungadlulisi, uMongameli uyayibonakalisa kanjani?" Umholi Omkhulu wangibukela emuva njengezinyamazane ezikhanyeni. Akasho lutho.