It\u2019s an interesting documentary aired recently on Saipan Cable that showed how the top 1 percent of the wealthiest folks across the country dispose of their income. For billionaires, the global village is a proving ground influencing the destiny of man the world over from use of digital technology to food they buy for consumption.<\/p>\n
Most would use what\u2019s known as philanthropy\u2014a worthy cause of sort\u2014to return some of their largess to communities around the world. Millions of dollars are combined to fight off the deadly Ebola, malaria, bubonic diseases, etc.<\/p>\n
But how else do billionaires use their money? In recent years and after the lid is opened for huge political contributions, billionaires did just that\u2014donating to the two parties\u2014like the two presidential election.<\/p>\n
One was happy that Obama has kept the oil pipelines from construction. This gives the donor-billionaire the chance to ship oil via his railroad system as far down as Texas. Obama uses the EPA to effectively derail the oil pipeline while the other billionaire employs the jobless and labor unions to counter Mr. O\u2019s agenda. It\u2019s all funded in what\u2019s known nationwide as \u201cshadow money\u201d.<\/p>\n
Billionaires have their own elite group that meets in Sweden. The group basically dictates the entire global community\u2019s activities from resources, development and manufacturing to exports. It\u2019s influence at its peak backed by millions of dollars.<\/p>\n
Billionaires also control the national media. They have bought into network ownership and national dailies between LA, DC and New York. Theirs is to control the national conversation. In other words, we talk about what they wanted us to discuss spreading their viewpoints\u2014liberal or conservative. Admirable though the conviction of conservative news icons working the clock to recapture the essence of our country as envisioned by the founding fathers.<\/p>\n
New Lap Dogs: Our version is basically the same though a new dawn in vicious political phenomenon. It\u2019s up and about with fatally ugly fangs. The \u201cwe few\u201d guardians of the people have shifted loyalty as paid lap dogs by their new masters.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the dawn of embracing representation of a new constituency alienating \u201cwe the people\u201d. They\u2019ve trashed their relationship with villagers who elected them into office. Well, we shall see how this pans out as we challenge the depth of your conviction and conscience on representation.<\/p>\n
Village folks who once stood shoulder-to-shoulder with their representatives must now go it alone. Abandoned, they must endure skyrocketing prices in utilities, basic goods, healthcare and other familial needs. It\u2019s hardship coming from failure of their now alienated representatives to do something constructive. Shadow money is in full bloom here too!<\/p>\n
Lost Puzzle<\/strong><\/p>\n We\u2019re supposed to be good poker players, a game we\u2019ve picked up since the Spanish Era. Our elderly have learned to play it during wakes and community gatherings.<\/p>\n Somehow we\u2019ve lost the skill when to call, roll or hold. Interestingly, we\u2019ve been rolling like there\u2019s no tomorrow. I suppose when there\u2019s that last coin in your pocket you let it loose come what may. Still have the gambler\u2019s courage but not the skills.<\/p>\n When we lose it all we roll-up our sleeves and head home, broke! When you return to the table then you\u2019re probably asking for a double whammy.<\/p>\n I tried to look the other way on the fiscal crisis at home. But my conscience says otherwise. It\u2019s the ordinary folks who need to know the truth. Sadly, the missing puzzle is in our once fully grounded sensibilities.<\/p>\n Magoo: \u2018If I Guvanna\u2026\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n My friend had a simplistic view of the role of a titular head. But it doesn\u2019t deter him from unloading his bold and oft disoriented views on the issue.<\/p>\n \u201cNo more Sisyphus syndrome\u2014rolling up a huge rock to the top of the hill then watch roll down\u2014repeating the same feat all day long\u201d.<\/p>\n I know that we\u2019d end up in Uracas (northernmost island) talking about the fiscal condition of the NMI without new sources of revenue and without solutions to meeting piling obligations.<\/p>\n \u201cDa guys decided not to fund CHC, forego CUC\u2019s debts with CDA, peep if CHC and PSS are threatening to pay some of their cumulative utility debts,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s the new definition of budgeting or skirting paying off debts.\u201d<\/p>\n Related how the pension program would bankrupt the NMI sooner than later. It\u2019s like volcanic eruption where it\u2019s a sure thing except for the question, when? But we\u2019re dealing with demagogues!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s an interesting documentary aired recently on Saipan Cable that showed how the top 1…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[91,257,64,244],"class_list":["post-204901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opinion","tag-chc","tag-nmi","tag-oil","tag-utility"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204901"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204901\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}