Alred C. Frett. Photo: VINO/File

I have no monopoly on the things I say – Others have seen and said them before – and it requires no Alzheimer’s for our Memories to conveniently excuse the past and blame others for our own faults and indiscretions… This Pandemic is real - Covid-19 continues to consume our attention and, between new strains and resistance from the Persons who should know and do better, answers are as elusive as ever.

This feels like the worst of times, with Banks and Governments seeming to abuse the Crisis for their gain and amusement… We are helpless as the Bank’s suspicious Policies and Deals, create Monies out of thin Air to charge us high Interests while paying 0% for our Deposits… Meanwhile, Governments take their increased Taxes and Fees, out of Monies we worked for, long before we even see a dollar or dime.

The result is to diminish the worth of our Savings and the value of our Labour – Too often, we see this expectation of Gratitude on demand; especially, if and when those in Power respond to a request for attention to a long-existing problem… They seem to regard their efforts as personal favours instead of duties… No wonder they prefer docile Seniors - still hooked on Slavery and Religion - to modern Youth.

Meanwhile, what is good for one is not good for all, as other Brothers and Sisters are ignored, rebuffed and victimised for no good reason … More and more we see this behaviour becoming the norm and it is unlikely to improve since we appear so willing to accept their bad as being our good… Excuses have replaced Solutions and, saying, ‘this too shall pass’ fail to consider how long this passing may take.

News Flash!! Social Security needs Work Permit:

Corruption has become a way of life and, just recently, when I spoke of it being within our Government and Civil Service, there were rumours that some Senior Civil Servants considered seeking the support of Junior Staff on hopes they would join the offence against me… Even if true, I believe these Juniors are more sensible – They only have to compare and contrast their Salary Scales and a Dime to a Dollar.

They may even find themselves among the General Public who were fooled into believing their Social Security would be there after Retirement but, are now learning, that under present conditions, this is increasingly unlikely… In fact, these Government Promises are all dying because more is being taken out than is put in, and, the longer we live, the greater the strain on Pensions, Social Security and NHI.

Persons are just beginning to learn that their present Contributions are used to pay Today’s Claims… Unemployment is a real threat and worsening, because, I am still unable to educate Government on the importance of Trade, Labour and Work Permits… Social Security needs Work Permits but, they fail to recognise Labour as the Generator for Local Finances and, Work Permits as the Engine for Labour.

Major Nations realise these connections as they feel the squeeze and see the writing on the wall... Even the UK, in looking out for herself, created local drama with a Commission of Inquiry and, while we pretend not to know what started it, we know it cannot be the charge of Money Laundering since Pandora’s Papers reveal the Accusers being as corrupt as the Accused – They simply use us as cover.

It is far more likely that this CoI is connected to the Drama at the beginning of the present Parliament - the prolonged blocking of an elected Politician and his viral description of our Premier as a common Criminal… You may even recall me cautioning that those International Theatrics would bring us unwelcomed attention since it left the UK no choice but to investigate the many claims and accusations.

Inflation? Did Prices Rise or the Dollar Drop?

Of course, everything is about Money so whatever happens out-there trickles down in-here… The US Dollars proclaim, ‘In God We Trust’ and although we were taught that ‘the love of Money is the root of all evil’, we have accepted their Dollars as being the real Gods in whom we trust… Indeed, everyone is so deeply in love with these Paper Gods that even those with too much, still never seem to have enough.

America fights Recession by having her Federal Bank print Trillions of New Dollars… As a result, the Prices of Goods and Services seem to skyrocket beyond our means, when in fact, it is the value of the Dollar that has plummeted to new lows… This will get worse before getting better since, Government’s failure to accept Inflation as reality, have us spending monies we don’t have, on Projects we don’t need.

Meanwhile, we are conditioned to believe that really bad things only happen to others but not to us, so it would be brutal to find that, we have become the ‘others’ and the results of Badness and Corruption, is a threat to the moral and social fabrics of our Territory… We are not immune but it is hard to envisage us, a once proud and self-sufficient People, reduced to being beggars and strangers in our own home.

We are headed for a Crisis within a Crisis and, unless we come to our senses and changes are made in time, this Tale will not end well… The Rich may get richer but, the Poor will get so much poorer, and the equilibrium become so unbalanced, that, peace and tranquility may, be shattered beyond repair… Ours is just a little speck - a precious speck - and those who love and call it home should prevent its destruction.

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