The Way of the Roman Empire

What’s wrong with this country? It’s not just the Democrats. It is both parties. It just so happens that the Democrats are in power and have been in power even under George Bush.
When Bush first cam into office he inherited a recession from Clinton. I did not hear him constantly saying that he inherited it. Obama keep saying this and using the excuse of Bush for his failures.
Look it was inevitable. The man got elected because people wanted to make history. He did not get elected because he was the he is qualified. That is a proven fact over the past 6 plus months and what is happening to this once great country.
Let’s look at the facts:
All during the campaign Obama and Biden screamed that we are in the worst economy since the great depression. For a second time on a Sunday news show Biden said: "The truth is, we and everyone else misread the economy," Mr. Biden no one but you and Obama misread the economy. Obama and Biden were the people who during the campaign kept hammering home we are in the worst economy since the depression. So after spending trillions of dollars you now decide that you underestimated how bad the economy is?
Why not blame Bush for this one too?
Obama is on a spending spree like no other president in our entire history. We are further in debt than ever before. He created the largest deficit than any other president in our history and not a single state run media outlet is calling him on that.
What is the fascination with Obama? This man keeps on spending like a drunken sailor!
These are just some of the plans: (1) his 10-year, $150 billion program to "establish a green energy sector," (2) his 10-year, $60 billion "National Infrastructure Reinvestment Bank," (3) his nearly universal health care plan (whose annual price tag he low-balls at $50 to $65 billion) and (4) a host of refundable tax credits ranging from $4,000 per year for college students to a tripling of the Earned Income Tax Credit for minimum-wage workers, Mr. Obama plans to (1) end the war in Iraq, (2) permit the Bush tax cuts to expire for households earning more than $250,000 and (3) "change our tax code," which "has been rigged by lobbyists with page after page of loopholes that benefit big corporations and the wealthiest few." Even his fans like Colin Powel are not too happy.
Colin Powell, expressed concern Friday that the president's ambitious blitz of costly initiatives may be enlarging the size of government and the federal debt too much.
"I'm concerned at the number of programs that are being presented, the bills associated with these programs and the additional government that will be needed to execute them," Mr. Powell said in an excerpt of an interview with CNN's John King, released by the network Friday morning.
Now with this so-called Cap and trade that was passed by the house with the support of the president has plans to cut C02. The problem is that it will cost every American household between 3,000-4,500 per year. The other problem is with this bogus idea of global warming. From New York to Arizona we have had the wettest and coldest June since 1958. I cannot stand the idea that people like Al Gore think he is bigger than God who controls what will last and what will not. I know we need to be responsible and take care of the land but not with the governments taxing everything made.
The policies of this administration will end up destroying the United States. The Democrats that have been in control since Bush was President are destroying this country. Obama has no experience on finances, foreign policy and certainly in leading a country. A community group maybe but not a country.
He has weakened us. Countries like North Korea and Iran spit in our faces. We are turning into a socialist country that will ultimately destroy us.
Here are some facts of why the Roam Empire failed. The sad part is that the United States is on the same course. Obama is facilitating in most of these downfalls. I replace the Roman Empire and some names for easy reading. This is history with facts. You can see the comparisons to the United States of today.
The United States (Roman Empire) was strong for a time. It was founded on geography, family values, military strength, and wise leadership. It flourished because of social, economic, political, military and religious strengths. However, when the very things that make a civilization flourish start to decline, the civilization will also lead to a downfall.
The first reason for the fall was economic decay. The rulers of United States (Rome) had expensive lifestyles. To aid their image, they needed money. They gained money through taxation on the poor. In response to the torment of tax collectors, the poor fled to barbaric lands. The poor made up a large percentage of the Roman population. Barbarians disrupted trade on the Mediterranean sea. Rome's gold and silver were being drained into buying luxuries from China, India, and Arabia. The government decreased the silver content in money. The value of the money also decreased. Diocletion attempted to curb the inflation. He issued an edict that fixed maximum prices and wages throughout the Empire. It was an unrealistic and unenforceable idea which failed. The emperors still felt the tax issue needed to be addressed. They decided to make the hereditary class of tax collectors pay the difference. In other words, if a poor person could not pay their full share, the tax collector paid the rest. This concept wiped out a whole class of moderately wealthy people.
Another reason for the fall of Rome was political issues. Citizens no longer displayed patriotism, they were indifferent (sound familiar). Only the rich ran for office. Only the rich could run for office. It had become too expensive to hold office.
The third and final reason for the decline of Rome was religion. Rome religion deteriorated because of conflicts between Christianity and Pagan gods. Constantine recognized Christianity as a religion. Because of him Christians wouldn't suffer persecutions for their beliefs. Rather ironically, later Christians would persecute Pagans. Nevertheless Pagans were afraid. They thought Roman gods would leave because of the Christians. For example, their environment could go into ruin. The Pagans killed Christians. After a time, both sides realized the other wasn't trying to overthrow them. Constantine legalized Christianity. Later Theodosius made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire. The army didn't like Christ. Romans didn't like Christians saying that they protected Rome through prayer. Some soldiers gave up
So as you can see the United States is on the same path as the Roman Empire. They started put strong like the United States. Their political powers became corrupt which is what we have here as well. They cast our Christianity as we are doing in the United States.
Obama is not all to blame for the downfall of the United States. He is just another one that is meant to be in office to help facilitate in the destruction of the United States.
With his policies or lack of policies and his denouncing that the United States is not a Christian nation he will continue to create policy that will quickly lead to the destruction of this once great land.
In conclusion, the Roman Empire declined based upon the same factors that had caused it to flourish. It fell because the social, economic, political, military, and religion strengths were no longer viable.
As the saying goes those who do not learn from history are destined to repeat it .We are on our way to following in the footsteps of a once great and old empire.
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