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Social Security Entitlements – Broke: The Big Lie

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Where oh where has our Social Security gone?   The Net Balance in the Fund is $2,699,365,000,000.   Total collections for FY 2023 were $2,735,301,000,000 on disbursements of $1,433,349,000,000.   Why is this notable?  Because the SS Administration does not recognize payments into Social Security as a loan or debt earning interest and payable to Taxpayers – The Big Lie.  

Our Government is claiming that Social Security is in fact – a Tax and accounting for it on that basis.  Technically, they should be stewards of money on loan and instead they are making a profit – $1,301,952,000,000.  ALL Taxpayer Funds (less Operating Administrative costs) are invested in nonmarketable Treasuries.  The interest on Federal Treasuries rivals that of a CD at 3.5%.

According to a Footnote to the Financials:  “Accounts receivable from the public consists of monies due to the SSA and to beneficiaries in excess of their entitlement, as well as amounts due from the states to cover underpayments to the recipients”.  In addition upward of $500 billion of CoVid loans that were cancelled – were written off against Social Security.   Of that, the Small Business Administration (SBA) estimates that $200 billion in forgiven PPP loans were given ‘fraudulently’ – 40%.   How lovely….

IF you had invested $100 in the S&P in 1980 (as savings) it would be worth $12,097.47 with an average annual return of 11.61%.  Essentially giving the government the difference in value of 8.11% (11.61% – 3.5%).  Play money for them – debt for you.  And this doesn’t even touch the COST for the government to administer your annual loss.   In the real world – this mismanagement of funds would be a lawsuit.

Last year, the Social Security Administration determined that inflation was 3%, therefore your benefit payment rose by just 3%.   This is the data released to support the current rate of 3.8%:   Food up 5.5%, shelter up 5.7%, vehicle insurance up 20.6%, medical up 1.4%, recreation up 2.1%, electricity up 3.6%, utility cost down 8.2%, gasoline down 3.9%, fuel oil down 5.4%, and personal care up 4.2% = net up 22.3%   Common Core Math.

Funky numbers and faulty algorithms are costing Social Security recipients billions annually!  We are being cheated in one of the largest Ponzi scams in history.   And our esteemed Congress wants to raise the age of retirement for benefits while maintaining federal pensions:  Under FERS, an employee who meets one of the following age and service requirements is entitled to an immediate retirement benefit: age 62 with five years of service, 60 with 20, minimum retirement age.  The federal government does not just pay pensions for federal employees – it also pays for civilian employees – as in every single NGO.

Congress is asking for an 8.7% pay raise.  Federal salaries have risen at double the pace of private employees since 2000.   Their inflation/cost of living increases have been as much as 80% greater than Social Security – yet the age of retirement can be as low as 50 with partial benefits and 60 with full benefits.   There is no discussion of aligning this with Social Security beneficiaries, or matching cost of living increases.

Not to mention ‘insider trading’ access.

It is illegal for a private person to act on insider knowledge – however, Congress is immune from this law.   Any revisions to pay, pay increases, cost of living increases, trade restrictions is off the table.   While these same people tell the peasants to tighten their buckle.   And penalize the Martha Stewarts of the US to set an example after she cashed in and made a whopping $15,000 profit.

The first means for making insider trading legal is a quirk – “if the information is no material”.    The second means is the very definition:  “The Company’s officers, directors, certain employees, certain consultants and certain stockholders (and their family members) are considered Insiders.”

Despite politicians having access to full scale insider information, they are not considered insiders.

Nancy Pelosi entered politics in 1987.  At the time her net worth was $33.5 million.  Today that net worth has ballooned to $250 million – on insider trading.   In 2018 when AOC entered politics, her net worth was $-8,500.  Today, her net worth is estimated to be between $13 million and $29 million.

On Insider Trading.

In 1995 the NET cost of Illegal immigrants was considered to be roughly $12 billion.  Today, housing alone for illegals is expected to reach $450 billion.  Other costs including incarceration, food stamps, education, medical care, etc… can add another $200 – $300 billion – annually.

Ukraine was just given $300 million in “grant money”, better known as Monopoly Money, to buy American weapons.   This is the same grant/aid exchange that the US uses with Israel to launder funds.  Aid funding is on the books at over $200 billion for last year.  Welfare now costs the Taxpayers $1.1 trillion – 25% of the Budget.

Social Security isn’t broke – our irresponsible, negligent, corrupt government is –

The US Constitutionality of Welfare

Posted on by Helena

According to Forbes, Netanyau’s net worth is estimated to be $80 million with a 400% annual growth rate on an annual salary of $179,000.   He is considered one of the wealthiest Prime Ministers in the world.   His real estate holdings include;  a beach house in Malibu, a penthouse in NYC, a vacation home, a luxurious home, and a penthouse apartment in Israel at a total value of roughly $30 million.   Yet, we are told to investigate Hamas wealth.

The political corruption is a global phenomena.  And bears witness to the fact that not one of these politicians can be said to be remotely adhering to Christian values or any other religious denomination.   As in the old adage;  Power Corrupts.

Would this Power be curtailed if certain criteria were instituted regarding;  term limits, market trade limitations, salary limits, and the elimination entirely of pensions – with the exception of The Military – and even then with exception to net worth limitations?

Pensions are becoming the number one expenditure for many government institutions, including the Department of Education whose value is near zero.   The budget for the 2023 Department of Education is pushing $275 billion – on expenditures of $308 billion.   The first accounting error in the Department is the fact that student aid is $200 billion or 60% of the entire budget.  The second error is of course – over-spending.  Student Aid is technically an asset, a receivable – not an expense.   The reason it becomes an ‘expense’ would be if it is not aid – but instead, a gift.  A gift is taxable to the recipient and should be offset by the 20% tax rate – in a strict accounting scenario.

But The US Constitution does NOT allow Congress to make GIFTS…

The next five Department of Education spending grifts are for 5 different Offices for a total expenditure of $140 billion – to operate the Department.   The remaining expenditure categories include; education disaster recovery, education sciences, English language, and upper management.

In other words, this Department has become a monopoly of AID which includes aid to families hiding wealth –

How can we eliminate the massive hidden assets that drive poverty?

It is estimated that Hidden Assets amount to $7.8-$9.8 TRILLION globally with an annual increase of roughly $40 billion.   Assets that are never taxed.   Will a data credit system make hiding wealth easier or harder?  Are the players ever punished?   How can it be tracked?

CBDC’s are being tagged as the future for Central Banking.   But is Central Banking at the helm of financial collapses, money laundering, and corruption?

Central Banking was a post WWI construct to control the money and money supply.   They operate as a monopoly and were established to prevent money laundering, terrorism financing, consumer protection and bank fraud.  However, everything they were created to deter, they made – easier.   There is little differentiation between ‘paper money’ and ‘digital money’ backed by nothing …  Conversion is simply a means for making fraud and laundering more private $$$$ for the criminals while making credit more tight for the individual.

The invoking of the Central Banking System was incorporated most widely by The House of Rothschild, Oppenheim, and Hottinguer.   The purpose was to elevate public debt.   And thus the Cartel was preserved and exponentially expanded as individuals incurred usury unsustainable debt.

The Department of Education was established with its primary purpose being to gather statistics and information.   By the Carter years, its purpose morphed into funding debt.  A welfare program paid for by Taxpayers.   But they were not alone.   The Department of Agriculture became the stop-gap for funding free school lunches – more welfare.   And The Department of Interior funds free education for all Native Americans – like Pocahontas – Elizabeth Warren.

The argument for maintaining these welfare programs and Departments was justified by liberal interpretations of the Commerce Clause of The Constitution:  Congress shall have the power to regulate Commerce among foreign nations, with states, and with Indian Tribes.  

Commerce is legally defined as:  the activity of selling, trading, exchanging, and transporting goods and people. 

Welfare is NOT Commerce.  The entire point of commerce is profit.  Welfare is NOT a Constitutional Right, it is not mentioned in any interpretation of clause with the following General Welfare/Taxation Clause:

Article I, Section 8, Clause 1:

The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.

Does Welfare benefit the ‘General Welfare’ of the People of The United States uniformly?

No.   It is not uniform to the Common Good – and only applies to free goods and services benefiting a particular segment of society – the poor.   Thus Welfare is NOT supported by The US Constitution in any form.  Whether in the form of free education, free meals, free housing, free food, free insurance or any of the bountiful programs instituted outside of our constitution.  It is illegal.

Some pundits would argue that welfare is a ‘Civil Right’.  Yet, Civil Rights are applied only on the basis of ‘discrimination’ – not as a civil mandate.   According to HHS of the Federal Government, there is no civil right related to a person’s income level.  Civil RIghts are a protection based on identity.

Welfare was instituted during the FDR New Deal era as various Acts – Social Security Act, The Housing Act, etc…  However, every ACT must be supported by The Constitution.   In 1803, The Supreme court held that Congress cannot pass laws that are contrary to The Constitution.

And The Constitution is quite clear that ‘General Welfare’ means that it must apply uniformly to the Common Good.   There is no clause that specifies that allieving income disparity or poverty is Commerce unless said persons would become self sufficient productive members of society contributing to The Common Good and repay their debt.

The Departments of Education, Interior, Agriculture, and Housing are operating outside of The Constitution when making welfare payments via a nonrepayable gift.  Therefore, the elimination of these entities is a viable Supreme Court Lawsuit furthering the reigning in of profiting off Political Corruption – and laundering said profits via offshore, nontaxable, havens sitting on Tens or Hundreds of TRILLIONS – at the Expense of Taxpayers.

UK saysTrump Demonizing Socialist Democrats…

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The new Media Meme circulating throughout the US and EU is that Republicans are ‘demonizing Democrats as being Socialists, baby killers and anti-Semitic.   But, they are.  So it isn’t demonizing, it is reporting facts. 

Even the very non-independent, Independent UK Telegraph, has jumped on this rather bizarre twisted assertion claiming that Trump set it in motion at his SOTU address when he stated that America will not succumb to Socialism.   Of course, Democrat/Socialists are quick to point out that the US already has socialist agencies within its ranks including the US military, welfare, Medicare, and Medicaid.   And to some extent this is true, even Congress is socialist, they collect a wage for doing nothing.  But it is also worth noting who voted in these socialist programs and why.

Medicare and Medicaid are relatively new having been created in 1966 under the auspices of Lyndon Johnson, Democrat.  Since then the cost of healthcare has risen 800%.  Well golly-gee, that worked well.  And despite arguments that doctor supply triggered the rise in costs, the supply of doctors has doubled per 100,000 legal citizens in this same time period.  Well go figure…

Welfare was a part and parcel of The New Deal signed into law by Roosevelt, a Democrat, through Executive Order, bypassing Congress because, well, there was no way in tarnation it would have ever passed otherwise!

Congressional salaries didn’t even exist until 1855 when Democrat President, Franklin Pierce, a proponent of slavery, a lawyer who was sworn into office by pledging his allegiance to a law book instead of the Bible, effected a relatively lucrative salary to Congress which – stuck.  Only to be ‘doubled’ by Democrat President Andrew Johnson in 1865.  Halleluja!

Of course, the point of the UK Independent article was to ‘demonize’ Trump by claiming that Republicans are demonizing Democrats, and well, it becomes the Demon Party ticket.

Of course the entire article emerges as rather snarky and wimpishesque as it miffs about the bad, bad deplorables who are calling the Democrats Socialists and baby killers, and after two judo years of annihilating Trump – they just can’t stand suddenly finding themselves the – target.   It reminds me of Macron.

The fact that the Democrats have rallied behind late state abortion/infanticide, and increased Socialist agendas, seems to allude the author’s brain realm.  The fact that the Socialist organizations instituted in our government were done at the behest of Socialist/Democrats, would also seem to allude the – author.

However, I am left with One Socialist organization in the US that bears discussion – the military.

The history of an organized military dates back to 2700 BC, which would coincide with the development of trade and travel and borders, but most specifically Sumer (Iraq) and Elam (Iran) as they battled for supremacy.    Dynasties rose and fell according to their military aggressions, supported by their monarchial rule.   I suppose in that essence they were always supported by their respective governments.  But it differs in philosophy from the concept of Socialism in that they, the military, perform a very self sacrificing service for a small pittance of change – whereas welfare and ‘social programs’ are all about giving money to those who contribute – nothing.

Back to the UK Independent article demonizing Trump for demonizing Socialist Democrats.

The Alice in Wonderland Green Deal issued by Ocasio-Cortez was simply – well, Alice in Wonderland, and yet according to the non-independent Independent, it was endorsed by 70 Democrats in the House and 12 in the Senate.   Which makes them – Socialists.  Not sure why that isn’t a relative scientific numeric fact-thingy…

So we are calling a spade a spade, and they don’t like it, and instead they call it demonizing?

In the end all this reveals that even some of the more simplistic journalism isn’t even attempted by ‘journalists’ lest they discover that Socialism has multiple definitions – those who work and sacrifice for their wage – and those who do nothing and get forever freebies.   The Socialist programs instituted by the Democrats were created to dummy down the population as a whole, people were given handouts to do – nothing.  The military was created to defend, honor, and sacrifice their ‘everything’ for the people.  As such, the comparison is hugely – remote.

NOT THE SAME.  And I am more than miffed that this travesty of definition has been so morphed and spoiled by the Liberal/Socialist/Democrat individuals…  into a wimpy miff-faced, you hurt my feelings after two years of absolute hate filled chaos logged and lodged at Trump and anyone who supports our President, that the people seem to submit to the failed definition, including politicians who supposedly managed Harvard degrees despite their poverty upbringing!

How can that possibly be?   I think I’ll have to ask the Wizard.   Because, surely, only the Wizard could possibly know the answer…

POOHAH!

 

Trump Border Wall and the UN Hypocrisy

Posted on by Helena

Just as there is not one Middle East country that will create a Palestinian state for the Palestinians, no Muslim country willing to greet them with open arms and a pot of gold, Australia has for years been trying to pawn off their illegals housed in concentration camps on the island of Papua New Guinea – and surprise – no one wants them!  Including Australia.

No one seems deterred by this hypocritical revelation, despite the fact that Australia is governed by a very Liberal government who simply don’t want the riff-raff responsibility.

Australia boasts that its net migration is roughly 178,000.  But the editing doesn’t reveal that the vast majority are highly skilled workers.  Even for skilled migrants the rules are stiff with an age cap of 50.   While Australia claims to have available upwards of 16,000 visa’s for refugees, their actual acceptance rate is about 6000 per year. Strict health and character assessments are in place to determine whether a person is eligible.

Still, despite these minimal queues, despite the concentration camps where refugees have been languishing for years, Australia has the audacity to promote an ad wherein Trump is slammed and ridiculed for his Build The Wall policy.   The ad was sponsored by a libertarian group based in the US with Chapters throughout the world, wearechange.org, and headed by Luke Rudkowski.

Libertarians believe that the way to curb immigration is through our welfare system, as in stop offering illegals benefits and they’ll stop coming here.   While it is true that illegals follow the money like everyone else, look at Socialist Germany and Sweden, walls do work, and history is a lesson. But I agree that working in conjunction is a necessary deterrent and the overall savings will be extensive.

The numbers are mixed. Despite Ron Paul claiming the Bush fence/wall in Texas was worthless, Federal data suggests it curbed illegal crossing by as much as 89% over the five year period during which it was built.  In addition, the Director for Research at the Center for Immigration Studies, has concluded that the savings isn’t a simple immediate welfare cost scenario, but includes the cost of illegal children obtaining US status and rights therein, including healthcare, food stamps and education.

Ron Paul proposes eliminating Federal Welfare entirely.  While that may sound like a plan on the surface, in reality it would never pass Congress and is therefore a useless solution.

Even Liberal Germany built a wall in Munich which surrounds a migrant encampment and was commissioned by locals to ‘protect’ those in the outlying neighborhood.

Why are walls so vilified?  They have been a part of our global structure since the beginning of time.

Deterrents claim there is a psychological price and a humanitarian duty to take care of everyone.  But what if instead of simply allowing unlimited immigration, contries pooled their funds and resources to make the corrupted, crime riddled countries safe?   Oh, that’s right, we already do – it’s called the UN.

“The duties of United Nations are numerous like providing cooperation in international law, international security, development of economy, social progress, human rights, and peace in the world”

How’s that working for ya?  Obviously, it’s not.  In fact, it has failed miserably on every front despite a transparent budgetof … oh, that’s right, it’s not transparent, nor does any country have the right to designate what their funds should be spent on, this is determined by the General Assembly.  All 193 members of the General Assembly have an equally weighted vote, without consideration of their funding.

According to the UN, El Salvador is clearly on its way in its sustainable development program which is characterized by its comprehensive and inclusive program.   The UN continues to implement and follow-up on El Salvador’s goals in its development program…

Honduras too has a UN Development Program in place which is monitored and guided by UN officials in collaboration with the government to increase food security, drinking water, education, modernization and development…

“Mexico has taken the decision to participate in U.N. peacekeeping missions, taking part in humanitarian tasks that benefit civil society”.

Given these are the three main countries that contribute to the illegal immigration to the US, it would appear that the UN missions are not reflective of the mass exodus.  The UN has stated that illegal immigrants from these countries should be designated as ‘refugees’, instead of illegal immigrants thus giving them protective status.  Gangs have taken over many of these countries, they have become the ruling drug lords, the mafia, and the over-lords.   The situation in these countries is worse than ever – despite UN peacekeeping, UN humanitarian efforts, UN aid, UN, social progress, UN security and UN law.

Perhaps the most controversial aspect of the UN is that they provide aid in the form of food – but it is delivered to the hands of the corrupt government to distribute, the same corrupt government that caused the crisis in the first place.

Even more topsy-turvy, El Salvador ‘sends peacekeepers’ to other countries, despite their internal chaos.  So while El Salvador is rated a refugee state by the UN, they send El Salvador peacekeepers to help in Mali and Haiti.   The logic is – well – illogical.

Building a wall, we only follow the security measures imposed by over 65 countries across the globe.  Is it a psychological ploy to compare a Mexican border wall with the Berlin Wall, as though no other walls have existed.   The Berlin Wall was done to encamp people and deny them freedom. There was no intent of ‘protection’, it was a jail.  End of comparison.

Humanitarian?   It means that immigrants will follow the rules of law and request permission to immigrate – just as they are required to do in most countries – especially in one of the strictest – Australia.  End of humanitarian guilt.

Obama – Unemployment Down – Spending Up

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Obama says he has single handedly put the economy back on track and brought unemployment down to under 5%!! WOW!

Of course, that self lauding can be means tested easily enough through a simple look at Federal Spending on the government website:

2008 vs 2015

  1. Healthcare is the largest budget item on the board with the Federal share topping out at $1.0186 trillion. In 2008 before Obama took office, that number was $671.4 billion. An increase of 51.7%.
  2. Pensions, the second largest Federal budget item were $668.7 billion in 2008 and have grown to $959.1 billion in 2015 – an increase of 44.3%.
  3. The third largest expense is Defense spending. In 2008 $729.6 billion compared to 2015 $799.7 billion – an increase of just 9.6%. Within that figure the largest increase in spending was in ‘foreign aide’ which increased by 68%. Actual Defense spending was down and spending for Veterans was up.
  4. The fourth largest budget item is Welfare. And this is what makes Obama’s statement about everyone back to work a bit odd. Welfare spending is up. If in fact everyone was back to work, if in fact unemployment was slashed, wouldn’t Welfare handouts also decrease? They didn’t. For some odd reason Welfare benefits (not including healthcare) went up 17% during the same time that unemployment was ‘slashed’.
  5. If we compare Welfare to the 2007 Budget which Obama references as the height of the crisis, it is even more disturbing. Welfare is up 44%. Unemployment in 2007 was roughly the same as what Obama claims it is now – just under 5%, yet Welfare spending went from $254 billion to $366.5.
  6. One other Budgeted expense that should be noted. Payments for police services – went down between 2008 and 2015.
  7. In 2009 when Obama first took office, the unemployment rate was the same that he states it is now – just under 5%.

While 2016 is obviously still a budgeted item with no real numbers available, Healthcare Expenses are expected to continue to rise by about $100 billion, Pensions will rise by about $40 billion, spending on Education will drop, Foreign Aid will increase by 18%, and Welfare, a projection of employment vs unemployment, that’s expected to increase by another $30 billion or roughly 8%.

If we factor in the Welfare Benefits paid for Healthcare on a Federal, State and Local level with standard Welfare, the 2016 Budget Estimate is $1.0564 trillion. In 2008 the payments were $731.3, a rise of 44.45% despite the fact that unemployment is supposedly equal.

What that says?

It explains why Obama tooting his own horn at how better off everyone is now that he’s fixed everything, doesn’t add up mathematically. It shows that the actual cost of Healthcare continues to rise despite the notion that Obamacare will make it ‘more affordable’. It shows that there is either some monkeying around with the unemployment numbers, or being on Welfare is much more profitable that working. It shows that spending on Foreign Aid is another type of Welfare – just that it is for other countries. And that the budget might be well below actual Truth given it makes no reference to Syria, Yemen, Ukraine or Iraq where we are well aware that $$$$$$$$ will fly.

And it explains why we just no longer trust ANY politicians, they fudge the Truth to the point of absolute Betrayal.

“Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can’t see where it keeps its brain.” JK Rowling.

Palestinians Shunned – a reason?

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Why are Palestinians shunned?  It is not just Israel, it is everywhere in the Middle East, their brothers and sisters.  Palestinians were originally defined as people that lived along the coastline of the Mediterranean on the land that is now Israel.  They were Arab, Jewish and Christian.  Most of the Christians fled to South America.  As the Jewish people were pushed from their lands in Iraq, Syria, Iran, Lebanon, etc… they fled to ‘Israel’.  Albeit the population grew because they had nowhere else to go.  But the Palestinians have nowhere else to go now either.  No one wants them.  They are refugees everywhere.

So, why does the media concentrate only on Palestinians within Israel? There are approximately 1.3 million Palestinians in Israel, 3.3 million in Jordan, 500,000 in Chile, 430,000 in Syria, 400,000 in Lebanon, 330,000 in Saudi Arabia, 225,000 in North and South America, 44,000 in Egypt, 40,000 in Kuwait, 310,000 in ‘other Arab states, and 308,000 in ‘other countries’.

Exactly how do they fair when in their Arab brother countries?

In Jordan and Syria, most Palestinian refugees have been integrated into society; however, in Jordan, only Palestinian refugees displaced by the 1948 War have Jordanian citizenship and enjoy largely favorable treatment on par with Jordanian nationals. Refugees from the Gaza Strip who did not hold Jordanian passports at the time of their flight in 1967 have been denied citizenship and are mostly confined to the “Jerash” camp. In Syria, Palestinian refugees have not been granted citizenship but have been accorded equal treatment with Syrian nationals in almost all respects. Palestinian refugees in Lebanon have fared considerably worse; sectarian tensions and the activities of the PLO have prevented their integration into Lebanese society. The majority of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon live in UNRWA refugee camps or other unofficial camps and shelters, often in conditions of abject poverty. They face restrictions on their right to work, access to education and healthcare, and ownership of property. Only those displaced in 1948 have residency rights in Lebanon whereas all other Palestinian refugees are deemed illegal immigrants.

Outside of the Operation Areas, Palestinian refugees face even more of a precarious existence.

In Egypt, Palestinian refugees are treated as foreigners and face significant restrictions on their ability to access education, government services, and employment. Renewal of residency permits is difficult and there are reports of frequent detention of Palestinian refugees by the authorities in Egypt. Iraq, once a refuge for Palestinian refugees, has now become a country of persecution; many Palestinians were targeted in, and fled from, Iraq following the fall of the Saddam Hussein regime.

In the Gulf States, particularly Kuwait, Palestinians are treated as foreign migrant workers with no permanent residency rights.

Approximately 59% of the population reside in refugee camps:

In Gaza there are approximately 1.2 million ‘registered’ refugees.

West Bank – 740,000

Syria – 500,000

Lebanon – 450,000

Jordan – 2 million

The discrepancy in populations verses registered refugees is huge. But foreign aid is based on refugee count, not population. Which opens another topic – how much money is funnelled to the Palestinians annually? By whom? And where is it spent? Have they built schools and hospitals and industry? Have they built roads and water systems and farmed crops? Do they make clothes and build homes and temples?  Or are they a welfare state wherein they do – nothing?

We constantly talk of their ‘plight’, their losses, their poverty, their poor conditions, but what has changed since they became refugees?  Those that lived in Palestine lost their homes in 1948, they were evicted by the UK.  Nearly 60 years of ‘aid’ has absolutely nothing to show for it.  Once again, welfare produces nothing.  It doesn’t ‘lift’ people out of poverty, instead it creates even greater poverty.   There is one notable exception to Palestinian refugees.  Those that fled to Chile worked the fields, made goods, sold products – and prospered.   It was hard, damn hard, but they had no choice and so they lifted themselves up.  These Palestinians were all Christian. They took no handouts, no UNRWA funding, no governmental aid. They didn’t live in refugee camps, they are well educated and have risen above their plight.

In 1950 when aid began pouring in to the Middle East, it supported about 750,000 ‘refugees’. Today the number is 5 million and growing without restriction. All children, grandchildren down the line of eternity – are grandfathered in. It is a shambles. The one example of UNRWA schools and medical facilities for the Palestinians is in a town outside of Damascus. But we obliterated Damascus, it lies in rubble. So much for that. Syrian refugees from Palestine became refugees once again after the country was bombed and Al Nusra and ISIS took over. Most fled to Jordan where they idle in camps in dire need of attention.

No one in the camps work. They are not required to and have little to no supportive education to enable them to work. It is the supreme example of pouring money down the drain of entitlement without creating a self sufficiency of production. Sixty years worth of nothing.

But why do the Arabs hate them so much? One theory is that the Palestinians have a knack for ingratiating themselves in their host country. Perhaps out of boredom, perhaps out of a need to feel a cause, or a purpose, whatever it is, Palestinians typically find themselves on the losing side of a civil uprising whether in Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait or wherever.

Lesson: no one likes an ingratiating bully…