The Living Dead

In what was no doubt a simple little mistake, a Texas woman was declared dead by the Social Security Administration. But she wasn't. The living lady's bank account and credit cards were cancelled, she was no longer eligible for Medicare.

OK, there was some kind of an accounting screw-up, these things happen. In fact, Social Security says that somewhat less than 1000 people are erroneously declared dead monthly.

But what if in the future this sort of thing isn't accidental but instead used as a form of social control, as is now being done in China.  Chinese that don't toe the line, that don't pay their bills, that are social misfits, can't get travel documents. hotel rooms, maybe even jobs.

Normal American would think "that couldn't happen here". But, in fact, that same American has no idea who will be running the purple mountain majesty in the years to come. The records of the government and big business, the "big data" that plays a bigger and bigger role in US society will be accessible to and used by whomever takes over. It's certainly possible that Adam Schiff and his co-conspirators, successful in their coup, could use government data to punish who they wish, even as they are doing now.  Government record-keeping is a bad deal for even the most patriot and true.

KTRK The Social Security Administration declared Sherry Ellis of Magnolia, Texas, dead.

One Third of Farm Income

According to this article, more than a third of U.S. farm income in 2019 will come from the U.S. government in the form of the trade war bailout, crop insurance payouts and other federal assistance. This seems like a big deal until we realize that the total US farm income is only $88 billion. At the same time, US grocery sales are roughly $800 billion. The US medical complex generates over $3 trillion in economic activity. In 2014 US auto sales totaled $1.1 trillion. The New York Federal Reserve bank has added $115.14 billion in short term liquidity to US financial markets. Even though everyone has to eat daily, and what they eat originates in the earth, food itself is a minor part of the national economy.

People Killed by U.S. Police in 2018