I have discussed in many posts that the economic depression we are in is not being fully or truthfully reported in the mainstream press and if you want the truth you have to rely on bloggers and independent media. I also found a great website that lists all of the jobs being cut on a daily basis,
DailyJobCuts.com. I cannot stress enough to my friends and family that we are in a depression and just open your eyes and look around at all the closed stores, friends who are unemployed, and the dramatic rise in crime.
The two episodes in
Star Trek: Deep Space 9 entitled Past Tense parts one and two, in which Sisko, Bashir, and Dax get beamed back in time to the year 2024 is an excellent example of what could happen to people when too many are unemployed. Capt. Sisko and Dr. Bashir get picked up by the police and placed in what was called a Sanctuary District for those who have no home, no work, or are mentally ill. These people are walled in, have ID papers, and are not allowed to leave but are going to receive help in finding work, which of course does not happen. Sound familiar? There are so many unemployed in the USA what will happen when there are no more social nets like unemployment insurance?
The Federeal Reserve cannot keep printing money forever, and soon hyperinflation will come and food will be expensive or some are saying it could be a deflationary spiral which in any case would be a lot of pain and suffering for people. The writers of these two episodes had great insight into what could happen if too many people were without work and how the government would handle it: put them out of sight, in over crowded conditions, supply very little food, while those on the outside who do have jobs need to work with the government and follow all of their rules and ignore those in the Districts. Wow, this is a great story and a scary one at that. What is going to happen to all of the unemployed, will they get "put away" somewhere?
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