As the Winter Olympics take center stage without much fanfare, the Trump Administration is ready to unleash a budget full of draconian cuts to almost every safety net in existence. These safety nets have been significantly successful in keeping millions of Americans from falling through the cracks of an already unbalanced society. Yet we have Trump and the rest of the Republicans unable to hear the cries of the impoverished multitudes who continue to languish in despair waiting for better times ahead.

When the last report indicated that the United States fell to 18th place in world economic freedom it indicates that the current Administration has no idea how to improve the economic and sociological stature of the United States. And indeed, in the eyes of the rest of the industrial nations. So focused on military spending with no regard for restoring balance to our society, Trump and company are causing unprecedented damage to an already damaged economy. So far, the only people who have benefited from the Trump/Republican agenda have been the top 1%.

As news broke of newly developed energy technology where internet-transmitted wireless power should be front-page news, it’s Trump’s audacity that’s in the news. He just thinks about the implications of his computer transmitting enough power to his home. However, you can bet your bottom dollar that this newly conceived power source which, by the way, was envisioned by Nickoli Tesla in the early 20th century for unlimited free electrical power only to be later capitalized by major power companies to profit from she will rise again. Electric rates throughout the country.

As our infrastructure continues to crumble, job losses mount, wages stagnate, and more gun violence ensues, it is quite apparent that the Trump Administration has no intention of creating an agenda that will greatly reduce inequality in our society. We have the technology and capacity to move our society toward a more prosperous and secure future, but we are continually denied the opportunity to achieve the results needed by Trump and a political process that for years has impeded the hopes and dreams of millions. of Americans. .

With the upcoming midterm elections, many Democrats are poised to cash in on a Republican catastrophe and Trump. However, they too will be denied, as well as the American public, seeing any meaningful results as a result. The stalemate will continue until we, the American public, realize that our entire political process has been corrupted. And, until the elections are bought not only by special interests but by the citizens themselves, the corruption in our democratic political process will continue.

We have to realize that when wealth has been the main ingredient of political power, corruption is not far behind. For too long, political power has been in the exclusive hands of the rich. Where there is wealth there is power, and where there is power there is control. This is the fundamental framework now of our political process. As a result, millions of Americans continue to be at the mercy of a political process that continues to favor only the wealthy.

If we allow our democratic process to continue as it has been, our country will be unrecognizable, and for many of us it already is. There are ways to remove the travesty of a political process that has gone against all democratic principles, but it will take a concerted effort from all to achieve. That old man says that if you want to change the rules of the political process, you first have to play the game that is now being played, then win the election to effect the necessary changes to be able to play the game again. That’s what it takes in 2018 and 2020. And until we realize this, our future continues to give us that sinking feeling.