Honesty

America has become a dishonest nation - and sees nothing wrong with that. In fact, they are pleased with themselves, to have pulled this off so successfully.

A short historical review is in order here. We have to go back in time to see where we went wrong - in the 19th Century. Two forces were a work, back then - and they can be seen as honest behavior, and the impulse to make money - or to become powerful.

These two are not necessarily incompatible - it is possible to be honest and wealthy. But it is easier to be dishonest and wealthy. The end result is a defective economy. Once they have robbed the country of everything of value (they think) - something else will come along, and fix everything up again.

But so far, this something else has not come along - and everything keeps getting worse.