Hi,
It appears prosperity is the same all over the world. As soon as it hits a country (China is now a good example) the problems of pollution, food, healthcare, inflation, and inequality FOLLOW LIKE WEEDS FOLLOW LUSH GRASS.
Prosperity first shows up in the environment because those who begin to acquire the means THEN acquire goods and cars - ACQUIRE!!!!! HUMAN NATURE DOESN'T CHANGE BECAUSE YOU ARE A DIFFERENT NATIONALITY, LANGUAGE, OR BELIEF.
THERE'S NOTHING MORE BEAUTIFUL OR LUXURIOUS THAN A CAR IF YOU'VE BEEN WITHOUT ONE !!!!!!!!!! GENERALLY THE FIRST ACQUISITION. THEN A HOME. AS FANCY AS YOUR PROSPERITY ALLOWS AND OF COURSE ALL THE GOODIES NEEDED OR WANTED WITH THAT. THEN, OF COURSE THERE ARE OTHER VEHICLES, BOATS, CYCLES ETC. ETC. THIS BLOGGER IS SURE YOU GET THE POINT. THE ACQUISITION IS FOLLOWED BY THE CONCERNS OVER THE QUALITY OF GOODS BEING PRODUCED AND USE OF SLIP SHOD METHODS. EVENTUALLY THESE WILL BECOME REGULATED, ADDING TO THEIR COST.
WHAT FOLLOWS THESE ACQUISITIONS ?????????? WHY ENVIRONMENTAL TURMOIL, OF COURSE !!!!!!! POLLUTION BECOMES A NUMBER ONE WORRY AS ROADS CLOG, AIR BECOMES FOUL AND EXHAUST FUMES PERFUME THAT AIR !!!!!!!!!!
THE WATER QUALITY AS WELL AS THE NEED FOR MORE WATER BECOMES A REAL SOURCE OF WORRY. WATER BECOMES LESS SAFE AND VEGETATION AND LIVE STOCK SUFFER. DISEASE INCREASES.
OH LORDY WHAT A MESS WE MAKE WHEN FIRST WE PRACTICE TO SUCCEED !!!!!!!!!! IT'S HELPFUL THAT OTHER COUNTRIES ARE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS NOW--MAYBE
AMERICA WILL SEEM MORE HUMANE AND LESS INHUMANE !!!!!!!!!
What happens next ??????????? Well, there are a number of things and not necessarily in any particular order. The problem of food ARISES. What was good enough for our ancestors, which at least beat not eating, is no longer good enough for "Prosperity". After all, NOW THAT ONE HAS THE MEANS TO LIVE LONGER--WHY NOT DO IT !!!!!!!!! SO FOOD MUST BE FRESH AND UNTAINTED AND CERTAINLY MOST 'GOURMET' !!!!!!!!!!!! IT MUST MEET THE STANDARDS OF HEALTH AND WEALTH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MEDICINES AS WELL MUST MEET HIGHER STANDARDS SO THAT SICKNESS DOESN'T BECOME DEATH AND GOOD RESEARCH AND MEDICATIONS CAN ALSO HELP PREVENT THE ILLNESSES OF POVERTY. All this adds to the cost of health and takes another bite out of that prosperity. In America it has taken a chunk out of the middle class which is why Obama's health care law is so frightening. Just as the Government does run out of money so do the prosperous middle class.
YOU ALSO REQUIRE A MORE AWARE HEALTH COMMUNITY. WHAT'S THE POINT OF ESCAPING FOOD POISONING IF YOUR HEALTH TECHS ARE NOT ON TOP OF THE LATEST ILLNESSES SO YOU CAN AVOID THEM. THE COST IS HIGH BUT, AFTER ALL, THE BUSINESS OF DYING IS UNPLEASANT TO SAY THE LEAST !!!!!!!
UH OH...........WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THIS NEW FOUND PROSPERITY ?????????? WHAT ABOUT OUR FORMER FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS ????????? ONE LOSES TOUCH, OF COURSE, AND THE INEQUALITY OF PROSPERITY CHANGES THE DYNAMICS OF FRIENDSHIP, COMMONALITY, NEIGHBORHOODS, INTERACTION AND MANY OTHER FORMERLY ACCEPTED FACETS OF LIFE. PROSPERITY HAS PRODUCED INEQUALITY==THE SO CALLED "HAVES" AND "HAVE NOTS" !!!!!!!!!!!
AND WHAT ABOUT OUR KIDS ??????? THEY DESERVE A BETTER FUTURE AND A GOOD EDUCATION WILL PROVIDE THAT FUTURE. SO, EDUCATION HAS TO BE HIGH ON THE LIST OF MONEY THAT NEEDS TO BE PUT AWAY OR THE GOVERNMENT TAXES INCOME TO PROVIDE ALONG WITH RETIREMENT FUNDS SO THAT PROSPERITY DOESN'T GO AWAY.
NO WONDER AMERICA HAS AN ELEMENT OF NOMADIC FOLK WHO LIVE IN THEIR VEHICLES AND GIVE UP THE PROSPERITY ROAD FOR POVERTY !!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY FIND THE OLD WAYS EASIER THAN THE NEW WAYS.
RISING PRICES OR INFLATION BECOME A PART OF THE NORM AND INCREASE THE DIFFERENCES IN PROSPERITY BETWEEN FOLKS EVEN MORE PLUS CONTRIBUTING TO THE NECESSITY OF MORE PROSPERITY TO STAY AHEAD OF THE CURVE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HEY, IT'S JUST AS HARD TO BE RICH AS IT IS TO BE POOR--BUT IT IS AT LEAST MORE COMFORTABLE !!!!!!!!!!!! THIS BLOGGER IS NOT TOUCHING THE VARYING RESPONSIBILITIES IT TAKES TO MAKE AND RETAIN THAT PROSPERITY--THEY ARE MYRIAD AND FRANKLY, YOU GET A LOT LESS SYMPATHY AND UNDERSTANDING IF PROSPEROUS THAN POOR. IN FACT NOW THE POOR BECOME YOUR WORRY ALONG WITH THE OTHER FACTORS.
YOU ACQUIRE NEW WORRIES LIKE CORRUPTION !!!!!!!!!!!! ALL THAT MONEY PRODUCES A NEW TYPE OF CRIMINAL WHO NO LONGER STEALS A BOWL OF RICE. PUL..........EEZE !!!!!!!!!! HE WANTS THE PROFITS FROM THE RICE FACTORY. HE WANTS MORE PROFIT FROM FOOD AND MEDICINE !!!!!!!!!!! WHAT SUFFERS--QUALITY ????!!!!! NOW THE GOVERNMENT FEELS A NEED TO STEP IN (NOT FOR FREE, OF COURSE--RULES COST MONEY) TO REGULATE INDUSTRIES FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY !!!!!!!!!
All of this is lovely to have. Poverty is not a way of life, but a way of sadness and death. But prosperity carries with it the IRRITATIONS, CONFUSIONS AND WORRIES THAT ALSO SHORTEN A NOW COMFORTABLE LIFE. HOW DO YOU ACHIEVE A SAFE HAVEN IN A WORLD CONSTANTLY BESIEGED BY A DEMAND FOR MORE AND MORE IN TAXES FOR THE POWERFUL AND RICH WHO DEMAND MORE AND MORE ???????????
THAT'S THE BEST QUESTION OF ALL. PROSPERITY'S BEEN CALLED A "GRAVY TRAIN" AND A RIDE ON THE BRIGHT, RIGHT SIDE BUT NO ONE HAS REALLY COUNTED THE LOSSES OF THE RIDE IN THAT TRAIN. ALL THIS DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULDN'T ASPIRE TO THE COMFORT AND RISE IN HEALTH AND LIVING COMFORT AND ACQUISITIONS. IT BEATS THE POVERTY LEVEL ALL HOLLOW !!!!!!!!!!!! BUT COUNTRIES HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT PROBLEMS ARE ALWAYS GOING TO FOLLOW AND SOLVING THEM IS ONGOING.
This blogger offers her sympathy to China and other countries newly experiencing the rise of prosperity. Unfortunately, no one ever told us that life was going to be easy or trouble free. RESPONSIBILITY FOLLOWS PROSPERITY AND WEALTH AND ACCEPTING THAT PREMISE GOES A LONG WAY TOWARD A HAPPY AND COMFORTABLE JOURNEY ALONG THE "GRAVY TRAIN". YES, A LITTLE LESS ACQUISITION CAN EASE THE PROBLEMS BUT HUMAN NATURE IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE. IF FOLKS ARE INSTRUCTED TO BUY FEWER TOYS, THEY WILL SIMPLY BUY MORE EXPENSIVE ONES (WITH POSSIBLY GREATER PROBLEMS) TO SATISFY THE DESIRE FOR LUXURY WITH WHATEVER OUTCOME.
SO THE RESPONSIBILITY FALLS TO OUR INGENIOUS, OUR INVENTORS, OUR PRACTICAL BRAINS AND TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE BETTER, LESS DAMAGING PRODUCTS AND DECREASE THE DAMAGE DONE BY THOSE ACQUISITIONS. THAT WILL SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT.
AS FOR INEQUALITY, CORRUPTION, AND CRIME THERE IS ONLY ONE ANSWER. EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN HIGH PRINCIPLES, ETHICS, AND MORALS. THE COST OF DOING SO IS FAR LESS THAN THE COST OF NOT DOING SO.
CHEERS, CONNIE
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