THE END OF THE WORLD

“President Obama warned Tuesday that retirees might not receive their Social Security checks next month if lawmakers fail to reach an agreement on how to reduce the federal debt.

"I cannot guarantee that those checks go out on Aug. 3rd if we haven't resolved this issue. Because there may simply not be the money in the coffers to do it," Obama told CBS's Scott Pelley in an interview set to air tonight on the CBS Evening News.”

Surprise, surprise! The president can’t get his recommendation for the budget increase so someone must be threatened. This time he did not threaten teachers, law enforcement or the firemen so why not go after the old people. What are they going to do anyway — riot? March down the street naked? (Please, no!). Why doesn’t he ever threaten congress? Why not threaten all the uppity ups that protected themselves from not getting paid. No — go after us. After all, who does that effect?

Here are a few who will suffer. Senior housing. If we don’t get paid, we cannot pay our rent or mortgage. We may also be unable to pay utilities, their phones, or buy groceries. I suppose it can be argued that we don’t need electricity. Have you ever been around the odor of old people? We are decaying, rotting. Add to that dirt the unwashed to decay and rot of aging. Not a pretty smell. Notice there are no perfumes recreating that smell. We need hot water.

The entire healthcare industry would take a hit. We would not be able pay the doctors, hospitals, or any of those to whom we are referred. Then they cannot pay for their BMW’s or country club fees. That would lead to expensive restaurants with less customers and cooks, bus boys and dishwashers being unemployed. You think unemployment is bad now. Wait until the unemployed, low wage earners supporting the senior’s population will look for jobs. Ten percent unemployment will be a drop in the bucket. Make that 20% unemployment (just a wild guess).

Yes, some of that money starts with the government, but unlike many others, very little of our money goes into savings. All of our money goes into survival. Our survival pumps a large part of the economy. Withhold money from us and the economy may completely collapse. Do you see where this is going? The world may come to an end. The end will no longer be October 22; it will be August 3 when we can no longer pay our bills.

Not to be overly dramatic, but if we can’t pay our bills, even the little we do pay, the entire world will come to an end. It will take time of course, Maybe October 22 is the right date for the end of the world. I hope it isn’t August 3. I have a drawing I am trying to complete and I know I cannot finish it by August 3rd.