Let's Take a Lesson from US History

U.S. History

I rarely see the US Government state that they have successfully reduced their own spending and have started paying back the US Deficit. Imagine if we as a Country could actually budget money wisely, stop increasing spending but continually reduce spending, or even better come up with a balance. In my opinion the US Government is the worst business man, while America bleeds and struggles to survive; they continue growth and spending…money they don’t even have to spend.

The U.S.S.R or Russian Empire could possibly teach us a good lesson from History. Their leaders squandered all the money and reserves, while their Country fell apart. Just before their collapse they started trying to fix their problems (maybe exploiting more?) by selling off assets dirt cheap. Similar to maybe you, the US Citizen who lost his job, and now goes to the Pawn Shop to get pennies on the dollar for your valuable assets. It’s a quick fix, but you will lose in the end, because it is not a solution to getting back on your feet.

Take the State of Alaska, our Country the United States of America purchased the land now known as the State of Alaska dirt cheap from the Russian Empire in 1867, for $0.019 cents an acre, yes that’s right almost two pennies an acre! America was truly smart in acquiring property like the Louisiana Purchase, The Alaska Purchase, and many more terrific deals, why because it helped us grow as a super power, every great country in History teaches us expansion into new territories almost guarantees your success, Egypt, Mongols, Persians, Romans, and of course Great Britain.