Where is the USA on the "cycle of nations?"

Having been asked this question many times, I will now attempt to answer it so that this blog can move forward into the problems it is attempting to highlight about the current USA and its most likely forward progress.

Without exception the founding fathers were most timid about the possibility of putting into place an institution of government that would ultimately grow to become as ominous as the regal despot they had just fought to remove from their lives. Thomas Jefferson was the most vocal opponent of a growing federalism and the private intrusion to which it would be the catalyst.

Mr. Jefferson was particularly insistent that once the republic's citizenry found a way to vote themselves money, it would mark the end of the republic. He raised this issue in a letter to a Mr. William Plumer, dated July 21, 1816, where Jefferson bemoaned:

"I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt as the greatest of the dangers to be feared."

Jefferson was aware that public debt would be the quickest method to end the republic along with its virtues and capabilities. One of his co-revolutionist, Ben Franklin wrote,

“When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.”

The 16th-17th amendments to the US Constitution began this move towards the "populist raiding" of the US Treasury. I suggest that you do your own homework about these amendments.

We are living in the times where the 18th century political philosopher, Alexander Tyler postulated that every nation goes through a cycle of 9 circular stages: bondage --> spiritual faith --> courage --> liberty --> abundance --> selfishness --> complacency --> apathy --> dependence --> back to bondage.

Can you guess where the USA is on this circle? I can...