Michael Sauers

November 24, 2025

The federal government has numerous powers granted by the Constitution. Powers such as create, levy and collect taxes, create and regulate money, regulate interstate commerce and provide for the defense of the United States among several others.

The tensions between the federal government and state governments has existed since the beginning and up until today. The federal government collects approximately 5 trillion dollars in taxes but manages to spend about 2 trillion more than it takes in resulting in a national debt of about 38 trillion dollars.

Approximately 200 billion a year is spent on corporate welfare. 1 trillion is spent on defense. Tax cheats and avoiders contribute to about 1 trillion dollars not collected every year. Fraud accounts for 500 billion dollars each year.

Somehow we have allowed a relatively small number of crooks, cheats, grifters, profiteers, elitists and war mongers to take control. They consider us to be expendable pawns in their corrupt schemes. This element exists in almost every country and they have dealt the vast majority a nasty blow. If humanity has any chance of salvaging a future it must shove/vote these people out of power and TAKE CONTROL.

Aside from paying down/off the national debt, substantially more money must go to the state governments and then be distributed to local communities. Local communities, via community conversations, will create quality living conditions. Let’s begin by fixing antiquated water and sewer lines. These are a problem in almost every community as they impact the health of citizens as well as streams and rivers. Let’s invest in clean sustainable energy that does not contribute to climate change or create toxic and nuclear waste that lasts for hundreds/thousands of years. Let’s build “superior” school systems instead of the “adequate” ones foisted on us. Again, through community conversation let’s build the economic, community and recreational growth plans that meet the needs of communities/areas/regions.

There is no limit to what community cooperation, discussion, planning and commitment can achieve. The money is there but our priorities are out of order. Let the community decide not a handful of people. Put community development on the ballot. It will work. Why? Given a voice most people will come to consensus. Why? They really do love their communities but above all, they love their children and the futures they can build for succeeding generations.

Think about it. Research it. Organize a community conversation to brainstorm. Put egos to the side. Dream.