Three U.S. presidents were instrumental in establishing Thanksgiving as a regular national event. On October 3, 1789, George Washington declared the first federal Thanksgiving holiday. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln made it an annual federal holiday. And in 1941, Franklin Roosevelt signed a bill setting the date at the fourth Thursday of every November. All three presidents were giving thanks for bringing the country through a major financial crisis related to war, and they all achieved this feat through what Sen. Henry Clay called the “American system” of banking and finance – sovereign or government-issued money and credit.
The sad thing about these three time frames is these were all eventual bankruptcies of the US government. President Grant ended up, selling Washington DC to foreign powers, creating a separate corporation. FDR ended up and slaving all of us, as our income tax was pledged to the debt. Hopefully, when all is said and done, we can break free from our current government enslavement.
It is unfortunate the image supplied with the article is MISLEADING. Because THANKSGIVING started because it was the NATIVES in the territory now we call USA who helped with food the STARVING EUROPEANS, not the other way around as depicted in the painting having the natives in a lower thanking position. The day refers to the helping actions the Europeans RECEIVED, not as it is presented
What really needs to happen is that government do its job and solve problems. For example, fix public education such that all students get an adequate education rather than propose vouchers. If the public education system is "broken", determine the problem and fix it. This is but one issue that adds to that cost and there are many more. The ultimate problem may be human nature, such as that saying goes, "democracy is the worst system except for the all the rest", and so enough people have no interest in actually solving a problem simply because they either don't accept that it is a problem or that they have ulterior motives.
The sad thing about these three time frames is these were all eventual bankruptcies of the US government. President Grant ended up, selling Washington DC to foreign powers, creating a separate corporation. FDR ended up and slaving all of us, as our income tax was pledged to the debt. Hopefully, when all is said and done, we can break free from our current government enslavement.
Have a very happy Thanksgiving Ellen!
Great Insights! As you know, we the people need public banking ie we the people need to reclaim control/ownership of our Public Treasuries.
It is unfortunate the image supplied with the article is MISLEADING. Because THANKSGIVING started because it was the NATIVES in the territory now we call USA who helped with food the STARVING EUROPEANS, not the other way around as depicted in the painting having the natives in a lower thanking position. The day refers to the helping actions the Europeans RECEIVED, not as it is presented
What really needs to happen is that government do its job and solve problems. For example, fix public education such that all students get an adequate education rather than propose vouchers. If the public education system is "broken", determine the problem and fix it. This is but one issue that adds to that cost and there are many more. The ultimate problem may be human nature, such as that saying goes, "democracy is the worst system except for the all the rest", and so enough people have no interest in actually solving a problem simply because they either don't accept that it is a problem or that they have ulterior motives.
Don't like spending? Fix the GD problems.
Ellen should be Treasury Secetary of the USA!
3% of our D.O.D. has allowed Ukraine to fight for us all. They have destroyed 40% of the Russian military.