Counts can undercut America’s world standing, and leave our country weaker, less respected, and less secure. They can afford to disregard America’s neighbors, leaving people to suffer and die.
And this violates
fundamental
American values.
We don’t turn our backs on America’s neighbors. The strength of America’s leadership in the world is based on using our wealth and power for good. And it’s how we keep Americans safe.
Extreme money can turn any regular problem in America into an extreme threat. Elite, entitled Counts endanger America by wielding extreme E8, E9, E10, E11 Money Counts to:
- Turn our backs on America’s neighbors. We save lives and improve America’s standing in the world when we use some of our wealth and power to help America’s neighbors when they’re in need. But Counts can afford to make believe that it doesn’t matter what happens to our neighbors. Counts treat American aid like waste.
- Leave international relief efforts vulnerable. Some Counts do give money to international relief efforts. But that’s not a real solution. It leaves life-saving services vulnerable to the whims of individual Counts. If a Count loses interest, then the money and help stops.
- Oppose international cooperation. International cooperation is a threat to the power of Counts. It’s how we can stop their abuses, hold them accountable for damage, and work to trim back global Money Counts.
- Go around America’s national interests. Counts can afford to set their own agendas for international relations. They can ignore and undermine America’s national interest for their own self gain. They can disrespect our own American diplomatic leaders.
- Take advantage of neighbor countries. Counts can use their extreme Money Counts to take advantage of outmatched E9 and E10-sized countries. And America has to deal with the consequences of any blowback.
- Force us to spend more for safety and freedom. When we leave our world neighborhood unstable and unsafe, Americans have no choice but to spend more money on military forces and military weapons. Counts make it more expensive to keep America safe. They jack up the price of America’s security and freedom.
On the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the Big Woods Declaration (BWD) renews the call for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, free from the corruption of extreme money.
The BWD is a First Amendment petition to the American people and our government. It is not limited to any political party or group.
The BWD is a total of 60 pages: the Core Declaration (4 pages), the 13 Notes, the 27 Dangers to America, and the 16 Solutions for America.
The BWD may be shared and reused under the terms of the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. View a copy of this license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
The BWD was created without the use of any AI, opinion polling, or focus groups. The BWD draws on many core American ideas as well as the work of Thorstein Veblen, America’s visionary from the Big Woods of Minnesota.
All photos in the BWD were taken in the Big Woods. The BWD was framed by Erik Christopher Sahlin with Alyssa Beth Wulf.
