Real Estate Watch: 2015 shows need for global change

Philip A Raices

How do we talk about 2015?

It was a fantastic year for real estate coming back in an extremely strong fashion.  So that was the good part.  

But the other important events that occurred this year,  Boko Haram massacred thousands in Baga, Nigeria, ISIS, for those who do not know what that terminology means,(Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham), having taken over where Al Qaeda left off, terrorism on the rise and even our own Americans going rogue and being indoctrinated and brainwashed and turning against their own country in a killing spree.  

Is the world going mad again?  Can’t people just respect each other’s needs and wants and own beliefs and leave each other alone or are we just doing what every civilization has done in the past; trying to just create the demise of our democracy and blow us into oblivion?  

Or is it a bigger issue related to a combination of our addiction to oil, money and religious beliefs?  

Even our massive debts are in line with the other countries, of bailed out Greece and the potential future failures of Portugal, Ireland, and the not too far behind economy of Spain and maybe the U.S.;  are in a precarious situation and we must figure out our own issues to survive our future and our children’s future.  

But my thoughts are that more talking and considerations in diplomacy with certain groups will work if we can accomplish a common goal, to make our world a better place to live, exist and thrive in.  

Gun laws must be changed, especially if you are on the “Do Not Fly List”, or if you have been convicted of any type of major crime. Let’s eliminate or minimize the threats to our society, as they say, “it’s a “no brainer.”

Even those that leave the U.S. to travel abroad to those countries that are terrorist based. Just give them a one way ticket and don’t let them back in, but there are exceptions.  

Let them go through a vetting process and make sure of the reasons they are leaving and then also put tabs on them to make sure they are not pulling the wool over our eyes! 

But can our Washington politicians and bureaucrats just do something right for once and pass a simple bill to make this all happen?  

With all the killings in our country, as well as Paris, England and all the other countries, I believe we need to sit back and call some kind of truce and figure out what we can do as a human race to put the guns and bombs down and re-educate ourselves as to what is really important.  

We must somehow learn to live together in some kind of harmony and peace; and the U.S. needs to stop going into other countries, setting up governments to our benefit and not to the general population of the area and stop trying to push Democracy, when the real reason 

It’s all about the oil and money (and the next Huge thing on the agenda will be the diminishing amount of potable water, where most do not even have it today!) and what’s in it for us, instead of what’s in it for the population in that specific country.  

Money, when it comes down to it, is the root of all evil.  Education and knowledge is the antidote in helping solve the World’s problems and we need to strive for a more positive climate of peace and understanding through education.  There are some, Bill Gates, (who’s goal is to eradicate some of the following diseases within 15 years: Polio, Guinea Worm, Elephantiasis, River Blindness and Blinding Trachoma, and Warren Buffet (who is giving $37.4 billion of his stocks of his $62 billion fortune into Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation)(whose 200 Million donation for the Newark school system unfortunately mishandled, but the intentions were real.

They are just a few who are privately doing a huge philanthropic mitzvah to the world, from buying computers for local schools and Third World Countries to finding a cure for major diseases.   

With the current circus of Presidential candidates exposing their ideas of what they think or can do to make our country a better and more prosperous country; it is all about getting elected and many will say whatever it takes to get our votes.  

The real problem, no matter who gets elected, is that most of U.S. citizens never vote, whether it be a local election or the most crucial and important one, the presidential election, when it occurs every four years.  

Many think, what difference does it make; well those are the real losers in the game; for it truly does make a huge difference, for in many countries, voting can be very challenging.  

But in many places around the Globe, a great majority of citizens come out and vote, more so than our citizens do.  

Kind of embarrassing, that the most powerful country in the world and its own people do not come out to vote for the most important and powerful position on the Globe! 

It’s a real shame, but then again, those that don’t vote, should never, ever complain about their or anyone else’s condition, because they are contributing to the conditions, by being apathetic and not doing their duty as a U.S. citizen and to vote.  

With all that is going on in the world, I do want to wish all my friends, clients, customers and their families and friends, a Heathy, relaxing and happy, 2015 holiday season and a healthier, happier and more prosperous 2016!

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