A Truth We Can’t Unsee

Again: We. Pay. For. All. Of. It.

🚨Economists admit the checks did stop a catastrophic rise in poverty, for a hot minute. But that relief was only temporary. A band-aid on a bullet wound. My savings evaporated within months and other bank balances “returned to normal.” Food insecurity resumed. Women had to leave the workforce in droves. It helped at first— yes. But it did not heal.

And it certainly did not fix the structural failures that made the checks necessary in the first place.

🚨Americans were conditioned to expect “Emergency Checks” forever. This may be the most dangerous part. The government accidentally created a psychological dependence — an expectation that whenever shit hits the fan, checks will simply fall from the sky.

But that’s not sustainable. And economists are warning — loudly — that those payments cannot be the go-to response. So, how are we supposed to get by if we're ever hit with that kind of scenario again? Barter? Yea, ok. Somehow I predict anarchy; you don't need a crystal ball to see that one. While some outlets expose the public to essential survivalist information, there just aren't enough, in my opinion, and Uncle Sam does not assist unless they can control.

This means the next crisis won’t come with a safety net. It means the next shutdown won’t come with a check. It means the next economic disaster will leave millions unprotected. And if that doesn’t terrify you at least a little, it should. Apocalyptic occurrences could very well be the next move.

So What Do We Do With All This? We stop pretending. We stop normalizing suffering. We stop accepting “that’s just the economy now.” We stop letting politicians of any party pat themselves on the back while American families drown. Because here is the part that will sit heavy on your chest:

We didn’t just survive a pandemic. We survived government mismanagement, political chaos, and economic fallout that we had ZERO part in creating. And if we don’t say these things out loud — if we don’t hold this country accountable — if we don’t demand better… Then nothing improves. And the next crisis will hit even harder.

This is not about left vs. right. This is about the people vs. the system that failed us.

And women — especially elderly, middle-aged women, working women, marginalized women, single mothers, minority women — we felt the damage the deepest. We lived it. We’re still living it. And we’re the ones expected to keep up appearances during the aftermath. Like, "I'm-a-strong-independent-survivor "nonsense. Sis, you're not ok, none of those who were impacted are!

But, ladies! From here on end, no more silence. No more pretending we’re “strong enough” to take endless hits. This is a call to awareness. Because if this country could break us once, it can damn well try to break us again. Living as a loner/single woman takes serious resourcefulness and determination. Seeking a survivalist skillset is highly suggested because the only thing standing between another national disaster and another generation of women paying the price is us refusing to go through that shit ever again. And if it's by any means necessary, then so be it.

THE WAY THIS COUNTRY CONDUCTED ITSELF DURING THAT TRYING TIME REVEALED A LOT! THE BLM UPRISINGS, TRUMP VS EVERYONE, COVID, RITTENHOUSE, LOSING RELATIVES, BEING COOPED UP AND PRACTICALLY DEMONETIZED. I can honestly say with a heavy heart, albeit true: that I will forever hold a grudge against this damn government for the way they fucked everybody over, because truth be told, they literally screwed my life up.

And here’s the part nobody wants to talk about — we’re still paying for it. Every month. Every bill. Every grocery run. Every rent hike. Every shrinking paycheck. Every “cost-of-living adjustment” that doesn’t adjust a goddamn thing. Everyone wants to pretend the pandemic is over, that things “normalized,” that we all magically bounced back. But tell me — what exactly is normal about paying more for less?

What’s normal about needing three jobs to survive when one used to be enough?
What’s normal about watching the cost of eggs hit luxury status?

Here’s the kicker: the very “help” we were given — those long-awaited stimulus checks that most people burned through just trying to stay afloat — came with a price tag we’re only now beginning to fully understand and economists have verified: we didn’t just get checks… we got consequences.

🚨 Inflation Skyrocketed — and We’re the Ones Paying for It.

Those stimulus checks? They increased demand at a time when supply chains were broken. Result?

Inflation exploded. The Federal Reserve itself admitted that about 2.6 percentage points of the 7.9% inflation spike in 2022 was directly tied to stimulus payments. Those checks didn’t “boost the economy.” They boosted prices — permanently.

🚨 The National Debt Blew Up

To hand out checks, the government borrowed money like a shopaholic with a stolen credit card. The CARES Act alone pushed our debt-to-GDP ratio up by about 12% above pre-pandemic levels. Guess who pays that back? Not Congress. Not corporations. Us. Through higher taxes. Through higher prices. Through higher interest rates. And through a shrinking American Dream that fewer people can afford to chase.

🚨 The Fed Slammed Down Interest Rates Like a Damn Sledgehammer

High inflation triggered the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates at a historic pace.

What did that cause?
-Mortgage rates are climbing
-Credit card interest is ballooning
-Car loans are becoming predatory
-Small businesses suffocating
-The housing market became a Hunger Games arena