Comparing Lake County to Kabul, Afghanistan

I am sitting here in Kabul, Afghanistan, reflecting on how Lake County compares to Kabul. This country is the size and population of Texas. Most ministries have two budgets – one is for their own tax funded programs, and the other is a “development” budget for programs provided by the US and other donor agencies like the UN, etc. Thus the government leaders (aka elected or appointed officials ) are constantly asking donors for funding (sounds like the School District ). The average government worker gets about $100 per month, Open storm “ditches” on the mostly dirt roads make navigation hazardous, and most college students go out of the country for education if their family has funds. My admin assistant visited her mother in a private hospital where all the Doctors are from India and her family pays “much” to have her go there because the government provided health care and hospitals are sub standard. Construction firms building some government projects may not get paid for months and go bankrupt. Some government workers in provinces may not get paid for weeks or months. Then I remember about the last time inflation really hit the US in the Carter years. Government... Read more →