Ikhono lokuxazulula izinkinga eziyinkimbinkimbi liwuphawu lokuvuthwa, ukuhlakanipha, futhi abanye bangaphikisa ukuthi yini ehlukanisa abantu kwezinye izinhlobo zezilwane. Imibuzo enzima ingabandakanya ukuqonda, ulwazi, ukuxazulula izinkinga, ukwahlulela, ulimi, kanye nenkumbulo.
Imali encane efanelekile idonswa eholweni lakho, ibanjwe njengentela engenayo. Isamba sayo yonke leyo mali yentela yilokho okwaziwa ngokuthi ukusetshenziswa kokuzikhethela, imali yentela uKhongolose ongaxoxisana ngayo futhi unqume ukuthi yimalini okufanele yabele izinsiza nezinhlelo zikahulumeni ezahlukahlukene minyaka yonke. Iyinkimbinkimbi ngempela.
Masisebenzise ijethi enomthwalo okhokhelwayo njengesingathekiso. UneBoeing 747; ingathwala ama-248,000 lbs. wezinto zokwakha futhi ungathumela noma yikuphi emhlabeni. Liyaphi futhi liphetheni? Kungani?
Ulwazi kanye nesipiliyoni kushintsha ukwenza izinqumo.
Ungakwazi yini ukulayisha indiza yakho ngezingubo zokulala nezingubo ezifudumele ukuze usize ababaleki kanye nabantu abafudukayo abazizwe benempi nezingxabano ezinodlame? Kuthiwani ngabangenamakhaya?
Ungakwazi yini ukulayisha indiza yakho ngamabhodlela amanzi noma ukuhlanzwa kwamanzi nezinto zokuhlunga?
Ungakuthumelela ukudla noma izinto zokusebenza ukuze uzame ukubuyisela indawo yokulima? Ingabe ukungabi nakhaya, indlala, noma izifo kungaba sohlwini lwakho lwezinto eziza kuqala?
Noma ngabe ukukhetha kwakho, kulungile noma akulungile, bekuhambisana nenani lentengo. Izwe lethu lifinyelele umkhawulo wesikweletu salo, u-$31.4 trillion, ngoLwesine olwedlule mhla ziyi-19 kuMasingana. Lesi sikweletu sisetshenziswe esikhathini esidlule futhi kufanele sibuze imibuzo enzima.
Ngokombiko othile cwaningo kusuka eBrown University u-$5.85 trillion usesetshenziswe ekusetshenzisweni kwempi kwase-US kwangemva kwe-9/11 kuze kube ngu-2022 kanti enye i-dollar eyi-2.2 trillion isivele ichithwe ezibophweni zesikhathi esizayo. Lokho okubizwa ngokuthi ukusetshenziswa kwezimali kwezokuvikela kubala ingxenye enkulu yazo zonke izimali ezisetshenziswa ngokubona. Kubukeka sengathi umfanekiso othi 747 ugcwele okungenani uhhafu wezibhamu namabhomu. Izinkokhelo zenzalo esikweletini sase-US ingase idlule isabelomali sezokuvikela ngo-2025 noma ngo-2026, izindleko eziphakeme zokulwa izimpi esasingenakuzikhokhela.
Ngiyamangala ukuthi kungani ngingakaze ngizwe kukhulunywa ngokusetshenziswa kwezempi, izindleko zokusebenzisa izisekelo zempi emhlabeni wonke, izindleko kanye nokuntuleka kwemisebenzi yethu yokulwa, nanoma yini enye mayelana nenqubomgomo yethu yezempi ehlulekile. Kuyisimanga esiphindwe kathathu: sichitha imali eningi kule mikhankaso kunanoma yini enye (njengephesenti lemali esetshenziswa ngokubona), ayisebenzi—ukwehluleka okumangazayo kube buhlungu ukukubuka—futhi ukuphonsela inselelo isimo esikhona ekusetshenzisweni kwezempi akuvamile. Kuzodingekani ukukhuluma ngokwethembeka mayelana nesakhiwo sezimboni zamasosha eMelika?
Izindleko zangempela zempi azivamile ukutshelwa; imindeni iyabulawa noma ixoshwa ezindlini zayo ezicekeleke phansi; amasosha kanye nezakhamuzi ziyafa; imvelo ingcolile kanye nengqalasizinda iyacekelwa phansi–futhi umkhawulo wesikweletu uyathinteka.
Mhlawumbe sekuyisikhathi sokubuyekeza umlando ocebile wokungabi nabudlova, ikhono lokwakha ukuthula, kanye nempumelelo yemisebenzi yokwenza ukuthula ekuzuzeni imiphumela enenzuzo ngokufanayo. Izingxabano ezibhubhisayo ezinobudlova zingagwenywa futhi izingxabano ezakhayo ezinamandla okukhuthazelela ushintsho oluhle zingabonakala.
Sekuyisikhathi sokuthi siyeke ukulayisha izindiza zethu ngezibhamu namabhomu ukuze silwe emhlabeni wonke (nendawo yangaphandle). Ukuphakama kwezikweletu kuwubufakazi bokuthi impi ayisebenzi. Asikwazi ukukukhokhela. Sinamandla okuxazulula izinkinga eziyinkimbinkimbi, ekugcineni masikufakazele.
Futhi ngendlela, ukwenqaba ukukhulisa isikweletu sesikweletu lapho iCongress isivele igunyaze zonke izindleko ezibangele ukuthi uphahla lwesikweletu lushaywe akufani neCongress ngokuzumayo inquma uku-oda ukudla okungabizi kakhulu endaweni yokudlela enesizotha. Empeleni kufana ncamashi nokudla ukudla okumba eqolo endaweni yokudlela ebizayo bese uhamba ngaphandle kokukhokha.
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U-Wim Laven, Ph.D., uhlanganiswe ngu PeaceVoice, ufundisa izifundo zesayensi yezombangazwe nokuxazulula izingxabano.
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