A NORTH AMERICAN UNION

I am sure everyone knows about the hypothetical union between the US, Mexico, and Canada. The union would be something similar to the EU and would yield a universal currency known as the Amero. This is something of a hot button issue that has had conspiracy theorists and anti- Bush individuals alike up in arms for a long time. Since the North American Union is hypothetical let's for a second look at what could be.

 The currency union happens and suddenly the peso is no longer worthless. The currency union happens and suddenly the US dollar is no more. I also imagine the implications of citizenship for Canadians and Mexicans alike. Mexicans would no longer face immigration issues because making a move would no longer be a life or death issue.  Those are all the pros, but what about the cons?

The cons are that I think given tensions over immigration and the enormous amount of ignorance in some portions of the US, it would create a major amount of discomfort. I think the reason why a North American Union would not work as effectively is simply because Mexico, the US, and Canada are three enormous countries with highly differing views on multiple issues. Ultimately the fact that so many people view power as something of a mysterious issue that is only understood by those that wield it, it would mean great civil unrest among three major nations.

I doubt that the North American Union will ever exist because honestly the geographical way of thinking is entirely too different in this part of the world. Still it's interesting to dig deeper into the concept and look at legitimately possible scenarios.

Every Window has a Story

Ever since I was a child I have been fascinated by teller windows pretty much everywhere with the exception of the post office. My reason for said fascination comes from wondering why there was an area you could see an not be a part of. I would constantly ask what was behind the window.

Today as I ran errands, against my own better judgement, I decided to go to Amscot to get some money orders because it seemed like the quickest way to get some bills taken care of. As I requested my money orders in this crowded place I decided to step back several steps and look around. Once I was done I decided to step back completely and observe for about two minutes.

Over the period of two minutes I realized that I was fascinated by the story on either side of the window. I wondered how tellers dealt with the stress of self entitled individuals feeling that they were or at least should be priority one. I also wondered how the tellers felt in terms of the money being at their disposal. Did any one of those tellers ever feel like walking off with a few dollars?

Then I looked at the people on the other side of the windows and I wondered if they were depressed, angry, or just frustrated. I noticed this one little boy looking around with a sense of indifference to the world because he was consuming vast quantities of movie theater candy. I got an almost panoramic view of human condition and realized that one of the best places to understand the term "individual" is in a place where there are teller windows.

It seems to me like wherever money is present there is always that feeling of reality without veils.