Does the 13th Amendment Extend To Taiwan / Does the United States Have The Resources To Protect It?
- Strategeriest
- Jul 14, 2021
- 2 min read
Good afternoon,
My opinion regarding the question posed by the headline is no. With almost a third of the national debt being rolled over annually, the Fed is now unable to raise rates. The United States is broke. If the Fed Fund’s rate is raised enough to counter inflation and provide relief to banks, pensioners, insurance companies, and citizens who practice fiscal responsibility by saving for the future, it could result in up to an additional 300 Billion in interest payments a year. That is nearly 3/7ths of the military’s budget. Which leads to the question, can the United States afford to protect Taiwan from a Chinese Invasion?
With tensions once again heating up in the South China Sea, how long will it be before China Invades Taiwan?
Specifically speaking, it seems that China has a noticeably clear and direct objective of controlling the South China Sea for trading purposes and taking Taiwan for their semiconductor chip manufacturing capabilities.
“The most important firm in this critical business is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (tsmc). It controls 84% of the market for chips with the smallest, most efficient circuits on which the products and services of the world’s biggest technology brands, from Apple in America to Alibaba in China, rely.”
Considering the current ship shortage in the United States and the historical ethical problems that have plagued this industry, it is my opinion that the time has come for this chip making ability to brought into the United States to ensure it is being done ethically and with oversight. It’s time NXP had some more competition in the US.
While the Navy has helped protect Taiwan for decades from being enslaved by the Chinese, I do not think the United States will have the resources to do so indefinitely. The U.S. Constitution should ensure that all in the U.S. and all of its protectorates are afforded the protection of the 13th amendment, but considering what has happened in Hong Kong over the last two years, this does not seem to necessarily apply to our allies.
“The 13th amendment to the United States Constitution provides that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
-The Constitution
In a perfect world every person on the plant would be allowed freedom and the opportunity to pursue their own ambitions, however it does not look like the United States is able to finance this protection for Taiwan should China finally decide to take it.
While the Navy’s strategic mission of keeping international waters free for trade has historically been impressive, I do not know how much longer it will last. In the upcoming years as budgets dwindle, I am concerned their mission will start to resemble Brick from Anchorman in the below clip when deciding which allies they can protect.
This leads to the question, how much longer Taiwan have being free from Communist Rule?
Warmest Regards,
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