In response to the post: Letter to my children

"How pale is the art of sorcerers, witches, and conjurors when compared with that of the government's Treasury Department!"
-- Ludwig von Mises
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Letter to my children

Brock,

Are there any Americans left?

The membership of the "Greatest Generation" is dwindling, with it will go the last bastion of old-time traditions, honor, justice, and a way of life - though certainly not perfect - that was a far better way of life than we know today; not in monetary gains or technology, but in family,

"God, King, and Country," Mom, and apple pie.

That generation longed for a better way of life, and wanted what was best for their children, and because they did, you, me, and others of our generation have benefited from their desirers to extricate themselves and this country from the deprivations and extreme hardships of the Great Depression and the horrors of the Second World War. They left us a greater country. The letter states,

"What will we leave our children?"

If we don't put our national finances in order, we may face a complete meltdown of everything we know - culturally, politically, and physically. With today's Americans, who know nothing of hardship, extreme poverty, and deprivation year in and year out, along with having precious little concept of self reliance, what will happen when out country as we know it evaporates into a misty haze of what once was? Modern day Americans - most not all - are takers, not givers. Nearly half our population depends on Uncle Sam for survival; 48% pay zippo taxes. Like the old-times say, they've got

"a hand full of gimme and a mouth full of much obliged."

And when it's gone, what? Massive civil disobedience? Riots in the streets, as we've seen in Greece and other counties? Can't it happen here? I imagine that's what dear ol' King George III said about all those nasty Colonials,

" Revolution? Never happen there."

Well, a ragtag bunch of folks brought down one of the mightiest military powers in the world at that time. Why? Because they believed in a cause, and nothing would sway their resolve. Has that time come again?

Is it time to set up a "guillotine" on the National Mall and start lining up the "aristocrats" who for so long have ignored the pleas of this country's good, hard-working, tax-paying folk who only want "bread" for their dear children's future?

If I hear one more peckerwood in Washington City talking about the horrors of spending cuts, government shut-downs, and the like, I think I'll puke. And why are so many of the county's problems the fault of us nasty Baby Boomers? How dare us be so bold and brazen to work all our lives, save, try and make ends meet, and then, when retirement is just around the bend, to have the pure gall to live so long!

When all the "humble, starving poor" who have child after child after child they can't afford, expect me - a working, taxpaying citizen - to pay for it! Trust me my friend, I see the "humble, starving poor" five days a week, 8 hours a day. I know that of which I speak. Are there folks who truly need help? You bet your sweet Maltese bippy there are. But they are about as scarce as hen's teeth. But those lapping at Uncle Sam's trough are fat and getting fatter. And what about those "anchor babies" who parents are illegal? Dear ol' Mom and Pop have not paid a dime into the system, and yet their children are eligible for Medicaid and food stamps until they are 18. And the REAL dear ol' Moms and Pops who were born and reared in this county and paid taxes all their lives are only eligible for 15/20 dollars in stamps. What a travesty!

And yet, there are those who praise Washington for its record of helping the poor, and keeping those nasty millionaires and billionaires in check. I'm willing to take my licks, as it were, but by-dingoes, what about all those billionaires and millionaires, and those irresponsible poor people who don't appear to care about anything but a hand-out and the next child/meal ticket they can sire? Perhaps if there were any real, red-white-and-blue Americans left, especially in Congress, they'd stand up and say,

"Short-term discomfort is better than a lifetime of misery."

I've plucked gems from a friend's newspaper letter to help compose this rant, but feel it's just time to stand and say,

"I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired."

Thanks for posting the letter, and sorry for this long, boring rant.

Take care,

Anthony
www.anthonykalberg.com