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Notes from a Plantation Field Hand
When the Federal government
wanted to create yet another holiday to honor the memory of Martin Luther King,
my home state of AZ said no. The
rationale was anyone who wanted could celebrate his memory but we didn’t need
another national holiday.
Here’s why.
We have many national
holidays, such as the upcoming Presidents Day.
For the most part however, holidays cost the taxpayer a lot of
money. It is the politician and their
bureaucrats who get the day off. The
plantation worker gets far fewer days off and it is the plantation slave who
funds these paid holidays.
When AZ refused to go along
with the program [and this was voter supported] the Feds used extortion to
force them into compliance by threatening to cut off the return of highway tax
dollars to the state.
Government workers are among
the few which still enjoy the benefits of taxpayer funded middle class
lifestyle. They still get generous
pensions and health care benefits, unlike the private sector workers who have
had their benefits sliced and diced by Wall Street since the 1980s.
If today’s college graduates
are lucky enough to find a decent job, most begin at wages I would have laughed
at when I was starting out. Perhaps
that’s why so many of them are living in Mom and Dad’s basement and are saddled
with thousands in worthless school tuition loan debt.
My longtime friend and
financial planner from AZ has always avoided the youth market and concentrates
on pro athletes and the elderly who have money.
He told me, “Most of the younger crowd is too busy texting rather than
pondering how unlikely it is they’ll ever get ahead in Obama’s economy.”
On another note…I know the
economy isn’t doing well. In a
discussion with several other online sellers I’m friends with, we discovered we
all had something in common…NOT ONE OF
US SOLD A DAMNED THING Related to VALENTINE DAY!
All of us had invested in merchandise
related to this normally lucrative day…even our local florist mentioned to me
how lousy Valentines turned out to be.
This turned out to be a waste of resources but it showed us how bad the
economy truly is.
My insiders tell me the
Prepper Movement is beginning to peter out on many fronts. Indicators include diminished sponsorships
and viewers on related TV shows, lower attendance at prepper meetings throughout
the country, lower sales of dehydrated foods, etc.
What do you think?
I know I’ve become a
cantankerous contrarian old coot but I am dismayed that everything I grew up
with, enjoyed and made money from has pretty much vanished. That would include the newspaper business,
the antiquarian book business [Americans do not enjoy or in many cases, do not
know how to read], art and antiques, etc.
Finally, I was saddened by several of my cousins who
returned from a cruise trip in Mexico [whenever the auto industry does, well,
they do too. Dealers are leasing more
autos than selling since the average Joe is finding it difficult to qualify for
a five-year loan]. I used to go to
Mexico a lot, as much as twice a month.
However, I will not ever go back due to their BS illegal immigration
policies and for holding a [former]US Marine in jail for nonsensical gun
charges…they do not deserve to get more of our American dollars.
That’s just my opinion and such is life!
10 Not So Usual Things To Make With A 55 Gallon Plastic Barrel
Making the most of what you
have is not a new idea…it’s just become known as up-cycling and these 10
brilliant ideas show you how you can fully utilize a 55 gallon plastic drum!
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1 comment:
You are sure right - this is not the country I grew up in and it seems the American Dream is shrinking and most absolutely do not care or haven't an inkling.
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