This is America Damn It

Progressive liberalism is full of rhetoric nowadays revolving around how things can’t be done anymore. They are so depressing, telling us how the system is rigged against you and social mobility is impossible. They tell you it’s the Koch brothers fault and we need more social safety nets because the poor are being fleeced by the rich… like the rich are picking our pockets, right. According to progressive liberals the only answer is to destroy the rich and give away all their assets to people like me. You know what? Stop it, this is American Damn it, start acting like Americans.

This country has created more wealth, raised more people out of poverty and stopped more evil than any other country or system of government ever created, period. To be poor in America is a hardship, but in what way? You take subsidized public transportation instead of a car. Maybe you have a PS2 instead of the PS3. If you are a family of 4 you get $650/month in free food, more than I spend on groceries. You have free public education for your kids, power, flat screen TV, cable and the government even gives you cash. Even being poor in America is a blessing, I know its not pleasant and there are hardships, but my word it could be so much worse. Just look at those in poverty in Mexico, Peru, Africa, etc. they struggle to get food and water everyday so stop complaining your SNAP benefit was cut $10/month.

U came from nothing, no college degree, no family connections, no silver spoon in my mouth, a divorced mother, but I made it. I started out cold calling at a stock brokerage firm making $150/week in 1993. By 2003 I was within the top 5% of all income earners in America. I have since lost it due to cancer and disability so I know both sides of the coin. I know how it sucks to be poor now and it breaks my heart I can’t give my kids all they want, but there is food in the fridge, a roof over their head, and clothes on their back. It sucks, but I know how bad it could be and how blessed, that’s right, blessed we are to be poor in America.

You know what? I may be down and out now, but I will be back. I am a survivor and I know it can be done, but if I listen to progressives only I may have committed suicide by now. My Lord, listen to them, the poor are suffering so bad, blah, blah, blah, wrong. The homeless, kids being abused and wives being beaten are suffering the poor are just upset that we can’t go to Disneyland, $100/ticket a day, you believe that? Seriously, the progressive liberals have everyone believing that we need Daddy Uncle Sam to hook us up or we are going to die or whatever. Bull.

Look, I agree that CEO’s and the super rich make too much money, but is that our problem or is it the shareholders problem? Maybe if you all realized that a 25% flat tax on all income is far superior than a graduated progressive tax where 39% is only on the earnings above $300,000, but whatever, you won’t believe me anyhow because you are so stuck on the rate. I urge you to Google it, I mean, did you even know we have a graduated progressive tax to begin with? Probably not, which is the other half of your problem, the know not what they speaketh about.

I have never in my life heard of such defeatist teachings in my life from progressives. Just because times are tough it doesn’t mean we throw away a system that works, very well I might add, for socialism or a socialism lite system which we know doesn’t work. Marxism has been around for 150 years, give or take, and over the last 100 years we have had some very large tests of Marxists beliefs, how many have lasted more than 75 years? None. Even China has switched to a more capitalist system and look how well they are doing now, although the system is still centrally controlled which will destroy itself at some point.

I just don’t get it, really, I am at a loss for words to how as Americans so many of us have just given up. It wasn’t that long ago we had disaster but we picked ourselves up, forgot about Carter and moved on. However, nowadays we look to our sugar daddy, Uncle Sam, to give us some ‘free’ stuff instead of looking for a better way. If you lost your job and have been out of work for 2 years, guess what? It is likely that type of job is gone, move on and stop asking for unemployment insurance. My Lord, an employer would rather see a McDonald’s job on your resume instead of a 2 year gap in your work history. At least that employer knows you are willing to do what it takes to make it.

This insanity has to stop, improvise, adapt and overcome that is the American way. We have to get back to that attitude because we are doomed if we continue this course. Stop pampering your kids, my wife’s father had to work from age 12 on to support his family, that wasn’t that long ago you know. If things are tough, look elsewhere because you can move job industries, I did, you can as well. Stop buying Starbucks coffee, save money again, who cares what your neighbors are buying, they are idiots probably. Whatever it takes, stop believing things are so tough the only thing that can help is more government programs. That is not the answer that is part of the problem.

Pick yourself up, have some pride in whatever you are doing, but I can assure you hard work, dedication and doing the right thing can and will payoff for you and the country. If we all just rolled up our sleeves we can change what is happening. This is America Damn it, start acting like Americans, when things get tough the tough gets going. I know all of this is true, I have done it in the past and I will do it again and if I can do it anyone can.

This is America Damn It