Uncle Sam, also known as the Government of the United States of America has no money.
Uncle Sam’s unending source of income comes directly from each Law-Abiding Citizen’s pocket
in the form of taxes. Uncle Sam may borrow money from a lot of other nations, but he still
has to pay it back WITH INTEREST using tax money which comes directly from our pockets.
Uncle Sam is now spending trillions of dollars; does anyone know if that even includes the interest
that must be paid on these loans? We know how some government officials cannot or do not even
read some of the bills that they vote for. Income comes from many sources but for most of us it comes
from working at a job. In 2010, job loss is at an all time high. Uncle Sam’s answer is to spend
more money that he does not have. This is the first time in the history of America that Uncle Sam
now has his hand in the pocket of at least two generations of children who have not even been
born. What kind of legacy is that? We are not free when we are dependent on the government.
We have seen the housing market crash because people spent money they did not have and have
no money to pay for it. The rules of common sense and math never change. Uncle Sam
will go bankrupt if he keeps spending money we do not have. When there are no jobs and
when taxes are so high that the wealthy people will just leave the country and take their money
with them, who does Uncle Sam tax then? When does Uncle Sam stop spending?
Common sense can predict the answer. You can’t do everything even if you are Uncle Sam.
One project must be eliminated in order to pay for something more pressing. It is called
pay as you go.
This is the same situation as a parent spoiling his child. A spoiled child is a handicapped child
because he never learns how to take care of himself.
Our government officials are elected from among ourselves. We cannot expect more of them
than we expect of ourselves. If we each hold our self to higher standards and expect
people in a civilized nation to behave in an honorable, civilized, law abiding manner,
America will return to the glory days for all her citizens.
“A Year of Good Manners” by Margery Sinclair and Jan Polk, $27.95 is a way to
give something back to your country by learning how to hold yourself to a
higher standard. It takes no government mandate or higher taxes to make
America a better place; It only takes honorable, civilized, law abiding people.
www.janpolk.com……….buy your copy of AGOGM here