I grew up in a Republican home. My father always did qualify for social programs, never once did we go get food stamps, rent support, or free lunch at school. When the poverty line was 10,000 per annum, and LBJ was working hard to wipe out poverty, the home I grew up in was never to take anything the gov’t offered, as it wouldn’t be long and we would all be enslaved, and entitlement would creep in. All of the boys and the one girl grew up to be very prosperous citizens. Hard work, planning and keeping family together...paid off. The family is the center for wealth not the government.
“The family is the center for wealth not the government.”
This cannot be stated often enough.
B T T T
A moving reminiscence, but one no longer admired by the American people
I grew up so poor that I remember the day LBJ declared war on poverty, my dad drove into town that night to surrender.
My dad too. I read somewhere that only about 2% of the early Cuban refugees (and early Vietnamese refugees) accepted anything from the government. Freedom was all they wanted.
I miss you Sarge.