This too shall pass. Carter and the democrats had the misery index over 20 and gas lines were the order of the day. I had ets’d around that time and my wife, my 2 kids and I lived in a tent. That was the closest my girls ever got to summer camp. We didn’t have much then, we have much more now but the happy quotient is still about the same when you adjust for the 6 grandkids.
Recently I lost my job because it made better business sense to layoff one 60 year old engineer than 2 younger ones for the same savings. I’m OK with that since I can financially absorb a layoff better than any of my co workers.
But I remain optimistic about America and it’s ability to change the course of state when necessary and right now it is necessary to remain steadfast in support of conervative principles and free market capitalism. Open. Americas energy spigot, jail employers and government officials who knowingly hire illegals and get government out of markets and you’ll see increases in hiring, wages and standards of living once again. But most of all we will all be more free and to me that’s the most important lesson I teach my grandkids.
“...to remain steadfast in support of conervative principles and free market capitalism.”
The problem is that we are not a capitalistic nation anymore.
Our health care is being socialized, the public schools are socialized, SS is socialism. Student loans can only come from the government. It appears the same is true for homes today. These are being nationalized right under our noses.
We don’t have free market capitalism and haven’t had it for sometime.
Getting back to that, yes! Are we there now? no.