Posted on 01/01/2012 8:10:22 AM PST by Gen.Blather
I met some illegal Mexicans last night at a party. Several years ago I stayed with a couple of wonderful Mexican families in the Baja below California. These were well-off people. The homes, on average were beautifully tiled and some of them had mahogany inlaid walls, bookshelves and cabinetry that would cost a hundred-thousand dollars here. So, I’m guessing if they aren’t rich they’re very comfortable. The elderly not as well-off grandfather, while living in Mexico was receiving Social Security from the United States and owned a rent-free apartment in California which he used as his address to receive several forms of assistance checks from Californian agencies. He visited the apartment once a week to re-arrange things and make it looked lived in. He had a car, a Toyota Corolla that looked quite nice and had working air-conditioning. I gathered it was supplied as some form of assistance and he generally left it in California at the apartment. The apartment was about 1100 square feet and very livable. The grandfather told me most of entire complex, easily a 1000 units, were like him, on Californian assistance, but actually living in Mexico.
At the party were a couple of teenage boys from this family. Very nice kids. I’d be proud to have them as my own; diligent, hard working, trouble-free and much more adult than you’d expect from that age. They told me that they’d decided to go to high school in California instead of Mexico. They said that the (California) government gave them an apartment and they travel back to Mexico on the weekends. (I don’t know if they’re staying alone or if a family member is staying with them, but if I had to guess, they came alone.)
When I posted information on this family last time, Freepers angrily asked why I hadn’t reported them. Firstly, I was a well-treated guest. Secondly, this must be obvious to the casual observer. Even if I knew who to report it to in California, which I don’t, it is obvious that this is how it’s done. These people are only taking advantage of “benefits” put there for them. Not to avail themselves of these benefits would be like deciding not to take candy freely offered to you.
‘On [that] world, the people are people. The leaders are lizards. The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people.’
‘Odd,’ said Arthur, ‘I thought you said it was a democracy?’
‘I did,’ said Ford, ‘It is.’
‘So,’ said Arthur, hoping he wasn’t sounding ridiculously obtuse, ‘why don’t the people get rid of the lizards?’
‘It honestly doesn’t occur to them,’ said Ford. ‘They’ve all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they’ve voted in more or less approximates to the government they want.’
‘You mean they actually vote for the lizards?’
‘Oh yes,’ said Ford with a shrug, ‘of course.’
‘But,’ said Arthur, going for the big one again, ‘why?’
‘Because if they didn’t vote for a lizard,’ said Ford, ‘the wrong lizard might get in.’
Government doesn't (and can't) do charity.
Government can only do force.
I fear we have lulled a sleeping giant, and filled him with a terrible lassitude.
For 30 years, I was a military wife, and my children both served proudly, as did one of my grandsons. As a military mom and wife, I learned how to do things that most women would run from. The only thing I can see, seriously, that sets you and I apart is that your parents were educated in HOW to be self-sufficient. My parents weren't around long enough to do that for me.
Solving one's own problems IS an opportunity. I chose it. The choice is where the commitment comes in.
We are in the General Chat department, no longer News and Activism. Therefore, we chat, and have no topics except the ones we choose for the moment. Again, may God bless you in your search for independence from government interefence and handouts. We all wish you well. And truly, I don't need your commiseration. Commiseration does nothing.
This post is deadicated to Dead Corpse.
Bob! Do you know why baby ducks walk softly?
I have no idea, 'Face. Why do baby ducks walk softly?
Because they can’t walk, hardly!
*bwahahahahahah*
:ducking (?) and running:
And, you, young lady, do you know why they make jackets out of down?
Waddle they do when they have to go somewhere?
Because “UP” hasn’t been invented yet????
;oþ
They will eider follow their mum or take a gander.
Close. Because up doesn’t keep you warm...
My sister said that down jackets were really made of parakeets...I think she was fluffing my feathers....;o]
I've heard that they are often entrained.
Only if they follow the leader.
If “everybody’s different” then two of them have to be the same. It’s the only way to be different.
OK, OK. The Most wonderful people. (After Canadians)
Where in TX are you?
It's true. I was even friendly to my son's 'then' girlfriend that night. At least I thought I was being friendly. My Son told me I warned her 3-4 times not to get pregnant, or I'd kill her. I don't recall that part.
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