The American Conundrum.

[Navvet]

This was posted on the Free Republic website ...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3189946/posts

Conundrum---------------------------------------------------------

Free people are not equal. Equal people are not free.

"A gun is like a parachute. If you need one, and don't have one, you'll probably never need one again."

The definition of the word "Conundrum" is: something that is puzzling or confusing.

Here are six Conundrums of socialism in the United States of America:

1. America is capitalist and greedy - yet half of the population is subsidized.

2. Half of the population is subsidized - yet they think they are victims.

3. They think they are victims - yet their representatives run the government.

4. Their representatives run the government - yet the poor keep getting poorer.

5. The poor keep getting poorer - yet they have things that people in other countries only dream about.

6. They have things that people in other countries only dream about - yet they want America to be more like those other countries.

Think about it! And that, my friends, pretty much sums up the USA in the 21st Century.

Makes you wonder who is doing the math.

These three, short sentences tell you a lot about the direction of our current government and cultural environment:

1. We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics.

Funny how that works. And here's another one worth considering...

2. Seems we constantly hear about how Social Security is going to run out of money. But we never hear about welfare or food stamps running out of money? What's interesting is the first group "worked for" their money, but the second didn't.

Think about it.....and Last but not least,

3. Why are we cutting benefits for our veterans, no pay raises for our military and cutting our army to a level lower than before WWII, but we are not stopping the payments or benefits to illegal aliens.

[shooter]

These and many other questions was supposed to be addressed by "The Change". You are preaching to the choir brother. Its the entitled half that needs to change. Thanks for posting that. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only 'one'. Its good to know there are others like me.

[taxfree4]

George answered those questions

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hYIC0eZYEtI

[F6B1911]

Its the entitled half that needs to change.

Yes, therein lies the problem.
The entitled half no longer has the ability to change, they been told how to vote in order to continue receiving entitlements for way too long.
They think their elected officials are helping them, when they are actually being held back.
Tell someone they "NEED" food stamps, healthcare, housing assistance, etc. year after year, they lose their ability to stand on their own two feet.
The only way to fix the entitled have is to give them a deadline.

[Limoles]

George answered those questions

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hYIC0eZYEtI

George - we miss you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[taxfree4]

George - we miss you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When I worked in Manhattan I used to drink at the bar, Cannons Pub on 108th st. and Broadway, that Carlin's father used to frequent very often and they have Carlin's autographed picture front and center. If you catch Carlin's short lived sitcom that's the bar in the opening scenes.

[Limoles]

I drove George Carlin many times . He always refused to be driven in limousine's passenger area and was sitting beside me . He was goofing and our conversations were always ending with jokes about women , which he did like and hate in the same time. Each time he was asking me to get rid of "such a funny strange" accent , intimidating my sporadic speaches , always ended with mutually hilarious laughs . Ones he asked me : "Do you know , what's the difference between Las Vegas and Atlantic City" ? Even before my answer , he interrupted me with smile :
"You know shit - I'll tell you" . In his explanation he quoted:
- Whatever happened in Las Vegas , stays in Las Vegas" ( as they say ) ,
but ... "Whatever happened in Atlantic City .... will stick to your shoes" .
How far could he be from the truth ? He loved to be recognized as a social , political critic and patriot , whose sharp , intelligent and boldly expressed observations will not find equally courageous successor in any time soon . He left empty chair in comic's shows arena. I truly miss him .

[bobbyf6b]

I drove George Carlin many times . He always refused to be driven in limousine's passenger area and was sitting beside me . He was goofing and our conversations were always ending with jokes about women , which he did like and hate in the same time. Each time he was asking me to get rid of "such a funny strange" accent , intimidating my sporadic speaches , always ended with mutually hilarious laughs . Ones he asked me : "Do you know , what's the difference between Las Vegas and Atlantic City" ? Even before my answer , he interrupted me with smile :
"You know shit - I'll tell you" . In his explanation he quoted:
- Whatever happened in Las Vegas , stays in Las Vegas" ( as they say ) ,
but ... "Whatever happened in Atlantic City .... will stick to your shoes" .
How far could he be from the truth ? He loved to be recognized as a social , political critic and patriot , whose sharp , intelligent and boldly expressed observations will not find equally courageous successor in any time soon . He left empty chair in comic's shows arena. I truly miss him .

Great story and well said!

[Steve 0080]

The next civil war...throwing folks out of the wagon...

[terrydj]

I'm not an American but live in a country settled by convicts, England's waste
That has a free health care system that is for everyone
A terrific education system where everyone can go to university paid for by the govt with a loan that is paid back when you are working at 4%
Very low unemployment
A country that's the size of America with only 20 million people in it
A country that has a single farm that's Anna Creek Station, the world's largest working cattle station, roughly 6,000,000 acres ( 9,400 sq mi) which is slightly larger than Israel. located in South Australia which is 1,977,000 acres (3,089 sq mi) larger than its nearest rival in the North and around 10 times bigger than any ranch on america ?
The best beer in the world
The best place to live'
And still people whinge