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Another story the media Will Not cover
Been reading this thread with interest and thought I would respond by placing, probably tractor points longest ever reply. It is more or less a bio, with many things thrown in.. Military, run for office, close the borders, the illegals are taking jobs, entitlements are out of hand, and so on. Some will read this as I am possibly whining.. I am not. I am stating how one person can and has done almost all of the above, (military, run for office, etc)..
I did 2 tours with SOG group out of Kontum SVN or the total of 1200 plus flight hours as a Huey crew chief. Couldn't pass the eye exam and couldn't see far enough in the future to sign up as warrant and 5 year hitch, which was the way it was. Flew daily right up to Dec 17th of 71, where I took a 51 caliber and 2 AK hollow points through the leg. Have spent just over 65 months in VA hospitals the last 30 or so years trying to hang onto the leg. Entitlement, Yes, 70%, and I worked for it, the hard way. I don't see my particular instance as a give away.
I hear more times than not, I or other vets shouldn't be allowed this entitlement because we knew what we were going into.. We also, back then, had contracts of which when one was hurt, that portion was to be covered by the federal gvt. It is much harder to fight the gvt system for an entitlement than it is to go to war. When I was finally up and walking, there were no jobs, long gas lines and things were not good, left Army and it's hospital system March of 74. Answered an add one day, become an owner-operator of tractor trailers and your own boss. I did that, hauling military trade shows and gvt computer systems for a North American van lines agent that did only electronics. Bought first truck in May of 74 and several bigger, newer, and classier looking rigs later, left March of 91.
Legs were really bad and I was in and out of VA hosptitals next 3 years. No job, 30 % disability at the time, and I decided to run for local office. Been elected to highest position in town, that of town selectman, constable, cemetery, deputy fire chief, highway dep't, economic developement, and many ad-hoc committee's.. Sometimes holding 3 different positions at once.
All this taught me was to watch out for unions. They ask and receive much more than is available or is reasonable for the given area. It's nice to help yourself, but not go so far as to break the tax payers back and particularly the small business which get hurt the most. I have found, and I am talking Massachusetts only,, liberals have taken it too far. Big business? No such thing left. Service industries only. An employer is forced to pay extreme workers comp, un-employment insurance, part of Mass care costs, which was known as welfare health..
We don't want to hurt peoples feelings and have to be politically correct, don't we? With all these costs to a business, which isn't paid for by the employee, in fact most employees REFUSE to believe it happens,, they are forced to find alternate means. Big business has gone foreign.. Low labor per hour costs, hidden costs are almost non existent, no union systems that push for more than is reasonable, and the lists can go on and on, local city taxes, state, fed, water-sewage, health, electric, heat, you get the idea.
Somehow, in the last 20 years, kids and young grown ups feel they should start out at top dollar and not work very hard physically. I'm not sure how this started but am sure of todays attitudes towards honest work. Now, we are mad because illegals, particularly Mexicans sneak over and do these meanial jobs for much less. In the meantime and our ultra liberal attitude, the illegals get pregnant, give birth for free at some local hospital, and that child is pretty much guaranteed free health and whatever else the kids parents can obtain.
We're in a situation, where do the parents belong? Are they now half Mexican and half US citizens. All this is doing is creating a bigger and bigger mess. Over the years we pushed for and obtained for the most part, more than probably should have happened. The ultra liberals who feel free health, free colloege and whatever, it is a nice thought. However, it is not reality. Somewhere, somehow, someone has to pay for all this. Family values went down the tubes in the early 70's. Kids have more rights than any parent ever will, at least in todays' standards.
Our overall allowance to being liberal and free, has been costing us these losses, slow but sure. It is not 100% of the problem, I see it as a large percentage of STARTING this downward trend that's been going on for some 20 years now.. We have to stop asking for more than can be produced, whether it's money, legal rights, law suits payoffs, benefits, and? Somewhere we have to, as a NATION, get back some values, think out the problems short and long term, then fix them.. I come off my high horse now and have said my piece. I could go on quite a bit more, but, am afraid I lready said too much.. Have a great tractor day..
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Believe it or not, I cut out 75% of what I originally intended to say. My point being, I did the service thing, I did the civic duty thing, I did the self employment thing finishing 1,300,000 logged miles, tried my hand at a paint shop, owned a gas station trying that out,, had employees and had to match their soc sec and other benefits that most aren't aware of, fought many a fight with schools system and their higher than thou unions, answered to 1100 tax payers and their concerns.. I am not an ultra conservative, I am one of six republicans in this town verses 1000 and more democrats. All of it took it's toll and am warn out from fighting it. In the aggregate sense, and that is what it will take, the whole, will have to stand up and say, enough is enough. Pockets of people here and there, aren't enough to get it done. In all of this I see a third party waiting in the wings. Whenever that third party becomes active, I truly believe it will snow ball and changes will be made. It may come down to near anarchy and, or civil war. Hope not, we have enough fighting going on already. We have 4 basic groups of people that take turns running things. The "workers", "warriors", "acquisitors", and "academics". The workers do just that and work, not really worrying who runs what. The last 20 years we have had the acquisitors and academics or a combination of each running the country and/or large corporations.. The warriors are getting tired of all sides. I think the next round, and it may not happen in my life time, but will sooner or later,, the next round, all will be run by warrios while the acquistors and academics regroup for another run at things. This is all I will say on this topic.. Have a great day all.
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Our U.S. congress, both, senate and house of reps have never declared an official language. This, is another thing that should happen, declare English as our official language.. I agree whole heartedly with Kubotag and have spent hundreds of hours in various gvt bldgs delivering computer systems. It's awful to ask a question and get hands up in the air and some foreign language being spoken.
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