IT CAN’T BE DONE

Republicans say we can’t afford to improve life in America, in fact, they believe they have to make things worst before things get better. Is there a grimmer philosophy than all is doom? To get personal, when I married in 1951, the country was recovering from WW II and was fully engaged in The Korean War. I can’t recall the claim by a political party at the tine shouting, “It can’t be done, all is lost unless we shut down the government.”
My wife and I came from humble circumstances, but we believed in America, convinced that all will be well. We went right out and bought a house, saddling ourselves with a mortgage and a car loan. We had kids, lots of them, and they all got a good education. We grew old and are enjoying the benefits of SSN and Medicare plus a modest retirement. Now we reside in a nice old-folks home, which by the way came about with the HUD program.
We saw good government programs that made our rivers, lakes and water systems clean, others that protect our food supply, made cars safer, built a national highway network and cleaned up the air. Each generation contributed something to make America better.
Then the Greedniks slipped through the cracks and ruined everything, nearly bankrupting the country, buying legislators to shift the wealth of our land into pockets of a few at the expense of many. Now, the message of these naysayers is “Bring America to its knees to buck-up the confidence of the haves who will then rise up and save us.”
The drumbeat of the “all is lost crowd” is getting louder and bolder. The deafening sound of that drumbeat has caused the people to cover their ears to keep out the noise, shutting out the call for reason and hope. If you love this Republic, as I do, with all it’s faults, remember that America has survived darker days many times over throughout it’s brief history. The future is bright, keep the faith, and turn out the non-believers that preach nihilism.