Why 700 military bases and over 450,000 military personnel housed in over 80 countries around the world for the last 50 years? Why? Answer: no sane reason. What cost? Answer: into the trillions of dollars over the decades. For what purpose? Answer: can you give an answer?
We're $23 trillion in debt for heaven sakes! We're overrun with legal and illegal immigrants that are totally changing our culture, way of life, language and citizenship. We've got 13 million children living under the poverty level. We've got over 100,000 homeless living in tarp tents in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, Chicago, New York City, Miami, Dallas, and many more cities. Seven out of 10 Americans suffer from being fat--around 40 pounds overweight or obese at 80 to 100 pounds overweight. Why won't fast-food joints serve healthy meals with healthy beverages? Answer: they could give a crap about your health.
We've got 7 out of 10 black kids born to single mothers living on welfare. We've got 40 million Americans subsisting on food stamps. Yet, we give billions in foreign aid. We've got $120 billion in drug trade annually that causes incredible horrors for families with addicted members. We watch over $100 billion in cash transfers exit our country annually by immigrants of every stripe.
We've got 22 military service men and women committing suicide 24/7. And, according to MADD, 14 million people drive drunk on our highways 24/7. Around one teen overdoses to death hourly on drugs 24/7. Alcoholism affects upwards of 30 million Americans. It kills families, ruins lives and wreaks deadly havoc on our nation's highways.
Can we continue to watch millions of people to come to America, "for a better way of life"? Can we sustain the projected 100 million more immigrants within 30 years?
I could cover another 20 items, but don't have time in this column. Suffice to say, our country stands eyeball deep in trouble.
For a kid out of the 1940s, I feel blessed beyond measure to have enjoyed an educated mind, free choices and good health. I feel blessed with an exceedingly wonderful wife, two great boys, and dear friends.
I hope this pandemic helps us re-arrange our choices. We need to take care of our citizens first, second and always. We need to stop all immigration for 20 years to integrate the millions of disparate people already here. We need to mandate English as our national language. We must stop any other foreign laws from forming in our constitutional republic. We need to take care of our young with solid educations, personal worth and allegiance to our country. We need to create jobs that contribute to our world in a healthy and ecologically sane manner.
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