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money? whats that?
"YOU OWE ME!!!"
Yeah, that's what we all hear endlessly from the entitled generations. We have all heard it, "Well, I didn't ask to be born. That means you are responsible for whatever I want/need." Yeah, right. Let us examine that idea a little closer, shall we? I will give credit where it is due. It is true, you didn't ask to be born. But that also means you didn't ask to be born and grow up in a country where you are safe, free, and allowed to believe whatever you want, no matter how brain-dead silly the idea is. You also can share that belief with anyone and everyone who will stand still long enough to listen. These are some of the things that were given to you just because you were born here, even if you didn't ask for it. And if you are one of those people that doesn't believe God has it under control, that means you just got lucky. You could have been born someplace where they would shoot you for telling everyone what you believe. There are of course many other things not mentioned here. Just like with Christmas or birthdays, those gifts given to you had to be bought by someone else and freely given to you. It's beginning to sound that any debt is actually the other way around. But let's be fair. Let's do the math.
Nobody will argue that there are in excess of 350,000,000 people in this country. In general figures, only 20,000,000 have ever put on the uniform. That means the safety and freedom enjoyed by 330,000,000 people was paid for by someone other than them. But the numbers get worse. On average it takes 10 people to keep one grunt in the field, or one pilot in the sky. You've got cooks, clerks, truck drivers, mechanics, warehouse workers, you name it. We even have chaplains to care for our souls. Again, do the math. Out of 20,000,000 in uniform the dirty work that keeps everyone safe and free has fallen to just 2,000,000 people. I am one of them. I told you the numbers get worse. Over 348,000,000 people live in safety and freedom because in most cases, before the age of 23 the combat soldiers and pilots did and sacrificed MORE for this nation than all the rest will do in their entire lives. To keep others free, we have seen and done things that would send most people screaming into a moonless night. Personally, I don't care if you are native born, naturalized (like Mrs. late), if you have a green card, I don't care if you are here on a visa for business, tourism, education or whatever. If you are inside the borders of this country, and you want to be here and be an American, I don't care where you came from. What was done by the combat personnel was done for you. This is a fact.
Many of those personnel have scars, both physical and psychological, that they will carry to their graves. And for the most part that doesn't matter. It is like Spock once told Kirk.
"A rational transaction. The needs of the many, outweigh the needs of the few."
Comparatively speaking two million out of over 350 million is just a few. I need peace of mind just as much as anyone else. I'll never have it. But because I and my brothers and sisters in arms don't have it, those that we love and care about do. That's a good thing.
So, someone explain to me again. Exactly why do I owe anyone anything?
Yeah, that's what we all hear endlessly from the entitled generations. We have all heard it, "Well, I didn't ask to be born. That means you are responsible for whatever I want/need." Yeah, right. Let us examine that idea a little closer, shall we? I will give credit where it is due. It is true, you didn't ask to be born. But that also means you didn't ask to be born and grow up in a country where you are safe, free, and allowed to believe whatever you want, no matter how brain-dead silly the idea is. You also can share that belief with anyone and everyone who will stand still long enough to listen. These are some of the things that were given to you just because you were born here, even if you didn't ask for it. And if you are one of those people that doesn't believe God has it under control, that means you just got lucky. You could have been born someplace where they would shoot you for telling everyone what you believe. There are of course many other things not mentioned here. Just like with Christmas or birthdays, those gifts given to you had to be bought by someone else and freely given to you. It's beginning to sound that any debt is actually the other way around. But let's be fair. Let's do the math.
Nobody will argue that there are in excess of 350,000,000 people in this country. In general figures, only 20,000,000 have ever put on the uniform. That means the safety and freedom enjoyed by 330,000,000 people was paid for by someone other than them. But the numbers get worse. On average it takes 10 people to keep one grunt in the field, or one pilot in the sky. You've got cooks, clerks, truck drivers, mechanics, warehouse workers, you name it. We even have chaplains to care for our souls. Again, do the math. Out of 20,000,000 in uniform the dirty work that keeps everyone safe and free has fallen to just 2,000,000 people. I am one of them. I told you the numbers get worse. Over 348,000,000 people live in safety and freedom because in most cases, before the age of 23 the combat soldiers and pilots did and sacrificed MORE for this nation than all the rest will do in their entire lives. To keep others free, we have seen and done things that would send most people screaming into a moonless night. Personally, I don't care if you are native born, naturalized (like Mrs. late), if you have a green card, I don't care if you are here on a visa for business, tourism, education or whatever. If you are inside the borders of this country, and you want to be here and be an American, I don't care where you came from. What was done by the combat personnel was done for you. This is a fact.
Many of those personnel have scars, both physical and psychological, that they will carry to their graves. And for the most part that doesn't matter. It is like Spock once told Kirk.
"A rational transaction. The needs of the many, outweigh the needs of the few."
Comparatively speaking two million out of over 350 million is just a few. I need peace of mind just as much as anyone else. I'll never have it. But because I and my brothers and sisters in arms don't have it, those that we love and care about do. That's a good thing.
So, someone explain to me again. Exactly why do I owe anyone anything?
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