Barney Frank to Retire From Congress

Good riddance! 'Nuf said.

Too good to not share.

I LOVE THIS! Good luck not crying.
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Why not the horse's mouth?

Has anyone else noticed how many people out there that claim to want to know what Mormons believe are content to get their information from anyone BUT Mormons?

Other than naivete, personal agenda, or a preference for gossip over truth, I can't think of any legitimate reasons for such a practice.

Not all is as it seems

I learned some interesting statistics the other day. I had never heard them before but they really weren't surprising to me. I don't think they should be surprising to anyone that believes in freedom.
I'm afraid I can't give the exact numbers, but I can pass along the idea, which is much more important.
First let's mention the statistics that the proponents of wealth redistribution like to use. Over the past 2 decades the number of Americans in the bottom 1/5th of income has increased, and so has the number in the top 1/5th. This suggests that the poor are getting poorer and the rich are getting richer. A common complaint.
But there is more to the statistics than immediately meets the eye. When digging a little deeper we learn that the individuals that made up the bottom 1/5th in the past are now spread across all five groups, with a substantial number of them now in the TOP 1/5th. Only around 15% of past poor still are poor. Those that now make up the bottom 1/5th are 'new poor', consisting mostly of younger Americans getting started and immigrants. So the oppressed apparently really weren't. Most of them prospered, each according to his/her talents and efforts.
Of course most of us never needed a study to demonstrate this truth, we see it all around us.

Anonymous comment

I received a comment today on my posting "The times they are a changin'" that I chose not to publish because it was submitted anonymously. I won't give stage or audience to writers unwilling to have the readers know their identity.
This unknown author believed I painted the poor of this country with too broad a brush. The posting is still there and you can decide that for yourselves. (I do sort of wish the comment could be seen, as it went on to make some logical leaps and accuse me of apparently wishing to simply rid our nation, by force, of all poor people.)
I would however like to give a limited response because, if the accusation were true, it would be a valid point.
The majority of 'poor' people in this country, I think we all know many, are hard-working people doing the best they can to support themselves. Many work multiple jobs and go about living their lives, minding their business, and probably wishing others would do the same. They are not out demanding anything. They can hold their heads high and I respect them.
My posting referred specifically to a different mindset. Those individuals at the Occupy Wall Street rallies do not represent the majority and have no such honor. (The 99% is a complete misnomer.) There is no honor, however cleverly described as "fairness", to demanding that the government take from others in order to have it for yourself. Take a look at the protesters, listen to what they demand, observe how they are behaving. THOSE individuals, if given their way, will eventually destroy the economic, AND THE MORAL fabric of this nation.
And I stand by that!

The times they are a changin'

I'm not THAT old, but it seems I remember a time when welfare was meant as a safety net for those that had fallen on hard times. Even the truly deserving and needful were hesitant to accept it. It was always considered a temporary last resort.
Now we have masses of people taking to the streets to publicly demand that they be supported by dollars forcibly taken from others. These are almost entirely people that are physically capable of working, when they're sober, but somehow feel it is more moral to legally steal from others for their support than to expect them to take a job that is beneath them. Yet they think the rich are the prima donnas.
Think of this shift in attitudes. Even if you don't believe our country is on the brink of bankruptcy now, how long do you think we can continue this trend before it is?

Top Ten things you WON'T see among the Wall Street protestors

10. Callused hands
9. Unique thoughts
8. Ronald Reagan T-shirt
7. Moral compass
6. Gratitude
5. Deodorant
4. Prayer circles
3. Natural leaders
2. Personal discipline
1. The American Dream