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In the Land of Opportunity

In the Land of Opportunity Entitlement reared her pretty head Without a backstop to plain bad luck Social Security's safety net was spread Next came the 'War on Poverty' Food Stamps and ADC It might have staved off hunger for a bit But dependency was galvanized, and (yes), obesity Today there is unprecedented help for anyone who will only yelp Free computer classes, GED, ESL too Guaranteed Job Training programs in high schools and community colleges, Yahoo! Yet the percentage of those working has gone down and dropping most free classes reigns supreme Seems that 'giving away the farm' won't bring back the American Dream It's only one man's unscientific perception ~ but 'teaching a man to fish' still passes inspection __________________________________________________________ ADC = Aid to Dependent Children GED = General Education Diploma (Equivalent to High School Diploma) ESL = English as a Second Language (for immigrants and their children)

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Kenneth Cheney

Date: 4/24/2023 11:00:00 AM

Bingo! But alas the defining characteristic of the folks who bring us these plans is that no amount of failure makes them question the assumptions. Unless there are motives beyond the stated, that are real reasons they support these failures.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 4/26/2023 7:39:00 PM

Right you are. Failure is Success! Probably Orwell forgot about that one. Thanks, Kenneth.

Panagiota Romios

Date: 4/21/2023 10:06:00 AM

A FAV for me. We already are a Socialist country, falling quickly into Communism. Mad for mandates, and drooling for full government control. We can all be like Those in Communist Cuba, all of us broke, and censored, Finally, Germany was never as great as this country once was. The BBC are far left liberals! GB TV, far mote trustable.no Holocaust ever occurred here!! Pangie

Gershon Wolf
Date: 4/21/2023 3:03:00 PM

You are right, right, right!! So right that you've left me behind in the dust. lol. Thank you for the Fave, P., and keep on rollating! :) gw

Elizabeth Mccann

Date: 4/21/2023 3:48:00 AM

Highest productivity is for Germany, according to the BBC. The difference? Their schools and industry cooperate to produce technically adept graduates.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 4/21/2023 3:02:00 PM

Yes, indeed. The Germans are a serious people (when they are not drunk as skunks at Oktoberfest, anyway). Unlike us over here, living in La-la land). Thanks, Elizabeth.