Category Archives: America

Government “Net dependency”

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I site the following item of interest, from Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin from a speech delivered in January (note sentence in bold):

America today is not as far from the tipping point as we might think. While exact and precise measures cannot be made, there are estimates that in 2004, 20 percent of households in the US were receiving about 75 percent of their income from the federal government, and that another 20 percent of households were receiving nearly 40 percent. All in all, about 60 percent of American households were receiving more government benefits and services, measured in dollars, than they were paying back in taxes. It has also been estimated that President Obama’s first budget alone raises this level of “net dependency” to 70 percent.

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Happy 100th, Boy Scouts!

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On February 8, 1910 the Boy Scouts of America was founded, and this year 2010 they are celebrating their 100th Anniversary! I am in my 10th year an Assistant Scoutmaster of troop 246 here in the Twin Rivers Council (yes, I even have the uniform).

The mission of scouting is reflected in the old Scout Oath and Law:

The Scout Oath
On my honor I will do my best
to do my duty to God and my country
and to obey the Scout Law;
to help other people at all times;
to keep myself physically strong,
mentally awake, and morally straight.

Scout Law
A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.

When you consider these, I think you will agree that scouting is good for our young men and good for America. You can visit their national web site at http://www.scouting.org.

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