Maggie's Farm

Do some research. Your schools are probably not falling apart but the endless lust for money by the teachers unions and administrators is real. I don't know what part of the country you live in but go to the schools and determine for yourself that most likely a third of the students in grade school are illegal aliens or anchor babies of illegal aliens. I am one of those retirees with lots of time on my hands. When my local city government sent notifications to every household that five local schools would be open to serve the children lunches in the Summer I decided to go watch the parade. Indeed parents drove the children to lunch. Cadillac Escalades, and other expensive cars. And, yes, the parents stood outside speaking Spanish while the children ate free lunches (who says there's no free lunch). Most likely they get food stamps too but as we all know the food stamps are sold to get cash for alcohol, cigarettes and drugs. So, YES, those of us who are retired and aren't fools and have the time and inclination to look into this realize we are getting screwed!! I realize someone has to pay for all the poor people we import but why me? Why not the congressmen/women who allow them to come here so they can get their votes?

Why subsidies??? Obamacare includes about $1 trillion in taxes and penalties so that millions can get very expensive subsidized health care. Why??? Why should working productive people have to subsidize those who chose not to work and are by their nature unproductive in their lives? Why not allow them to sink or swim? The well has dried up. We are $20 trillion in debt which not coincidently is about how much we have paid into welfare over the last 50 years or so. The free ride is coming to an end. It would be wise for the free loaders to find some way to support themselves because those of us paying the bills are fed up with those who refuse to take care of themselves.