4th of July

On July 2^th 1776 the original 13 colonies declared their Independence from Great Britain and on July 4^th adopted a document called The Declaration of Independence.  This document was written by only 5 men: Thomas Jefferson (its main author), John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston, and Benjamin Franklin.  I work with attorneys and the fact that they got this document written and signed so quickly is a testament to how great these men were and how clear their complaints and frustrations were.  This Declaration was to escape the clutches of a tyrannical out of touch government.  In its second sentence Mr. Jefferson wrote:   “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”.  This statement is Timeless.  This statement was referenced by Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg address as he freed an entire race of people.  A big argument people make is that the Declaration of Independence is out of date and doesn’t apply.  Whoever has said this has not read it, or the Bill of Rights, or any of its amendments.   We are living in what was once the greatest country on earth.  We now live in a country where the middle class is disappearing and where our 3% yearly pay raises (if we get them) do not keep up with an estimated 9% inflation because of a government that is ok with just printing money (see hyperinflation).  A country where if I decide to have a child, it is born with a $53,378 burden imposed by an out of control government led by corrupt politicians persuaded by lobbyists and blackmailers.   I am not willing to give $.25 for every dollar I make towards a government that condones killing innocent people overseas, dying American Men, failing government programs riddled with corruption like Welfare, IRS and the NSA, paying for terra-gigga whatever bytes of storage to record my emails and browser history, borrowing from China to pay out over 70 Billion dollars a year in Foreign Aid, and the list goes on.  I’m the poor, the tired. I am the huddled masses...   My money is wasted! And no one is held accountable.  This is not a Democrat or Republican thing.  Is anyone Happy with the past few administrations?  Put this aside.  Forget political affiliations with BS beliefs that are difficult to go back on.  Let’s all start from scratch.  Forget these beliefs and ideas.  Start from scratch today by reading this: The Declaration of Independence.  If you are frustrated and upset and feel hopeless like me, please read it.  Decide you want to achieve the American Dream, something that now has an almost mythical overtone.  Decide what you want the future to hold for you, your children and their children.  This is your life; this is their lives; this is the future of the world.