Melanie Hanni

An economics professor at Texas Tech said he had never failed a single student before – but had once – failed an entire class. The class had insisted that socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer. The professor then said ok, we will have an experiment in this class on socialism.

All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail and no one would receive an A.  After the first test the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy.  But, as the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too; so they studied little…..The second Test average was a D!  No one was happy.  When the 3rd test rolled around the average was an F.

The scores never increased as bickering, blame, name calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for anyone else.  All failed to their great surprise and the professor told them that socialism would ultimately fail because the harder to succeed the greater the reward but when a government takes all the reward away; no one will try or succeed.

The problem with Socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.
Margaret Thatcher

Dollar Stretcher

One night I had a wondrous dream,
One set of footprints there was seen,
The footprints of my precious Lord,
But mine were not along the shore.
But then some strange prints appeared,
And I asked the Lord, “What have we here?”
Those prints are large and round and neat,
“But Lord, they are too big for feet.”
“My child,” He said in somber tones,
“For miles I carried you along.
I challenged you to walk in faith,
But you refused and made me wait.”
“You disobeyed, you would not grow,
The walk of faith, you would not know,
So I got tired, I got fed up,
And there I dropped you on your bum.”
“Because in life, there comes a time,
When one must fight, and one must climb,
When one must rise and take a stand,
Or leave their bum prints in the sand.”
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Fast track Debt RELIEF – one step at a time

Who Am I? – “One day a young naturalist who was passing by a farm, inquired of the owner why it was that an Eagle, the King of all birds, would be confined to live in the barnyard with the chickens.

“Since I have given it chicken feed and trained it to be a chicken, it has never learned to fly,” replied the owner.  “It behaves as chickens behave, so, it is no longer an Eagle.”  “Still,” insisted the naturalist, “it has the heart of an Eagle and can be taught to fly.”  Gently the naturalist took the Eagle in his arms and said,,

“You belong to the sky and not to the earth.  Stretch forth your wings and fly.”

The Eagle, however, was confused; he did not know who he was.  Seeing the chickens eating their food, he jumped down to be with them again.

Undismayed, the naturalist took the Eagle on the following day up on the roof of the house and urge him again, saying, “You are an Eagle.  Stretch forth your wings and fly.”  But the Eagle was afraid of his unknown self and world and jumped down once more for the chicken food.

On the third day the naturalist rose early and took the Eagle out of the barnyard to a high mountain.  There he held the King of birds high above him and encourage him again, saying “You are an Eagle.  You belong to the sky as well as the earth.  Stretch forth your wings now and fly.”

The Eagle looked back towards the barnyard and up to the sky.  Still he did not fly.  Then the naturalist lifted him straight towards the sun and it happened that the Eagle began to tremble; slowly he stretched his wings.   At last, with a triumphant cry he soared into the heavens.

It may be that the Eagle still remembers the chickens with nostalgia; it may even be that he occasionally revisits the barnyard, But as far as anyone knows, he has never returned to lead the life of a chicken.

” HE IS AN EAGLE”

By Jerry Fankhauser

Living the American Dream

Don’t be sad about the things You Want and Don’t Get.  Think about how many things You Don’t Want that You Don’t Get!

Being Grateful in any circumstance is a Choice!   Many People in the World are unhappy because they haven’t learned Gratitude.   

Financial Success depends on our Honesty and Integrity with God!

The More Gratitude You Show – The More You will have to be Grateful For!

Live in Thanksgiving Daily – Put on those Rose Colored Glasses!

Thank Someone Today!
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An Obituary printed in the London Times – sure makes you think

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.  He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:

Knowing when to come in out of the rain; Why the early bird gets the worm; Life isn’t always fair; and maybe it was my fault.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don’t spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge).

His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children.  It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an Aspirin to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.

Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims.

Common Sense took a beating when you couldn’t defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot.   She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.

Common Sense was preceded in death, by his parents, Truth and Trust, by his wife, Discretion, by his daughter, Responsibility, and by his son, Reason.  He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers;

I Know My Rights
I Want It Now
Someone Else Is To Blame
I’m A Victim

Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.  Do You still remember him? 

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Did You Know?
Here are some tips for staying safe on the road:
* Designate a sober driver before you go out and drink alcohol.
* Call a taxi or sober friend to drive you home if you’ve over imbibed.
* Immediately report drunken drivers to law enforcement.
* Always buckle up – it’s the best defense against an impaired driver.
Source: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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10.  Why is it that to stop Windows 98, you have to click on “Start”?

9.    Why is it that rain drops but snow falls?

8.    Why is it that doctors call what they do “practice”?

7.    Why is it considered necessary to nail down the lid of a coffin?

6.    Why is it called lipstick if you can still move your lips?

5.    Why is a boxing ring square?

4.    Why is “abbreviated” such a long word?

3.    Why don’t you ever see the head line news  “Psychics wins lottery”?

2.    Why doesn’t glue stick to the inside of the bottle?

1.    Why does the sun lighten our hair but darken our skin?

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As the Story Goes - There was a Young Boy, An Old Wise Man, and A Donkey all Traveling on a Long Journey Together.

As they came upon a little town - the Young Boy and the Old man, had walked a long way – Giving their Faithful Donkey a Rest – They decided both would ride the donkey through town to rest their weary legs.  As people watched they began to whisper, how could both of them ride that poor donkey, what cruelty to an animal.

Not long after the first town they came upon a second - the young boy said to the old man – You stay on the donkey and rest a bit more – While I lead you through town.  Once again people started to whisper, how terrible it was – that the old man was making the young boy walk – when he looked so tired and his shoes so worn out.

They journeyed farther, as they came to a third little town, the old man said to the young man, you have been so kind to give me rest – now it is your turn to ride the donkey – as I lead you through town.
Once again, people began to whisper – What an awful, rude, lazy young man to make the old man walk.

The Moral of the Story?
Until You have walked a Mile in my Moccasins –
How can You Judge Me???

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