How Are We Doing?     
   

   "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

    So, how are we doing for our grand kids?

   Wow! We've excelled in all the benefits the founders envisioned, far beyond what they could have imagined. Yes, we overpowered some people here and there. We also provide a constitution for others to consider.  

   For all the injustice, generally there has been justice. Defense, welfare and liberty - high marks. We rank only 36th regarding the welfare of our children, so we have some work to do there.

   We outlived world communism, discovered many cures and other medical advances, and our national wealth is so amazing, we enable trading partners to prosper. And drug dealers get so wealthy because individual Americans have so much cash to give them. 

   Then there are wannabe presidents who say we're immoral, because all this money "is in the wrong hands," or everybody has the right to medical insurance, even non citizens, or there's so much inequality. So-called poverty is anything below $25,000/year, or something like that. 

   Maybe Venezuelans would like to return to the old days of inequality, and Cubans might trade some free stuff for more food. 

   We'll soon see what Americans think about our freedom and prosperity (debt aside). There are people who want major Constitutional changes, and have for many years. Maybe our greatest threat is living among us.   

       Jimmy