So, I jumped into my Nissan Sentra and started down I-10 east, along with about 10 million other drivers it seemed, bound for the Coachella Valley. It was then that something occurred to me about California. I can't really understand why so many people want to be here. I mean the weather is nice and all, but there are so many other things that don't appeal. I only have to be here for a few hours before I start to be ready to leave. There's smog, over population, terrible traffic, smog, a post Judeo-Christian culture, inflated prices on everything from food to real-estate, smog, and the state is practically bankrupt. Thinking through all of these issues I wondered if this wasn't a blaring analogy for where America is headed in its current direction. I mean they have had bleeding heart liberals running the state for decades and I think the policies had taken their toll. I'm no expert or political pundit. But this is the world's fifth largest economy and many of the same things that congress and the current administration (and previous administrations on both sides of the isle to be fair) are doing are the what got California into the state that its in now. Lax immigration policies. Entitlement programs that they can no longer afford. Moving away from the Judeo-Christian moral compass that values life and family. Is this a looking glass for us to see where America will be in 10 years? I wonder....
In our quest for instant gratification, it seems we have forgotten that someone has to pay the bill. I certainly understand the need for a helping hand now and again. But at some point people need to get a J O B and work, instead of making standing in line for a government handout their full time employment.
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