AMERICA THE SUCKER

America the Sucker

America no longer belongs to Americans. I'll explain; White supremacists say America

belongs to the White race. Mexican citizens say since Mexico is not safe that America is now their

new home. We now give billions of dollars in financial aid to more than 1 country. At the end of the day how much of America is left for people born here such as myself.

Think of America in terms of a “pie” chart ; every country in distress first looks to America for money, armaments, personnel and anything else they can strong arm out of us. At the end of the day how much of the pie is left. It's not rocket science; there is nothing left for Americans. The worst irony is that we are by and large envied and hated by much of the world. I can not speak for anyone else but this makes me feel like a sucker. It seems ridiculously simplistic; but I think ALL assistance to other countries should be put on hold. I need you to really hear this; assistance should be put on hold until:

• Our veterans have their diverse needs addressed
• People who want to work but can't because they have bad teeth they can't afford to fix,

have resources to travel to interviews, access to reorientation for today’s job market

• We address our deteriorating “get rich by any means necessary” culture fueled by

people in power giving too much credit to young Americans simply because they are young.

• Revisit what “The American Dream” truly should mean to Americans who were born in America.

I am not naive; the points listed above will be impossible to enact. We owe it to ourselves to ask

“Why can we not accomplish what America needs to accomplish?” We are also owed an answer to that question.

I have been a part of the work force since the age of 11 (child labor laws be damned), I excelled in school and earned a BA degree. I don't mind working I'm not afraid of working; but to be brutally honest I currently live below the poverty line. To borrow from the UNCF (United Negro College Fund)

slogan “We're not asking for a handout...just a hand”

Sadly, I have had to resign myself to just knowing that I have great and awesome abilities that will go untapped. Since I know I'm not the only American that feels this way; I welcome any comments pro or con. The dialogue that could be sparked is key. We have to start somewhere or soon we will all be a bunch of suckers speaking Chinese or Farsi.