Our Founders encouraged the first Americans to work as hard as they could, prosper for their families and while they knew that most would rise to the Middle Class there would be others who would grow wealthy. Our government stood proud and encouraged Americans to pour their efforts into hard work, to take the initiative and climb the financial ladder as high as they could and reap the rewards and benefits from that sweat without any penalty for success.
Early Americans knew that despite financial status and class, their property rights were secure and nobody in the government would be reaching into their pockets with one hand and passing it off to those less fortunate with their other hand.
This thought was carried on through the years and was reiterated by Abraham Lincoln when he said, “Property is the fruit of labor…That some should be rich shows that others may become rich and hence is just encouragement to industry and enterprise. Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him work diligently to build one for himself…”
Despite these securities that have allowed Americans to work and reap reward we have always been and continue to be the most generous people on the face of this earth. In a world where we are often reviled for who we are and what we stand for, ironically we are always the first people to the rescue, both physically and financially, by personally opening our wallets, whether it be for other countries in a time of distress or emergency, but also for our own countrymen. When Americans see a genuine need, we rush to fill it and give of ourselves in a way that is unique among the nations.
By the way, I don’t have to take from my son and give to his sister because I know that the next time the ice cream truck pulls around the corner that same generosity and his own tender heart wouldn’t allow for his sister to do without her favorite treat.
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Brittany Pounders is Co-Founder of www.LibertyJuice.com and has been an active proponent for the conservative movement in Fort Bend County and the State of Texas. She was a delegate to the Texas Republican Convention in 2010 and in 2012. More recently, she attended the GOP National Convention and worked with some of the most talented people involved with the Romney/Ryan campaign.
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