Tuesday, October 4, 2011

My mother, who is 91, complained to me about the lack of any cost of living increase in her social security payment. I reminded her that because she's been retired for twenty five years, she's really  come out pretty well on the deal. She agreed.

Then she said something like "they let the illegal Mexicans in here, and pay them, but I get no increase."

That one was a little harder to deal  with. I reminded her that the Mexicans here work hard, and do jobs, for low wages, that Americans won't do. I further reminded her that American corporations, which control everything, allow the open border because they want the cheap labor. Furthermore, I said, it is appropiate that Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, California and Colorado are filling up with  Mexicans, since the U.S. stole those places from Mexico in the first place. Again, she agreed.

Sometimes we simply must correct our misconceptions.

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