THE ENTERPRISE--HOW TO MAKE THINGS BETTER AND OTHER POSITIVE THOUGHTS. I WANT TO COVER SOME IMPORTANT "SIGNS OF THE TIMES”—THAT WILL BE HARD TO REVERSE
EDUCATION: "Least surprising headline:" In-Person Classes Boost Test Scores. The impact of school shutdowns (driven largely by teacher's unions) is huge. The loss of learning, especially by the under-performing, heavily minority youth in big city schools has set this group even further behind. This headline article pointed out that return to regular school classes has helped catch up, but there is still a residual negative impact. Unintended consequences of misguided decisions and actions are pervasive—and too often unnoticed until further problems surface.
CAREERS: “The tip of an iceberg:” The Hot Job Market Is Killing Cover Letters. The inability of today’s youth to express themselves in writing is partially a byproduct of school failings and partially the impact of smart phones and texting with abbreviations (e.g., LOL) and emojis 🙄. This combination has undermined the ability of youth to express their thoughts—and in the case of “cover letters”—their job qualifications and aspirations. There is only one chance to “make a first impression.” Covid discouraged the firm handshake, and the hot job market has further undermined that important first impression by encouraging less and less use of a thoughtful cover letter and resume use by job seekers. The outcome is that important indicators of probable job success or failure are missing, leading to rampant turnover (worsened by voluntary job switching).
OVERFLOWING EMAIL (& VOICEMAIL) INBOXES ARE FALLING PREY TO TEXT MESSAGES (AND OTHER BRIEF, GRAPHIC EXCHANGES--SNAPCHAT, INSTAGRAM, TWITTER). When we tried emailing college age veteran students about a mentoring program, responses were slow, few or none at all. Texting got a relatively faster reply, better even than a telephone call (telephone voice—remember actually hearing spoken words?). Zoom fatigue was epidemic at many schools and companies. The problem: long emails and voicemails with no meaningful “subject” or indication of whether the purpose was to ask a question, provide information or seek a decision (or CYA by cc:All).
Add the blizzard of Attachments, Political Campaigns, Junk Mail, Solicitations, Spam/Phishing, and Cartoons/Pictures and in-baskets become almost like electronic “waste baskets.” Solution: try making and enforcing “rules” for reducing email clutter and verbosity (and on overflowing voicemail boxes—restrict the message time allowed to seconds, not minutes—just enough time to leave a name, subject and return phone number.
"DRESS FOR SUCCESS” HAS DETERIORATED TO DRESS FOR COMFORT, AS CASUAL OR SLOPPILY AS POSSIBLE
A piece of good advice for all job seekers is the dress for one level of formality higher than you expect the prospective hiring company to use. Even on Zoom, when only the upper half of a person shows, a neat, pressed shirt or blouse makes an important impression. Caution: occasionally a person will stand and move about during a Zoom call. If the camera is on, be sure what you are wearing from the waist down is “appropriate.” IF very casual dress is the favored choice, it’s still wise for that to be “presentable” and not “sloppy!” Few things look worse than a wrinkled T-shirt or blouse with a badly stretched out or ill-fitting collar.
UNINTENDED OR UNEXPECTED CONSEQUENCES—THE “RIPPLE EFFECT” OF CHAOS, WARS, AND GLOBAL TURMOIL
While countless buildings in Ukraine are being destroyed by Putin’s violent invasion, other places are finding that a key part of concrete construction—steel reinforcement (rebar) is in short supply. Ukraine, Russia and neighboring places (like Turkey) are (or were) major steel producers. Not any more. Nearby ports are locked down or disrupted. Mills are shut down, or face demand disruption due to sanctions. Sanctions on Russia, China, North Korea and Iran have a ripple effect of driving buyers to seek alternative suppliers from other countries—who may be unprepared to respond. That goes for oil too.
President (Clueless) Joe Biden will find that the costs are climbing for his alternative, renewable energy sources.They will now cost much more and the mining, refining, fabrication and transportation of batteries and electronics, wind turbine blades, solar cells and again, rebar—and maybe concrete for reinforcing the bases to support huge wind turbines. Anti-dumping sanctions against China (on Solar equipment) is adversely impacting solar.
Supply chains are not likely to recover any time soondue to these sanction driven disruptions. There is very little cushion of inventory in the supply chains either. Ports are making progress but shortages and imbalances have been hard hit by transportation problems—both labor and equipment (like containers and truck chassis for to & from transport)
Cyber attacks, ransomware and simple network disruptions are impacting more places that are publicly reported. Prices of everything are up and will continue rising as labor shortages lead to wage increases, oil price increases lead to higher energy and fuel costs ($5.00/gal. gas & diesel) is just one item.
Climate Change, being blamed for everything, is a media-driven sensational-headline hoax. Yes, weather varies wildly and destroys things humans build in nature’s way…but weather and climate change are two very different things. Related but different. Read Steven Koonin’s fine book “Unsettled,” to learn the truth.(Or articles he’s written, including for the WSJ.)
FINALLY, A VERY INSIGHTFUL EDITORIAL FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
(Attached below is also the .pdf file of this editorial in case you want to share it via email or text.)
NO ONE KNOWS WITH ANY CERTAINTY WHAT THE FUTURE HGLDS IN STORE FOR US. ALL WE CAN DO IS DO OUR BEST TO FIND THE FACTS, THE TRUTH, AND PROCEED WITH CAUTION AND WISDOM,
BEST OF LUCK
JOHN
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OPINION | REVIEW & OUTLOOK from the WSJ
The President We Have
Biden needs new advisers and help from Congress to deter Russia and other escalating threats.
More or less the whole world—including his own advisers on background—has criticized President Biden for his latest gaffe in saying in his Warsaw speech on Saturday that Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power.” There’s no need to pile on. And someone should say that Mr. Biden’s unscripted remark did have the virtue of telling the truth that the problem in Russia won’t end even if Mr. Putin orders his troops out of Ukraine.
Mr. Biden’s remark, even after its repudiation on Sunday by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, may well make it harder to negotiate with Mr. Putin over Ukraine or anything else. And Mr. Biden’s habit of misstating his own policies—no fewer than three times during his European trip—is especially dangerous amid an international crisis.
Then again, the same critics who are lambasting Mr. Biden helped to hide his obviously fading capacities in the 2020 campaign. They circled the wagons around his Delaware basement because they thought he was the only Democrat who could defeat Donald Trump.
The reality is that we have to live with Mr. Biden for three more years as President. And please stop writing letters imploring us to demand that Mr. Biden resign. Do you really want Vice President Kamala Harris in the Oval Office? She was chosen as a bow to identity politics to unite the Democratic Party in the election campaign, not for her ability to fill the President’s shoes. In the last 14 months she has failed to demonstrate even the minimum knowledge or capacity for the job. We are fated to make the best of the President we have.
In that regard, Members of Congress of both parties will have to play a more assertive role, and the good news is that they have been doing so to good effect on Ukraine. Congress has stiffened Mr. Biden’s resolve on sanctions and military aid. The pattern is that the White House resists a tougher policy until it faces a defeat or difficult vote on Capitol Hill. Bipartisan coalitions of the willing will be even more important as the war continues, and threats from Iran, China and North Korea escalate.
As we’ve argued, Mr. Biden would also be wise to bring some high profile conservatives and Republicans into his Administration. In 1940, as the prospect of world war approached, FDR brought in experienced GOP internationalists Henry Stimson as Secretary of War and Frank Knox as Secretary of the Navy. They built credibility with the public and on Capitol Hill for the hard choices to come.
Harry Truman worked with GOP Sen. Arthur Vandenberg to build support for NATO at the dawn of the Cold War. Jimmy Carter at least had the hawkish Zbigniew Brzezinski as his national security adviser when the Soviets tried to exploit Mr. Carter’s weakness.
Mr. Blinken has shown impressive energy as Secretary of State, and he was right in advising Mr. Biden not to withdraw in toto from Afghanistan. But Mr. Biden desperately needs to diversify the advice he gets beyond the liberal internationalists who dominate his councils. Susan Rice, Ron Klain and Jake Sullivan have the Afghan failure on their resumes.
Better advice is needed because Mr. Biden is right that the Russia problem won’t go away as long as Mr. Putin sits in the Kremlin. This doesn’t mean open advocacy of regime change is wise. Russians will have to decide if Mr. Putin must go.
But Mr. Biden’s muscular assertions in the written text of his Warsaw speech need to be supported by more than rhetoric. The U.S. and the West need to urgently restore and strengthen the credibility of their military and diplomatic deterrents. More hawkish advisers would send a more determined signal to the world—and especially to adversaries.
The world is entering the most dangerous period since the Soviet Union collapsed, and perhaps since the 1930s. The Covid crisis obscured the trend, but the dangers have become obvious as adversaries have reacted to what they perceive to be the American decline, division and weakness at the root of the Afghanistan debacle. Mr. Biden needs to back up his Warsaw words with a defense buildup and far more diplomatic realism to confront the great risks ahead.
THE ENTERPRISE—WHAT'S THIS YEAR SHAPING UP TO BE LIKE—THE MOST COMMON QUESTION PEOPLE ASK.
IN A WORD: TURBULENT
Election years are always hard to predict. Throw in $5/gallon gas, 8% inflation and a Fed prediction of 6—yes—a half dozen interest rate hikes, and a year of turmoil.
INFLATION IS HERE TO STAY—YOUR MONEY HAS LESS BUYING POWER
I’ll try to identify the factors that will shape the year—or at least the first half of it. First, the government has NO wealth of its own. It only has what it collects from us in taxes, or gets from duties it levies on goods coming into the US—which also cost us more.
"Retail sales growth slowed in February.” No surprise as the $50 fill-up at the gas station and nearly 8% inflation cuts into disposable income. Then Putin’s brutal attack on Ukraine and its people leads the new everywhere. Anyone who sees a government led by Clueless, Bungling Biden, understands how dropping newly printed money from planes into peoples' homes will temporarily create spending growth. With nothing tangible of value behind that new money (but record levels of government debt) you have—voila’—inflation. Contrary to Clueless, Bungling Biden and his acolytes in government and media, this inflation is neither temporary nor can it be blamed on Putin. It’s the fault of Biden and his administration’s stupid policies. (A trick Biden learned from Obama—anytime you screw up—blame it on somebody else!)
When government spending climbs because it can, by taxing us and using our taxes to invest in even more, larger government boondoggles, our hard earned, invested money is crowded out of markets. Worse yet, like an illegal money laundering scheme, the government keeps part of it and we can only expect our government largesse (freebies) funded by part of it. Inflation hits us first in things we must buy—gas, food, shelter, clothing, medical needs and so forth.
When Putin starts his own private war to take back Ukraine from its independence, he creates still more inflation by spending money to destroy cities, buildings and possessions (and kill innocent people). By destroying productive facilities (and people) in Ukraine, he makes things even worse. So, learn to live with inflation…and it might go even higher before it goes down…as politicians try to force down inflation as a campaign promise.
LABOR—TRAINING PEOPLE HOW TO GET ALONG BY NOT WORKING—TAX THOSE WHO DO WORK, AND GIVE FREE MONEY & STUFF TO THOSE WHO DON’T (FLOODS OF “UNDOCUMENTEDS" TO TAKE JOBS — OR USE OUR WELFARE
Then act surprised that labor force participation drops and drops. Ignore border control and let in thousands more who can’t earn their way and pay zero taxes, or follow US laws, but expect to be taken care of. Worse yet, US companies fire their workers in downturns and let the government (funded by tax paying Americans) to pick up the tab, sometimes for more than a working wage would provide! Then getting people back to work—in jobs (when, or if business recovers), competing with illegal immigrants (at lower pay that Americans, is hard or impossible. Plus when they were allowed to work from home (“unsupervised”) during Covid, they learned how great freedom from work felt—and with no commute in traffic, using $5/gallon gas.
The best companies (and sports teams) try to get the best people (players) they can afford, and pay them well. With good leadership, the results are usually quite good. The opposite happens when marginally qualified, unmotivated people are hired at rock bottom pay. Companies fail and people are back on the government welfare wagon….Paid for by whom? By working tax payers, of course.
Final thought: Employee Retention is an Oxymoron these days. A regular job used to provide security for the worker and also for the employer, that help would be there when the business needed it. NOT ANY MORE!
What’s happened: Culture has changed to an ENTITLEMENT CULTURE; Education has changed to being more focused on WOKE, SOCIAL AND POLITICALLY CORRECT BEHAVIOR rather than skills that are employable and productive. Helicopter parents of Gen Z+ have provided such a laissez faire attitude that too many young people don’t realize that “work" means showing up, on time and willing to actually work!
Wages are climbing rapidly; work at home has become a perk with vague expectations of results, and being there when the zoom call is schedule—but no need to commute and pay high gas prices—and have a government subsidized electric or hybrid car). Some form of energy (who pays for that) must provide the charging stations with fuel. What is the motivation for this new culture to be more productive, to be more innovative (is it watching streaming TV or playing interactive video games? I’m hoping that the appeal of being part of a productive, collaborative, high energy team with strong leadership will still energize the best people to be the workers of the 2020’s.
LEADERSHIP, TURMOIL, INDECISION AND CONFLICT—WAR—OR THE PROSPECT OF MORE ARMED CONFLICTS
It’s clear that Putin is a strong leader in a ruthless, brutal way—to get what he wants at any cost—lives of innocents, destruction of cities, and whatever else he imagines. He’s not crazy per se. He just lacks the human values that most of the world wishes a leader would have. And, in this war—he never should have started—there’s no easy way out for him, to save face when it stalls except to grind Ukraine into blood, rubble and dust.
Feckless “old" Joe Biden is totally incapable of strong leadership in the face of such opposition. He’s slow to act, indecisive, “tone deaf” and easily goes off track—chasing some illusion planted by the radical left wing of his party. All good leaders depend on input from their followers, staff and constituents, but Biden’s counsel is flawed and failing. Worse yet, should his aged body and mind fail him further, his VP choice is even worse as a leader. The best outcome is to hope that Biden doesn’t screw up too many times, too badly, or fatally, and finishes his one term, then gives way to a whole new “regime,.”
There are many articles and columns written about Biden’ failings. Some of the best appear in the Wall Street Journal, including those by Kimberly Strassel, Gerald Seib and Peggy Noonan.
IF THIS ISN’T ENOUGH TO WORRY ABOUT, ADD CHINA (XI) NORTH KOREA (UN), AND IRAN (MULLAHS).
China wants Taiwan back, and control of the South China Sea (with all the sprawling “manufactured" islands claimed as Chinese territory). North Korea is led by an immature, murderous 3rd generation leader with hopelessly inflated self-esteem. He’s dangerously meteoric in his behaviors. Iran is a country whose leaders’ values and ideas are based on century old tribal and religious cultures and loyalties. There’s the whole next level: Hezbollah, the Taliban, remnants of al Qaeda & ISIS, and so many more. The most frightening thought after making this list is Clueless Bungling Biden (even understanding the threats) and his band of minions “translating" these threats into US policies and actions.
AFTER THIS LITANY OF WOES AND PROBLEMS, AMERICA, WITH ALL ITS DIVISIONS & CHALLENGES, IS STILL THE BEST COUNTRY ON EARTH—BY FAR. How do I know that? Apply the most basic test: That’s why so many people from so many places want to come here?
WHAT SHOULD WE DO TO MAKE 2022 & BEYOND THE BEST POSSIBLE? “United we stand, divided we fall.” contains the core answer. We must unify; elect new, better leaders to Congress, in our States and Cities and towns—and ignore the stupid, shallow media who only cares about ratings and sensationalism.
Re-read the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. FREE Copies are available on line. https://lp.hillsdale.edu/free-pocket-constitution/Then do the next right thing, over and over. You will know it when you see it. Finally, read what's on our money: In God We Trust… and then follow that. And pray for God’s help.
THE ENTERPRISE--A TURBULENT MONTH FULL OF EVENTS, LARGE AND SMALL, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
(click on the .pdf files embedded with the message—they include important info)
A GRIM SET OF SCENARIOS UNFOLDING…ALREADY TOO MUCH WRITTEN ABOUT THEM
A SUMMARY OF PUTIN’S RUSSIAN INVASION PLAN FOR UKRAINE—HE “WINS” (his opposition loses and dies)! He will kill anyone (innocents included) who stands in his way. Putin has replaced Stalin as the brutal, ruthless and murderous leader in Russia’s modern history. He is in absolute control and anyone who thinks they can negotiate anything with him is delusional. Those who continue the dialogues with him will get nowhere. There’s no valid argument or negotiation with a ruthless dictator.
This includes any actions (all too slow, too vague) or muddled statements by US President (Clueless, Bungling) Biden and his band of second-rate appointees. Putin understands one outcome—his devious, murderous way—learned in the KGB of old. The only way Putin can be stopped is if someone, some entity “stops him” before he unleashes ever more horrific (nuclear)? Weapons.
I’m hoping that God is watching, preparing for His own special form of retribution, out of love for Putin’s Ukrainian victims. Even the Russian people that Putin dominates by fear and brutality, are shocked and repulsed. The rest of the world can only take rapid action to help Ukraine and isolate Russia & Putin, shutting off money, energy and everything else — even when that punishes the Russian people who are not Putin’s willing accomplices, and Americans indirectly. Biden already limited US energy in spite of his feeble reassurances—his energy independence obstacles remain in place. CHINA’s XI IS WATCHING & WAITING TO EXECUTE HIS TAIWAN & SOUTH CHINA SEA TAKEOVER Taiwan has the buffers of American support but will have to watch for attacks by air and sea. IF Xi goes after Taiwan, and the South China Sea, the US will be entangled. The inept leadership of Bungling Biden and his cronies is not a pleasant prospect. North Korea’s Kim Jong Un is also watching from nearby, waiting to see how that failed country can develop or buy ICBMs and “ride on China’s coattails.” With Bungling Biden and his liberal masters at the helm, America is weaker that it’s ever been! HOW CAN THE US BE PREPARED, AND TO DO WHAT? Fast track the bulking up of our military forces, including rebuilding countless Naval vessels taken out of service. Upgrading the electronics alone, with maintenance of the vessels & weaponry (leaked to media) will send a signal—if only Bungling Biden will stay out of the way of US military leaders. Neither Putin nor Xi wants to engage the US militarily. They want to “provoke” the US into taking the first shots! Small US shows of resolve by military leaders, only in response to “incidents” of actual weapons use against the US, while bolstering its Defenses, might delay or stop Armageddon.
BIDEN BLUNDERS COST THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE’S LIVES & HOMES & AMERICAN’S (THE GLOBAL ECONOMIES
"President Volodymyr Zelensky pinned blame for Russia’s invasion into Ukraine on Democrat President Joe Biden’s refusal to enact sanctions against Russia before Russia launched the invasion. Zelensky told Senators that if the U.S. “had started sanctions months ago, there would not have been war.”Reuters noted just a few days before Russia invaded Ukraine that Biden was “refus[ing] to unleash sanctions on Russia” until Russia invaded, despite numerous officials, including Zelensky, saying that the sanctions could stop the invasion from happening. … “You tell me 100% that there will be war in a few days’ time. What are you waiting for?” Zelensky said before the invasion. “We will not need your sanctions after there is a bombardment, or after our state is shot at, or if we have no more borders, we do not have an economy, or parts of our state is occupied.”
FEW OF US REALIZE THE POLITICAL MACHINATIONS THAT INHIBIT DOING IMPORTANT THINGS
Steel Rebar, which is critical for concrete construction, is a global commodity with major sources in places like Turkey, which is impacted by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It’s out of sight and out of mind, until it's not available for concrete construction. Just as the LA port jam starts to clear up, sanctions aimed at Russia have secondary consequences whose ripples are yet to come.
EVEN COFFEE “TO GO” CUPS WITH LIDS In my book THE COMPLEXITY CRISIS was asked by an editor to describe how complexity of too many (backup) suppliers cause trouble. I chose "to-go cups and lids” as my example. If multiple suppliers provide (theoretically interchangeable) lids and cups, statistical variability happens. One supplier has cups a little larger (but still in spec), so it makes its lids to fit. Another supplier’s cups are slightly smaller (but still in spec), and its lids are made to fit. Start mixing them—as if they are truly interchangeable—and you’ll get lids that are either too tight (crushing the cup putting them on) or too loose (wearing your coffee instead of drinking it!). Message: order matching lids and cups from the same supplier so they fit right. Otherwise your error will be evident on your clothing. VOICEMAIL—A DYING MESSAGE FORMAT DUE TO MISUSE If you have finally realized how long it takes to listen to dozens of voicemails that go on and on, politely tell those who record them to stop filling your voicemail—or choose another messaging format. Voicemail boxes fill up, and the message waiting light keeps on blinking—but no one has enough time to listen. Finally, most voicemail systems let you choose how long (or short) you limit voicemails to be. Do it! People will adapt to leaving a subject/topic and a call back number before it cuts them off. Junk callers won’t leave messages. You’ll save time and stress. THE OLYMPICS ARE OVER—WHEW! Did you watch any of them? I watched 5 minutes of the opening ceremony parade. That’s all! I feel bad for the athletes who had to try to show their accomplishments under the Communist Chinese influences. I’m betting this Olympics sets the record for low ratings—as it should. The incredibly political USOC should have never awarded the games to Beijing (again) after holding them there just a few sessions back. CLIMATE CHANGE MEDIA MISINFORMATION & LIES CONTINUE Here’s the factual truth from THE leading authority (used to work for Obama & quit!) on the subject. His facts are so powerful, it’s worth reading his whole book “Unsettled” to get the totality of how badly media sensationalism and political meddling is misleading and lying constantly. Is the Climate Changing? Sure. It always has and always will. Are we flagrant humans causing it? Hardly at all. Only if we keep developing and building in places where that is totally foolish, will weather continue to tear down what was built inappropriately. (John Kerry—yes, he’s still out there trying to blame climate change for everything—and helping the awful Iran Deal stay alive. (FYI--Kerry has several family members in Iran, fueling his misguided efforts.)
The network is in disarray— unraveling from the inside out. This couldn’t happen to a more deserving group & company. Palace intrigue at the highest levels of gotcha journalism. And the crooked Coumo brothers knee deep in it! What goes around, comes around! Even CNN at its most scurrilous couldn’t invent this saga! The WSJ exposes it well.
PEGGY NOONAN’S WSJ COLUMN TELLS THIS BETTER THAN I CAN…SCHOOL BOARD REMOVAL IN SAN FRANCISCO
Summary: In the most liberal school district imaginable—San Francisco—the 3 School Board members were voted out with 70%+ votes to remove them. Even in “Pelosi’s liberal backyard” parents recognize wrong thinking about schools. READ IT—you’ll see the start of the revolution against the liberal, “Woke,” and mismanagement of important institutions:
Download San Francisco Schools the Left - WSJ BEST NEW SERIES ON TV & STREAMING: REACHER, ON NETFLIX Based on Lee Child’s books. At times violent, but far better than the two movies where Tom Cruise (at 5’8”, 150 lbs.) tried to play Jack Reacher, Child’s character who is 6’5” and 250 lbs. This 8 part first season starts with Child’s first book, and there will be additional seasons (I think and I hope.) Best, JOHN ============================= BONUS Feature
The ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER This one is a little updated...Two Different Versions ... Two Different Morals
OLD VERSION
The ant works h
ard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter.
The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away. Come winter, the ant is warm and well fed. The grasshopper has no food or shelter, so he dies out in the cold.
MORAL OF THE OLD STORY: Be responsible for yourself!
MODERN VERSION
The ant works hard in the withering heat and the rain all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dancesand plays the summer away. Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while he is cold and starving. CBS, NBC, PBS, CNN, and ABC show up to provide pictures of the shivering grasshopper next to a video of the ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with food. America is stunned by the sharp contrast. How can this be, that in a country of such wealth, this poor grasshopper is allowed to suffer so? Kermit the Frog appears on Oprah with the grasshopper and everybody cries when they sing, 'It's Not Easy Being Green'
Occupy the Anthill stages a demonstration in front of the ant's house where the news stations film the Black Lives Matter group singing, We shall overcome. Then Reverend Al Sharpton has the group kneel down to pray for the grasshopper while he damns the ants. He later appears on MSNBC to complain that rich people do not care. Former President Obama condemns the ant and blames Donald Trump, President Bush 43, President Bush 41, President Reagan, Christopher Columbus, and the Pope for the grasshopper's plight. Nancy Pelosi & Chuck Schumer exclaim in an interview on "The View,"that the ant has gotten rich off the back of the grasshopper, and both call for an immediate tax hike on the ant to make him pay his fair share.
Finally, the EEOC drafts the Economic Equity & Anti-Grasshopper Act retroactive to the beginning of the summer. The ant is fined for failing to hire a proportionate number of green bugs and, having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, his home is confiscated by the Government Green Czar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and given to the grasshopper.
The story ends as we see the grasshopper and his free-loading friends finishing up the last bits of the ant's food while the government house he is in, which, as you recall, just happens to bethe ant's old house crumbles around them because the grasshopper doesn't maintain it. The ant has disappeared in the snow, never to be seen again. The grasshopper is found dead in a drug related incident, and the house, now abandoned, is taken over by a gang of spiders who terrorize the ramshackle, once prosperous and peaceful, neighborhood. The entire Nation collapses bringing the rest of the free world with it.
MORAL OF THIS STORY: Be careful how you vote in 2022....
I've sent this to you because I believe that you are an ant not a grasshopper! Make sure that you pass this on to other ants.
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