Sun Journal Letter to the Editor: Happiness, by Edwin Vargas

July 3, 2011

As American’s look at another Fourth of July we see a country that is more divided than unified. Our Founding Fathers would scream over the direction America is heading toward. “Life, liberty and pursuit of happiness” comes to mind when I think of Independence Day. Especially the pursuit of happiness. Pursuit of happiness is not having our government doing everything for you. Our culture in this society is mirrored into entitlement-socialist agenda. Just look at the past few years since we have changed presidents.

Unless we change direction of an entitlement, cultural work ethic mind set, we are headed for an America that we will not be proud of. Our elected officials must change course in the near future. If no change is done, our government will control what you eat, drink, drive and wear. Period.

The Democrats are running out of ideas to help, save and improve this country for everyone.

We the people voted for a president and assumed his words were true. Our president has wasted the first part of his presidency on government-run health care and neglected to curtail and stop wars to bring true building of America to America. Now that the pressure is on to better the economy, another idea has come up – more economic stimulus for job creation. Why don’t we remove regulation on small businesses which create 70 percent of the jobs in this country, not the federal government? Why don’t we just say enough of two wars and other conflicts that are not truly of national interest? Our interest is to move this country from a government control mentality to an individual control mindset.

Our republic will not stand on mountains of debt, red ink and ownership by foreign investors who can have a say on the direction of this great country.

As you take time from your busy getaway vacation during the Fourth of July please take the time to look at our nation as a pursuit of free happiness, not a controlling government whose every move is at their control. We are a great nation founded on the Constitution, which is being shredded as we speak by our so-called elected officials. We as a nation must stand up make our elected officials know that the direction of this great land is a course for disaster. God bless America, my home sweet home.

Edwin Vargas, New Bern

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