Go find a better country!

I love this country. I love God and Jesus too. I love the laws that are fair and balanced in which this country I live. I believe we have the best system of government anywhere on the planet.

That last sentence came up in a question at St. John's University as I was explaining what I do for a living. One student said, "isn't the US government corrupt and over spends way too much?" Well... that's a loaded question. How do I answer these Pharisees as they attempted to corner me verbally?

I answered. Yes. The US Government has corruption. Yes. The US Government overspends in areas. HOWEVER (I love that word), I told these students that our government may be spending too much money and have corruption but other countries on this green patch of earth can not even function without terror, intimidation, corruption, murder, bribery, extortion, black-mail, etc. So, I said to them, I challenge you to find a country which has a better plan, a better constitution, a better system of government... go there. Go there happily. The US will not stop you. The US will not shoot you at the border for trying to sneak across into Canada or Mexico. You do not need to feel a compulsion to come back. And that is the beauty of the USA. You have freedoms where you can live without fear or intimidation with regard to race, religion, or political affiliation.

Half of the class I was speaking to had their jaws hit the desk. About a quarter were nodding their heads and the rest were, I hope, silent partners. I was happy to shock them into a little bit of reality.

They live in the best country in the world, with the best government in the world. I've played with the idea of moving to another country. But that's as far as I went. I'm never going to call any other country my home. Oh, I'm sure to visit some prior to me departing this world. But I'm not going to stay long enough to start paying income tax.