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A modest proposal to save America

By Carter LecrawLast week my wife, son and I were sitting in the living room talking about our family finances. For some reason I remarked that our savings would not matter if we had no country. Maybe that sparked another thought: "If there is no America, we have no investments".In other words, if America goes away our investments become meaningless and devoid of any real value (even if they retain some financial value). If that be the case why not, therefore, use our investments, while they still have some value and meaning, to help America? If we save one, we may save both.Certainly, the founding fathers thought this as they added the final line to the Declaration of Independence pledging their "fortunes" along with their "lives and sacred honor".America is in serious trouble. The signs are plentiful, whether it be terrorist bombers, exploding national debt, factions who want to rewrite the Biblical moral code ingrained in our laws and culture, or the wars raging inside each individu...

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