William Simons

Retired 777 guy. Former C-141 driver. Granddad, UGA DAWG Alumni, Parrothead, pontoon boat captain and traveler. Trying to grow and save a little bit of money!

[Mike Netter @nettermike]

This article was written by a 26 yr old college student by the name of Alyssa Ahlgren, who's in grad school for her MBA. What a GREAT perspecitve..👍🏽

My Generation Is Blind to the Prosperity Around Us!
I'm sitting in a small coffee shop near Nokomis (Florida) trying to think of what to write about. I scroll through my newsfeed on my phone looking at the latest headlines of presidential candidates calling for policies to "fix" the so-called injustices of capitalism. I put my phone down and continue to look around.

I see people talking freely, working on their MacBook's, ordering food they get in an instant, seeing cars go by outside, and it dawned on me. We live in the most privileged time in the most prosperous nation and we've become completely blind to it.

Vehicles, food, technology, freedom to associate with whom we choose.These things are so ingrained in our American way of life we don't give them a second thought.

We are so well off here in the United States that our poverty line begins 31 times above the global average. Thirty One Times!!!

Virtually no one in the United States is considered poor by global standards. Yet, in a time where we can order a product off Amazon with one click and have it at our doorstep the next day, we are unappreciative, unsatisfied, and ungrateful. ??

Our unappreciation is evident as the popularity of socialist policies among my generation continues to grow. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently said to Newsweek talking about the millennial generation, "An entire generation, which is now becoming one of the largest electorates in America, came of age and never saw American prosperity."

Never saw American prosperity! Let that sink in.

When I first read that statement, I thought to myself, that was quite literally the most entitled and factually illiterate thing I've ever heard in my 26 years on this earth. Many young people agree with her, which is entirely misguided.

My generation is being indoctrinated by a mainstream narrative to actually believe we have never seen prosperity. I know this first hand, I went to college, let's just say I didn't have the popular opinion, but I digress.

Why then, with all of the overwhelming evidence around us, evidence that I can even see sitting at a coffee shop, do we not view this as prosperity? We have people who are dying to get into our country.

People around the world destitute and truly impoverished. Yet, we have a young generation convinced they've never seen prosperity, and as a result, we elect some politicians who are dead set on taking steps towards abolishing capitalism.

Why? The answer is this,?? my generation has only seen prosperity. We have no contrast. We didn't live in the great depression, or live through two world wars, the Korean War, The Vietnam War or we didn't see the rise and fall of socialism and communism.

We don't know what it's like to live without the internet, without cars, without smartphones. We don't have a lack of prosperity problem. We have an entitlement problem, an ungratefulness problem, and it's spreading like a plague."

[William Simons @William_Simons3]

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Thanks!

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@1ChartMaster Good morning!
And thanks for another great post!

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[William Simons @William_Simons3]

@SRxTrades Thank you for sharing this!

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@1ChartMaster And we appreciate you sharing it with us!😉

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@RichardMoglen @Deepvue Thank you for sharing this!

[William Simons @William_Simons3]

@1ChartMaster Ok!
I will!😋😉

[William Simons @William_Simons3]

@mwebster1971 @801010athlete What a great story!
Thanks for sharing it!

[William Simons @William_Simons3]

@TheProfInvestor One of the best posts I’ve ever seen!
Thank you!

[Victor Marx @victormarx]

Captain Brad Geary stands among the quiet professionals who carried the heaviest burdens in the shadows. As a leader within SEAL Team Six, he operated at the highest level of special operations where precision, discipline, and courage are demanded every single day.
He led from the front in the world's most dangerous environments, making life-and-death decisions under pressure most men will never know. His reputation was built on action, calm in chaos, relentless in pursuit, and unwavering in loyalty to his team and mission.
Now retired from active duty, the title may have changed but the man hasn't. The same warrior spirit, integrity, and brotherhood still define him.
Brad Geary represents the warrior ethos at its finest: humility over recognition, mission over self, and brotherhood above all.
He's not just a warrior I respect, he's a friend, and a brother. And I'm truly humbled by his endorsement. @jeffhunt @bradleydgeary @Michael_Yon @MichaelDBrown

[William Simons @William_Simons3]

@MartyChargin I will not be shaken out!
I will not be shaken out!
I will not be shaken out!😋😉

[William Simons @William_Simons3]

@DouglasKaliher Thank you for sharing your photos.
They bring back many fond memories!!