I've seen how local action shapes global outcomes. Community membership organizations like @Rotary helped establish the @UN in 1945, and show how much stronger the world is when citizens and governments work together. My latest op-ed: https://t.co/QMoe3NTeF7 #UN80#Rotary
A Chinese doctor moved to the U.S. and couldn't find a job at a hospital. So he opened a small clinic and put up a bold sign that read:
“Cure for $20 — If you’re not cured, get $100 back!”
One day, a clever American lawyer saw the sign. “This looks like a scam,” he thought, “but maybe I can make a quick $100!” He walked in, feeling confident.
Lawyer: “Doctor, I’ve lost my sense of taste.”
Doctor: “Nurse, Box 22 — three drops in his mouth.”
Lawyer: “Ugh! That’s kerosene!”
Doctor: “Perfect! Your taste is back. That’ll be $20.”
A few days later, the lawyer came back.
Lawyer: “Doctor, I’ve lost my memory. I can’t remember anything.”
Doctor: “Nurse, Box 22 — three drops.”
Lawyer: “Wait! That’s kerosene again!”
Doctor: “Wonderful! Your memory is restored. That’s $20.”
Still determined, the lawyer tried one last time.
Lawyer: “Doctor, my eyesight is failing. I can’t see a thing!”
Doctor: “Ah, sorry — no cure for that. Here’s your $100.”
The doctor handed him… $20.
Lawyer (squinting): “Hey, wait a minute — this is only $20!”
Doctor: “Fantastic! Your eyesight is back. That’ll be $20.”
Biden was wrong to subsidize the private sector with the Chips Act using our tax dollars. The counter to Biden is not to lean in and have govt own part of Intel. This will only lead to more government subsidies and less productivity. Intel will become a test case of what not to do.
Our debt has now risen to an unacceptable $37 trillion dollars. To add insult to injury, we will spend $1 trillion on interest this year alone. Interest is now the second largest expense in the U.S. budget, surpassing defense and Medicare spending. Republicans are supposed to be the Conservative Party. Our kids and grandkids aren’t buying it.
When you have to vote for a bad bill like the voucher scam, that you oppose, that will hurt children, because your party bullies you to do so, we have a pastoral suggestion:
Get another party.
Yours has lost their moral bearing.
#txlege