Happy Birthday America... July 4th - great day for freedom

[travelerjim]

Happy Birthday America....

Thank you to all our Veterans who have served and sacrificed to keep our Nation Free



Tj

[fountainhall]

Yes, a Happy Independence Day to all Americans!

Yet to suggest it's a great day for freedom is, sorry to say it, untrue. Great for the rich, no doubt. With 45 million of the population of the richest nation on earth living in poverty, over 40 million receiving food stamps, with up to 100,000 living in modern-day slavery, where there is a gun on the streets for just about every single man, woman and child, where obesity rates are higher than almost any other country, where the country is rated as low as 33 in personal safety and security (London's Legatum Index), where killings in Chicago saw a 58% increase between 2015 and 2016 to 762, where according to the Human Freedom Index the USA fell from #16 in 2008 to #23 in 2016 . . .

Enjoy the holiday!

[travelerjim]

Fh...

This is a special day for America. July 4th
I am proud of our Nation and it's traditions.

Thankful for the sacrifice and service of many which have fought for our freedoms and yours too.

Tj