Imagine this scenario: You walk into your kitchen on a hot, muggy summer day for a midday snack. You fix yourself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, a common and traditional All-American treat. You open the refrigerator and pour yourself a nice, cold glass of milk.

As you sit down at the table, you are in great anticipation to partake in this delicious snack. As you put the glass of milk to your quivering lips, you suddenly portray a look of disgust and dissatisfaction. The milk is spoiled. It’s been in the refrigerator without use for far too long. You groan in disbelief as you become victim to the sour taste of milk gone bad.

We were once taught that America was the place of opportunity and achievement. We believed in the concept that you can be anything that you desire to be and that America was a beacon of hope for those who dreamed of success. But for those who are looking up to America as a symbolism of hope and prosperity will quickly find that America is simply unrecognizable, and like sour milk, leaves a bitter taste in many people’s mouths.

We may not be able to address our current debt ceiling woes, but we can at least put them to a good beat.

We were born rich. Nevermind whether your father was a banker, a welder, or a drunk; if you took your first breath in the Western world after Hitler’s death, you are one of the most fortunate humans who has ever lived.

People don’t starve to death in the developed world. That reality tends to be greeted with either denial or a yawn, but it is an unprecedented human achievement. Even in the developing world, the emerging new health problem is obesity. If progress means achieving better problems than this is progress.

But the trouble with wealth is it produces rich-kids. They are prone to be narcissistic, irresponsible, and unaware of the reality of their surroundings. In short, many rich kids fail to understand that they are rich, know why, or recognize what is required to keep the ball rolling. They risk losing it all.

“When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.” – Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States.  In the time and age of economic peril, we have seen many people lose hope, faith and trust. Many Americans have seen their investments and their financial security [...]