by Nomad
In free countries, it is natural to complain about how the nation is being run. The public must hold high standards when it comes to the kind of government it expects. However, that shouldn't mean being blind when things are done properly. It should not mean refusing to give credit when it is due.
Not long ago I saw this newspaper clipping (on the left) and it started me thinking about the negative attitude of so many Americans.
"The hardest arithmetic to master," said Eric Hoffer, "is that which enables us to count our blessings."
When you listen to people talking you start to wonder how this nation became such a collection of complainers and pampered brats.
A recent poll by USA Today/Pew Research Center shows Americans say the biggest problem facing the country today is the state of the economy. And yet, so many Americans still seem ungrateful even as things have begun looking brighter on that front.
After some somewhat less than sterling numbers at the beginning of the year, analysts saw the U.S. labor market "snap back from another brutal winter with a return to healthy job growth." Last month, initial claims for unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level in 15 years.
