Dixie - In Memoriam
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As many of you might know, I am not employed. I have a nice little nest-egg of investment, which provides me with an annuity which I live on. Most of this is foreign investment in various securities and bonds, and the amounts I receive are subject to relatively low taxation from the IRS. Last year, I paid less taxes than the average American earning $40k. I can afford to live a much wealthier lifestyle, but I am very modest and actually prefer living a modest lifestyle. I live in a modest older house, more like a cabin, and drive an older car. I have no debt, my kids are all through college now, and my expenses for living are modestly low. I like it this way, because I don't have to worry much about tax rates or the economy, or jobs or housing, or anything else, really.
Now, I am a conservative, always have been and always will be. I believe in conservative government, low taxes, more freedom, etc. However, with the 2012 election in the rear-view, I have made some important decisions. Since the candy store doors are wide open, and we seem to be in a phase where most Americans think government should pay for and provide everything for me, I am planning on taking advantage of as much as I possibly can in the coming years.
Because of my Native American heritage, I am qualified for several federal programs specifically designed to benefit my people. I've never applied for any of them before, but I will begin doing so in 2013. In fact, I have already started. My first objective will be to go back to college and earn my masters degree in psychology. It's something I declined to do back when I was in college, because I didn't think I would ever use it, so why bother? Well, if it's not going to cost me anything, and the government is going to pay for it, why not?
I also own a parcel of property in rural Alabama, which has belonged to my family for years. On this property, is an old family cemetery, where I have several relatives resting in peace. Now, come to find out, since they are also Native American, this property qualifies for federal funding as a protected national historic site. The government will pay for all kinds of improvements to the property, including paved roads, running water, electrification, etc. I have always wanted to build a hunting lodge out there, because it sits right next to a parcel which is the best deer hunting land in Alabama. I think I have it figured out so that I can build my hunting lodge and have the government cover the main costs. I am also checking into the prospects of opening a casino on the property, it's really in the middle of nowhere, but hey... so is Tunica.
For the past few years, I have been getting a quarterly dividend check from the Choctaw casinos in Alabama and Mississippi, and I think, Louisiana. But my mother recently moved back to North Carolina, where she is from originally, and since she now has a permanent residence, she is my natural mother, and I am her Native American son, according to the current government legislation, I am now legally qualified to receive dividends from the Cherokee casinos in Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina. So I will now be doubling my quarterly dividend check, thanks to what I am sure was some brilliant piece of 'liberal' legislation enabling me to do so.
Needless to say, my health care will be completely covered under Obamacare. I have a ton of stuff I need to have done there. I've had a pinched nerve in my back for years, and just haven't ever gone to fix it. But now, if government is going to foot the bill, why not? Hey, I am a Native American, dammit! I deserve it! I shouldn't have to live in pain!
It's an amazing thing I have discovered here, that I can qualify for so much free stuff from the government, and all I have to do is apply... and maybe complain. I've never really explored these opportunities before because I never felt as if I needed help. I've always been proud of my resourcefulness and ability to take care of myself and my family, but my kids are raised, an I am divorced, and have gotten older. Besides, we now live in a culture where it is cool to be the victim and needy, fighting against the mean old corrupt capitalist rich guy, who got there on the backs of the poor. And truth be told, there is no telling where my Cherokee and Choctaw families would be right now, if the government hadn't taken all our land and resources away from us. I might be an Indian Donald Trump or something?
Now, I am a conservative, always have been and always will be. I believe in conservative government, low taxes, more freedom, etc. However, with the 2012 election in the rear-view, I have made some important decisions. Since the candy store doors are wide open, and we seem to be in a phase where most Americans think government should pay for and provide everything for me, I am planning on taking advantage of as much as I possibly can in the coming years.
Because of my Native American heritage, I am qualified for several federal programs specifically designed to benefit my people. I've never applied for any of them before, but I will begin doing so in 2013. In fact, I have already started. My first objective will be to go back to college and earn my masters degree in psychology. It's something I declined to do back when I was in college, because I didn't think I would ever use it, so why bother? Well, if it's not going to cost me anything, and the government is going to pay for it, why not?
I also own a parcel of property in rural Alabama, which has belonged to my family for years. On this property, is an old family cemetery, where I have several relatives resting in peace. Now, come to find out, since they are also Native American, this property qualifies for federal funding as a protected national historic site. The government will pay for all kinds of improvements to the property, including paved roads, running water, electrification, etc. I have always wanted to build a hunting lodge out there, because it sits right next to a parcel which is the best deer hunting land in Alabama. I think I have it figured out so that I can build my hunting lodge and have the government cover the main costs. I am also checking into the prospects of opening a casino on the property, it's really in the middle of nowhere, but hey... so is Tunica.
For the past few years, I have been getting a quarterly dividend check from the Choctaw casinos in Alabama and Mississippi, and I think, Louisiana. But my mother recently moved back to North Carolina, where she is from originally, and since she now has a permanent residence, she is my natural mother, and I am her Native American son, according to the current government legislation, I am now legally qualified to receive dividends from the Cherokee casinos in Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina. So I will now be doubling my quarterly dividend check, thanks to what I am sure was some brilliant piece of 'liberal' legislation enabling me to do so.
Needless to say, my health care will be completely covered under Obamacare. I have a ton of stuff I need to have done there. I've had a pinched nerve in my back for years, and just haven't ever gone to fix it. But now, if government is going to foot the bill, why not? Hey, I am a Native American, dammit! I deserve it! I shouldn't have to live in pain!
It's an amazing thing I have discovered here, that I can qualify for so much free stuff from the government, and all I have to do is apply... and maybe complain. I've never really explored these opportunities before because I never felt as if I needed help. I've always been proud of my resourcefulness and ability to take care of myself and my family, but my kids are raised, an I am divorced, and have gotten older. Besides, we now live in a culture where it is cool to be the victim and needy, fighting against the mean old corrupt capitalist rich guy, who got there on the backs of the poor. And truth be told, there is no telling where my Cherokee and Choctaw families would be right now, if the government hadn't taken all our land and resources away from us. I might be an Indian Donald Trump or something?
