The Conservative Ant & the Liberal Grasshopper: In the ancient fable, the ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and saving supplies for the winter.

Steve700

In the ancient fable, the ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and saving supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away (as so many of us would want to). Of course, come winter, the ant is warm and well fed. The grasshopper has no food or shelter, so he dies out in the cold. The ending of the version which I was read as a child has two sayings at the end: Idleness brings want, and To work today is to eat tomorrow.

In the modern version, the ant works hard in the withering heat and the rain all summer long, building his house and preparing for the winter. He works hard, pays 50% in taxes to the government and spends ample time complying with government regulations as he prepares supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away.

Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while he is cold and starving. The liberal media lines up and supports protests against the rich ant as they run ad naseum supporting stories of the shivering grasshopper.

The grasshopper hosts regular press conferences and shocks Americans with the sharp contrast. Kermit the Frog appears on Oprah with the grasshopper and everybody cries when they sing, Its Not Easy Being Green. Occupy Wall Street stages a demonstration in front of the ants house where the news stations film the group ranting and raving against the 1%. Harry Reid stands up and calls the ant un-American.

The liberal Democrats blame President Bush, President Reagan, and others for the maligned grasshoppers plight. There are countless petitions and wall-to-wall media coverage about how the ant has gotten rich off the back of the grasshopper, and both call for an immediate tax hike on the ant to make him pay his fair share.

The ant is fined for failing to hire a proportionate number of green bugs. The story ends as we see the grasshopper and his friends finishing up the last bits of the ants food in a bid for equality.

In a country where today people like Lloyd Blankfein and Sheldon Adelson are demonized, one wonders if America is on a path for a better tomorrow. Lloyd Blankfein is the chairman of Goldman Sachs who was raised in housing projects in the Bronx his father was a clerk with the U.S. Postal Service (after he lost his job driving a bakery truck), and his mom was a receptionist. As a boy, he worked as a concession vendor at Yankee Stadium. Blankfein attended Harvard University on scholarship and had to work in the cafeteria to pay bills. The man is demonized due to his success and it is vastly unfair.

Sheldon Adelson was born into a poor immigrant family, the son of a Boston cab driver and today is the worlds 14th wealthiest man with a net worth approaching $25 billion dollars. He is ideological, driven and focused and lives by the principles his father instilled in him: honesty and integrity. Yet, people like Adelson are demonized.

Success takes sacrifice and rather than taking from the uber-successful, one should learn from and seek to emulate the uber-successful. It takes sacrifice and is not done easily Making money and being successful is something to aspire to not to take from them.

Modern version of an Asops Fable; From David Harowitz Front Page Magazine

Mom8052 Loc: Lost in the mountains of New Mexico

Steve700 wrote:

In the ancient fable, the ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and saving supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away (as so many of us would want to). Of course, come winter, the ant is warm and well fed. The grasshopper has no food or shelter, so he dies out in the cold. The ending of the version which I was read as a child has two sayings at the end: Idleness brings want, and To work today is to eat tomorrow.

In the modern version, the ant works hard in the withering heat and the rain all summer long, building his house and preparing for the winter. He works hard, pays 50% in taxes to the government and spends ample time complying with government regulations as he prepares supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away.

Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while he is cold and starving. The liberal media lines up and supports protests against the rich ant as they run ad naseum supporting stories of the shivering grasshopper.

The grasshopper hosts regular press conferences and shocks Americans with the sharp contrast. Kermit the Frog appears on Oprah with the grasshopper and everybody cries when they sing, Its Not Easy Being Green. Occupy Wall Street stages a demonstration in front of the ants house where the news stations film the group ranting and raving against the 1%. Harry Reid stands up and calls the ant un-American.

The liberal Democrats blame President Bush, President Reagan, and others for the maligned grasshoppers plight. There are countless petitions and wall-to-wall media coverage about how the ant has gotten rich off the back of the grasshopper, and both call for an immediate tax hike on the ant to make him pay his fair share.

The ant is fined for failing to hire a proportionate number of green bugs. The story ends as we see the grasshopper and his friends finishing up the last bits of the ants food in a bid for equality.

In a country where today people like Lloyd Blankfein and Sheldon Adelson are demonized, one wonders if America is on a path for a better tomorrow. Lloyd Blankfein is the chairman of Goldman Sachs who was raised in housing projects in the Bronx his father was a clerk with the U.S. Postal Service (after he lost his job driving a bakery truck), and his mom was a receptionist. As a boy, he worked as a concession vendor at Yankee Stadium. Blankfein attended Harvard University on scholarship and had to work in the cafeteria to pay bills. The man is demonized due to his success and it is vastly unfair.

Sheldon Adelson was born into a poor immigrant family, the son of a Boston cab driver and today is the worlds 14th wealthiest man with a net worth approaching $25 billion dollars. He is ideological, driven and focused and lives by the principles his father instilled in him: honesty and integrity. Yet, people like Adelson are demonized.

Success takes sacrifice and rather than taking from the uber-successful, one should learn from and seek to emulate the uber-successful. It takes sacrifice and is not done easily Making money and being successful is something to aspire to not to take from them.

Modern version of an Asops Fable; From David Harowitz Front Page Magazine

In the ancient fable, the ant works hard in the wi... (show quote)

Food for thought. Very good.

nancyjess

this is wonderful thank you... it is perfect example of what is going on today... i wish i could email it to all my friends.
but it won't let me do you know a way i can email this ?

Paul Andy

Steve700 wrote:

In the ancient fable, the ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and saving supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away (as so many of us would want to). Of course, come winter, the ant is warm and well fed. The grasshopper has no food or shelter, so he dies out in the cold. The ending of the version which I was read as a child has two sayings at the end: Idleness brings want, and To work today is to eat tomorrow.

In the modern version, the ant works hard in the withering heat and the rain all summer long, building his house and preparing for the winter. He works hard, pays 50% in taxes to the government and spends ample time complying with government regulations as he prepares supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away.

Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while he is cold and starving. The liberal media lines up and supports protests against the rich ant as they run ad naseum supporting stories of the shivering grasshopper.

The grasshopper hosts regular press conferences and shocks Americans with the sharp contrast. Kermit the Frog appears on Oprah with the grasshopper and everybody cries when they sing, Its Not Easy Being Green. Occupy Wall Street stages a demonstration in front of the ants house where the news stations film the group ranting and raving against the 1%. Harry Reid stands up and calls the ant un-American.

The liberal Democrats blame President Bush, President Reagan, and others for the maligned grasshoppers plight. There are countless petitions and wall-to-wall media coverage about how the ant has gotten rich off the back of the grasshopper, and both call for an immediate tax hike on the ant to make him pay his fair share.

The ant is fined for failing to hire a proportionate number of green bugs. The story ends as we see the grasshopper and his friends finishing up the last bits of the ants food in a bid for equality.

In a country where today people like Lloyd Blankfein and Sheldon Adelson are demonized, one wonders if America is on a path for a better tomorrow. Lloyd Blankfein is the chairman of Goldman Sachs who was raised in housing projects in the Bronx his father was a clerk with the U.S. Postal Service (after he lost his job driving a bakery truck), and his mom was a receptionist. As a boy, he worked as a concession vendor at Yankee Stadium. Blankfein attended Harvard University on scholarship and had to work in the cafeteria to pay bills. The man is demonized due to his success and it is vastly unfair.

Sheldon Adelson was born into a poor immigrant family, the son of a Boston cab driver and today is the worlds 14th wealthiest man with a net worth approaching $25 billion dollars. He is ideological, driven and focused and lives by the principles his father instilled in him: honesty and integrity. Yet, people like Adelson are demonized.

Success takes sacrifice and rather than taking from the uber-successful, one should learn from and seek to emulate the uber-successful. It takes sacrifice and is not done easily Making money and being successful is something to aspire to not to take from them.

Modern version of an Asops Fable; From David Harowitz Front Page Magazine

In the ancient fable, the ant works hard in the wi... (show quote)

PRIMO!!! Only thing I want to know is: Why are-n't there more grasshoppers like us around, these days?
:mrgreen:

Mom8052 Loc: Lost in the mountains of New Mexico

Paul Andy wrote:

PRIMO!!! Only thing I want to know is: Why are-n't there more grasshoppers like us around, these days?
:mrgreen:

Heck, there are way more grasshoppers than ants these days.

no propaganda please Loc: moon orbiting the third rock from the sun

Paul Andy wrote:

PRIMO!!! Only thing I want to know is: Why are-n't there more grasshoppers like us around, these days?
:mrgreen:

thank you, I would prefer more ants, but the grasshoppers have eaten all our food.

Why in God's name would you brag about being a grasshopper, a looter and thief of other people's hard work? I would be ashamed to admit I was a leach.

MarvinSussman

Steve700 wrote:

In the ancient fable, the ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and saving supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away (as so many of us would want to). Of course, come winter, the ant is warm and well fed. The grasshopper has no food or shelter, so he dies out in the cold. The ending of the version which I was read as a child has two sayings at the end: Idleness brings want, and To work today is to eat tomorrow.

In the modern version, the ant works hard in the withering heat and the rain all summer long, building his house and preparing for the winter. He works hard, pays 50% in taxes to the government and spends ample time complying with government regulations as he prepares supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away.

Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while he is cold and starving. The liberal media lines up and supports protests against the rich ant as they run ad naseum supporting stories of the shivering grasshopper.

The grasshopper hosts regular press conferences and shocks Americans with the sharp contrast. Kermit the Frog appears on Oprah with the grasshopper and everybody cries when they sing, Its Not Easy Being Green. Occupy Wall Street stages a demonstration in front of the ants house where the news stations film the group ranting and raving against the 1%. Harry Reid stands up and calls the ant un-American.

The liberal Democrats blame President Bush, President Reagan, and others for the maligned grasshoppers plight. There are countless petitions and wall-to-wall media coverage about how the ant has gotten rich off the back of the grasshopper, and both call for an immediate tax hike on the ant to make him pay his fair share.

The ant is fined for failing to hire a proportionate number of green bugs. The story ends as we see the grasshopper and his friends finishing up the last bits of the ants food in a bid for equality.

In a country where today people like Lloyd Blankfein and Sheldon Adelson are demonized, one wonders if America is on a path for a better tomorrow. Lloyd Blankfein is the chairman of Goldman Sachs who was raised in housing projects in the Bronx his father was a clerk with the U.S. Postal Service (after he lost his job driving a bakery truck), and his mom was a receptionist. As a boy, he worked as a concession vendor at Yankee Stadium. Blankfein attended Harvard University on scholarship and had to work in the cafeteria to pay bills. The man is demonized due to his success and it is vastly unfair.

Sheldon Adelson was born into a poor immigrant family, the son of a Boston cab driver and today is the worlds 14th wealthiest man with a net worth approaching $25 billion dollars. He is ideological, driven and focused and lives by the principles his father instilled in him: honesty and integrity. Yet, people like Adelson are demonized.

Success takes sacrifice and rather than taking from the uber-successful, one should learn from and seek to emulate the uber-successful. It takes sacrifice and is not done easily Making money and being successful is something to aspire to not to take from them.

Modern version of an Asops Fable; From David Harowitz Front Page Magazine

In the ancient fable, the ant works hard in the wi... (show quote)

REAGANS TRICKLE-DOWN THEORY DEMOLISHED: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zsXUDQXKuQ

Paul Andy

no propaganda please wrote:

thank you, I would prefer more ants, but the grasshoppers have eaten all our food.

Why in God's name would you brag about being a grasshopper, a looter and thief of other people's hard work? I would be ashamed to admit I was a leach.

You know, the DARNDEST PART is, I really MEANT to say, "Why are-n't there more of us ANTS around these days?" Is it safe to say that I'm having an "off" kind of day? :XD: :XD:

no propaganda please Loc: moon orbiting the third rock from the sun

Paul Andy wrote:

You know, the DARNDEST PART is, I really MEANT to say, "Why are-n't there more of us ANTS around these days?" Is it safe to say that I'm having an "off" kind of day? :XD: :XD:

I had a feeling, from your previous posts that is what you meant to say. Now it is officially corrected GOOD!

Mom8052 Loc: Lost in the mountains of New Mexico

MarvinSussman wrote:

REAGANS TRICKLE-DOWN THEORY DEMOLISHED: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zsXUDQXKuQ

Yes, 2010 was where Obama became like all the other rich guys....I think he should share that with the Grasshoppers.

Floyd Brown Loc: Milwaukee WI

Steve700 wrote:

In the ancient fable, the ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and saving supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away (as so many of us would want to). Of course, come winter, the ant is warm and well fed. The grasshopper has no food or shelter, so he dies out in the cold. The ending of the version which I was read as a child has two sayings at the end: Idleness brings want, and To work today is to eat tomorrow.

In the modern version, the ant works hard in the withering heat and the rain all summer long, building his house and preparing for the winter. He works hard, pays 50% in taxes to the government and spends ample time complying with government regulations as he prepares supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away.

Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while he is cold and starving. The liberal media lines up and supports protests against the rich ant as they run ad naseum supporting stories of the shivering grasshopper.

The grasshopper hosts regular press conferences and shocks Americans with the sharp contrast. Kermit the Frog appears on Oprah with the grasshopper and everybody cries when they sing, Its Not Easy Being Green. Occupy Wall Street stages a demonstration in front of the ants house where the news stations film the group ranting and raving against the 1%. Harry Reid stands up and calls the ant un-American.

The liberal Democrats blame President Bush, President Reagan, and others for the maligned grasshoppers plight. There are countless petitions and wall-to-wall media coverage about how the ant has gotten rich off the back of the grasshopper, and both call for an immediate tax hike on the ant to make him pay his fair share.

The ant is fined for failing to hire a proportionate number of green bugs. The story ends as we see the grasshopper and his friends finishing up the last bits of the ants food in a bid for equality.

In a country where today people like Lloyd Blankfein and Sheldon Adelson are demonized, one wonders if America is on a path for a better tomorrow. Lloyd Blankfein is the chairman of Goldman Sachs who was raised in housing projects in the Bronx his father was a clerk with the U.S. Postal Service (after he lost his job driving a bakery truck), and his mom was a receptionist. As a boy, he worked as a concession vendor at Yankee Stadium. Blankfein attended Harvard University on scholarship and had to work in the cafeteria to pay bills. The man is demonized due to his success and it is vastly unfair.

Sheldon Adelson was born into a poor immigrant family, the son of a Boston cab driver and today is the worlds 14th wealthiest man with a net worth approaching $25 billion dollars. He is ideological, driven and focused and lives by the principles his father instilled in him: honesty and integrity. Yet, people like Adelson are demonized.

Success takes sacrifice and rather than taking from the uber-successful, one should learn from and seek to emulate the uber-successful. It takes sacrifice and is not done easily Making money and being successful is something to aspire to not to take from them.

Modern version of an Asops Fable; From David Harowitz Front Page Magazine

In the ancient fable, the ant works hard in the wi... (show quote)

The ants are there to care for the Queen & in the winter many that are not need to care for the Queen die & new ones are born in the spring to slave for the Queen to keep it all going.

With grass hoppers most live a happy life hopping around with out a queen to wait on. Then they die. But next year there is as many or more grasshoppers as before.

Do you wish to be free for a few days or a slave for life.

I guess that it boils down that being a grass hopper isn't that much worse than being ant.

no propaganda please Loc: moon orbiting the third rock from the sun

Floyd Brown wrote:

The ants are there to care for the Queen & in ... (show quote)

That was meant to be a parable, not real life. I think I would rather be an ant, however, because the chickens won't eat ants, and they pig out on grasshoppers.

Mom8052 Loc: Lost in the mountains of New Mexico

Floyd Brown wrote:

The ants are there to care for the Queen & in ... (show quote)

Spot on, grasshoppers (Locust) tend to destroy everything in their path, but if the path takes them across a busy road, most get squashed. Ants are busy from sun up to sun down in a specific area and only get squashed in far less incidents. Both creatures were created by God, to do what he wants them to do. Ants are like the good souls that work all day. Grasshoppers are like our government, destroying everything in their path.

Constitutional libertarian Loc: St Croix National Scenic River Way

Floyd Brown wrote:

The ants are there to care for the Queen & in ... (show quote)

With enough chocolate they both taste pretty good.

no propaganda please Loc: moon orbiting the third rock from the sun

Constitutional libertarian wrote:

With enough chocolate they both taste pretty good.

Personally, I prefer chocolate covered tree frogs. Crunchy frog candy Wonderful!