Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

As we enter the holiday season, I am reminded of years gone by during which I have sought out a gift for a friend or loved one. One wants to believe the commercials in all of their glamour and hype about how the stores are extravagantly decorated in green and red. Americans everywhere long for the carols written so very long ago either revamped into new rockin' versions or sung by vocal legends clinging to their strong name. Citizens of all states wander through isle after isle in their mind creating a picture of the ultimate Christmas shopping and giving season. All of these beautifully Hollywood-orchestrated scenes are abruptly shattered once you step foot into a Communist Wal-Mart or some other retail establishment. In place of all of the beautiful hyms of Christmas is the din of shoppers frantically grabbing heartily sought after items before another patron steals them away. The whirlwind of activity created by the masses swarming the store has caused meticulously decorated Christmas trees, heart-warming nativity scenes, or garland donned decorations to come crashing to the well-trodden floor. In place of the warm, smiling employees are teens who would rather be texting their friend (who is working at another retail marketplace) than aiding customers, the middle aged mom who would rather be with her kids than scanning your clothes, or the fiscally deprived retiree who desires no more than to sit in front of his fire with some apple cider rather than sell you that cup of lo-fat mocha latte. Sometimes, I think that we torture ourselves from Black Friday until Christmas Eve just so that Christmas Day is that much sweeter to enjoy. Of course, there's always the week between Christmas and New Year's Day to return all of the gifts that you didn't really want in the first place. I know this isn't a political blog up to this point, but I'm about to tie all of this together. Liberal mindset dictates that the government needs to help everyone and that all of our tax money should be distributed according to that principle. The mindset of fiscal redistribution leads to several ideas that will further drive the American Dream into the arms of Communism. The first idea that stems from fiscal redistribution is the idea of "Me First" and "Gimme Gimme". Fight this mindset over the holiday season. Quit thinking of what can be done for you and work to serve those in need around you. It is not the governments job to perform this function. It's each citizens' duty.