HYDRA: Stop talking and start chopping

Greek Mythology holds a stark lesson for us (U.S.) today. Hydra, the multi-headed serpentine monster, lives today in the form of our federal government. Here are a few interesting facets of Hydra that should scare the daylights out of all of us: 1) Each serpent never sleeps and eats all the time, demanding more and more as it grows; 2) When one head is cut off, it is replaced by two, ever expanding its appetite at a compounding rate (a good thing when investing, but disastrous when applied to spending); 3) Once the monster had eaten everything in sight (our tax dollars), it will begin to eat itself; 4) Hydra was eventually decapitated by Hercules.

There are three alternatives to our Hydra monster: Let it eat and grow until it consumes itself (our current strategy); 2) feed it only select foods (the profits of our wealthiest citizens and the primary job creators in our economy, keeping in mind that eventually you will be next); 3) start cutting off the tentacles until you expose the head and then decapitate it.

This seems to be such a simple and obvious concept that you would think all of our politicians would avoid such a dangerous strategy at all costs, unless it is, in fact, planned. The great truth about our Hydra is that, since none of us is Hercules, it cannot be overcome by a single effort - it must be a concerted effort performed in unison.

It's time to stop talking and start chopping!

What say you, Citizen - are you "all in"?

CHARLIE RICHARDS

Worley