Donny reminds me of my nephew, a very bright child who understood some concepts far beyond his years. When he was 5 or 6, he asked my sister questions about taxes. She explained that our government does not live within its means, so it has to borrow money to pay for everything on which it spends money. He asked how the government pays the money back. She told him that we do and that since more money had been borrowed than all the taxpayers could pay back, that his generation would still be paying back the money borrowed. This very bright child became very indignant and said, "That's not fair!! I didn't spend that money! I shouldn't have to pay it back!!" His mother agreed that it is not fair.
I so wish that we had been filming that conversation; I can still see his little indignant face and hear the righteous anger at being forced to pay for something about which he had no choice.
This same nephew started an egg business when he was 7 or 8, and most years he adds to his flock. My mama said to my sister that it must be nice to not have to go to the store for eggs. She said, "He sells all the eggs to the neighbors and people at church! I still have to go to the store for eggs!"
Donny reminds me of my nephew, a very bright child who understood some concepts far beyond his years. When he was 5 or 6, he asked my sister questions about taxes. She explained that our government does not live within its means, so it has to borrow money to pay for everything on which it spends money. He asked how the government pays the money back. She told him that we do and that since more money had been borrowed than all the taxpayers could pay back, that his generation would still be paying back the money borrowed. This very bright child became very indignant and said, "That's not fair!! I didn't spend that money! I shouldn't have to pay it back!!" His mother agreed that it is not fair.
I so wish that we had been filming that conversation; I can still see his little indignant face and hear the righteous anger at being forced to pay for something about which he had no choice.
This same nephew started an egg business when he was 7 or 8, and most years he adds to his flock. My mama said to my sister that it must be nice to not have to go to the store for eggs. She said, "He sells all the eggs to the neighbors and people at church! I still have to go to the store for eggs!"
Mrs. "the Knife"