Detroit Free Press
If the dreary state of affairs in Michigan, some of which Rachel discussed Wednesday night with Michael Moore, is getting you down, there's at least one sign of a brighter future. Joshua Smith, 9-year-old resident of Detroit, decided to help his city with its $200 million budget deficit by opening a lemonade stand. The effort drew the attention of local media and even some local university sports celebrities, so that the business he started on a Monday had already reached its $1000 goal by Wednesday.
By Thursday he more than doubled his goal and by Friday, the last day of his entrepreneurial run, he more than tripled it. This past Tuesday he presented the City of Detroit with a check for $2,832.64.
The project earned Joshua a call from the mayor, and a $2000 scholarship from the Rosa Parks Foundation to be awarded when he graduates high school. Joshua also received a Spirit of Detroit award for his youthful entrepreneurship by Councilwoman JoAnn Watson, who called him a superstar and “wonderful young man.” In an interview with the Detriot Free Press, Joshua’s father, Flynn Smith, said the money will be earmarked for parks and recreation through a city partnership with community groups. Joshua hopes the money will help with upkeep at the Zussman playground and Russell Woods parks, which are near his home in the Russell Woods neighborhood on the city’s west side.
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When I read this, what popped into my head was the parable of loaves and fishes.
From wikipedia:
Note that they were supplied by a boy.
My personal interpretation of this story is that the miracle was not some kind of supernatural creating of "much out of little".
I think that - like that boy - most if not all of the people had brought a stash. I think his mother and father were trying to hush him up. The miracle was that Jesus got them to SHARE.
maphi, lovely take on the old story.
Here in Virginia the Baptist community has been debating whether the fish were bass or catfish. Do you have an opinion.
Thanks
HOW TO FUND THE INFRASTRUCTURE…
Very simple, stupid! Go get the Constitution. Find Article 1, Section 8, and read what it says. Our Founding Fathers gave Congress three ways to raise money: taxes, borrowing, and most important the right to coin money and regulate the value there of…
Take the gold at Fort Knox, and mix a little bit of gold with a George Washington dollar, and put Marilyn Monroe’s or Madonna’s picture on it, and change the value to a hundred dollars. You could do the same using platinum, silver, or uranium 238 which there should be a lot of.
Congress needs to by-pass the banking industry, and give money directly to the Treasury Department to fund the infrastructure, and give money to the states to help them grow and balance their budgets. The states gave up their right to create money when they became part of the United States of America.
The Federal Reserve which was created in 1913 as a bank for banks is a front for the Collective Banking Monopolies which control the medium of exchange.
Solutions to all of America’s economic problems can be found at the Internet Free Press. The Internet Free Press is not down on the farm with the rest of the News Media stirring in the same pile of cow manure.
Article 1 – The Legislative Branch
Section 8 – Powers of Congress
The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
To borrow money on the credit of the United States;
To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States;
To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures; WHY NOT USE THIS LEG OF A THREE LEG STOOL TO SOLVE AMERICA’S ECONOMIC PROBLEMS? WHY USE ONLY TWO LEGS?
Consumer Price Control: Let the free market work: We are people Power Price Control: We are the market.
And where were all the people protesting these kids didn't have permits, licenses, meet safety and health standards, etc., etc., and all? I can't believe these kids met their goal without a bunch of jealous wet-blankets trying to screw it up for them.
I love this young man and wish him the best in his future endeavors....My hero...
I suppose if it is a donation, the Randians can't call it theft.