An Unhappy Labor Day Weekend - 1 of 2 In pursuit of the truth - cinops be gone - Sunday, Sept 1, 2012 Preface: For the working classes of America this weekend is one of the worse in US. history. Facts and figures do not lie. There is a mindset with more and more Americans striving to become dependent on government. You decide when you read Mark Lansbaum article in the O.A County Register, Saturday, August 31, 2013, "Paying for years of denigrating value of work." "A century ago, German sociologist Max Weber observed that the "Protestant Ethic" was a principle driving force in what he called "the Spirit of Capitalism" and, consequently largely responsible for the rise of the market-driven commercial system that lifted the West above the rest of the world in terms of prosperity.... "Weber noted the influence of Protestant theologians Martin Luther and John Calvin in transforming a feudal system to a more interconnected system in which labor was deemed worthy in itself, not something to be avoided or regulated to slaves... "Man as created," says the Bible Dictionary, "was intended to work." Puritans and Pilgrims regarded labor as a "calling" and brought the concept to America. Indeed, the Merrian-Webster Dictionary's first definition of "vocation" is "a summons or strong inclination to a particular state call to the religious life." The dictionary's first example is:"This isn't just a job for me; it's a vocation." So what happened? "When Barack Obama was sworn in as president, 60.6 percent of working-age Americans had a job. Today, 58.7 percent do. The number of full -time workers is practically 6 million fewer than in 2007. Of jobs created during Obama's tenure, seven of eight have been part-time. ... (An excellent, more complete list can be found at ConservativeActionAlerts.com: http://bit.ly/16ETOJU "With the help of Congress extending them unemployment benefits as long as 99 weeks, laborers have been encouraged not to seek work. The Labor Department reports that, during the Obama years, unemployment averages 36.6 weeks, compared with 19.8 weeks before he took office. After four years of Obama, the number of Americans "not in the labor force" soared by more than 8 million says the Bureau of Labor Statistics... (to be continued) George H. Kubeck I was perusing through a book, "We the People- The Citizen and the Constitution." by Center for Civic Education - 5146 Douglas Fir Road - Calabasas, Ca. 91302-1467 - (818) 591-9321. The book includes these chapters. 1) What are the Philosophical and Historical Foundation of the American Political System 2) How Did the Framers Create the Constitution 3) How Did the Values and Principles Embodied in the Constitution Shape American Institutions and Practices. etc. Compare the above to what we have in America today, 1) a dumbed down nation, 2) an honest journalism is dead mainstream media 3) and an American Leftist Elite which is an intellectually and morally bankrupt philosophy temporarily ruling our country and changing the character of our people.