what it means to be an American

In the most patriotic sense, I ask myself what it means to me...


1) If, when at work, you focus on getting the work done rather than watching the time tick away

2) When giving your children "a better life" than you had is your top priority

3) When family comes before everything else

4) When you know that all politicians are crooks, but you'll vote for one of them anyway

5) When you'll stand behind your brother and back him up, even when he's probably wrong

6) When you bitch about the gas prices, but love your SUV

7) When you pay your taxes, even when your country spends it overseas...

8) When doing the right thing often comes at too high a price

9) When continuing your education always means large amounts of debt

10) When the rich will always have a leg up in life

11) When the poor waist their time fighting eachother rather than fighting the system

12) When Unions lose and CEO's offshore

13) When your rent is more than half your pay

14) When your credit card debt requires debt refinancing

-When all of these things are true, you will indeed, be an American