Empowered by the success of the Egyptian protests, deciduous trees gathered at the foot of Capitol Hill in Washington DC to LEAVE a message. "Money doesn't grow on trees!"
"We are tired of shake downs, and rakes," exclaimed a Buckeye from Ohio. "Yeah!" clapped the branches of government that couldn't agree on how to curb spending. "It is time for Democrats and Republicans to look at the budget, and responsibly allocate it. Prodigious cutting is not a problem. The problem occurs when indescrimate cuts lead to root instability and mass deforestation," explained an Old Great Sycamore from the Redwood Forest in California.
Mass deforestation; a leading cause of planet wide deoxygenization is a known phenomenon that occurs when the planetary green stuff disappears. Symptoms like difficulty breathing, thought disorders and subsequent panic can ensue when humans feel strangled by a lack of oxygen per se.
Due to their impaired thought processes, rational folks turn to primitive games like Tug O War to solve disagreements. While legend says that Tug O War originated from an ongoing battle between the Sun and Moon over light and darkness, it is not recommended as a debate settler when it comes to the US economic crisis.
Budgeting, the balancing act between savings and spending is tricky. Difficult choices must be made when we spend money we don't have. How do we make cuts across the board while keeping in mind that the environment(the oceans, atmosphere,the forest and animal life) and the most vulnerable people(the sick, the young, the elderly and the poor) need protection? We must take care of the planet and struggling people if the roots and trunk of our society are to remain stable.
"Be careful Congress. Money doesn't grow on trees, but trees burn, and money is easy to burn through," needled an elegant Pine.
DISCLAIMER: Contents in THE SNEE are fictional. Trees did not lead a protest at the Capitol Steps in Washington.
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Squirrels store nuts in tree trunks. Should we?
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