Loading ...but the scales are out of balance today. from Don Stott’s column
John vs. Juan
A client sent me this, and I reprint it. Thanks Susan! I have no idea who wrote it, but it is unbelievably self-explanatory, and a perfect reason why the borders should be sealed, and illegals returned. The 50,000 recent child arrivals have spread disease all over America. I’m simply tired of the Republicrats not sealing the borders, and allowing free access to America. Job losses, crime, disease, and “Press one for English” is absurd. America wasn’t founded on this. At any rate, here is “John vs. Juan.”
“You have two families: “John Legal” and “Juan Illegal” Both families have two parents, two children, and live in Arizona. John Legal works in construction, has a Social Security number and makes $25 per hour with taxes deducted. Juan Illegal also works in construction, has no Social Security number, has no taxes deducted from his ‘under the table’ $15 per hour cash pay. John Legal @ $25 an hour, works 40 hours a week, earning $1,000, or $52,000 a year. Subtract 30% for state and federal taxes, and John Legal now has $31,231. Juan Illegal @ $15 an hour, works 40 hours a week, and brings home $600 a week, or $31,200 a year.
“John Legal pays medical and dental insurance with limited coverage for his family @ $600 per month, or $7200 a year. John Legal now has $24,031 a year take home. Juan Illegal has full medical and dental coverage through the state and local clinic, plus emergency rooms at a cost to him of zero, paid by taxpayers. Juan Illegal still has $31,200. John Legal makes too much money to be eligible for food stamps or welfare, and pays $500 a month for food, or $6,000 a year, leaving him with $18.031. Juan Illegal, has no documented income, gets food stamps and welfare, and still has $31,200. John Legal pays $1200 a month in rent or house payments, leaving him $9631 a year. Juan Illegal receives $500 a month in federal rent subsidies, which covers his Section 8 home. He still has $31,200 a year.
“John Legal pays $200 a month or $2400 a year for car insurance, some of which is for ‘uninsured motorist’ coverage, leaving him with $7231. John Legal has to budget carefully to cover utilities, gasoline, car repairs, etc. Juan Illegal says, “We don’t need no stinkin insurance,” and still has $31,200, which he has to stretch to pay utilities, gasoline, and what he sends out of the country every month to relatives in Mexico. John Legal now works overtime on Saturdays or gets a part time job after work, to make ends meet. Juan Illegal has nights and weekends off to enjoy with his family.
“The children of John Legal, and Juan Illegal, both attend the same elementary school. John pays for his children’s lunches, while Juan Illegal’s children get a government sponsored lunch. Juan Illegal’s children go to a “English Second Language” program after school, while John Legal’s children go home. When they reach college age, John Legal’s kids may not get into a state school, and may not qualify for scholarships, grants, or other tuition help, even though John Legal has been paying for state schools with his taxes, while Juan Illegal’s kids ‘go to the head of the class,’ because they are a minority. John Legal and Juan Illegal both enjoy the same police and fire services, but John paid for them, and Juan did not.” Isn’t that a perfect reason for sealing the borders?