Can you remember the enthusiasm of a young child? The want and desire to explode forward so great sometimes all you can do is grab the back of the suspenders and apply a parental brake. In todays political climate a lot of talk is made of equality, In the work force, in lifestyle and overall economic equality. Certainly the thought of everyone plugging along happily in their job, making a fair wage..........Wait, who decides what is fair? Will the guy sweeping the floor be happy with $10 an hour when the boss who writes the check makes maybe $250k each year? The truth is Capitalism is inherantly unequal. The truth also is that if a man or woman, Black, Brown, Green works hard, uses an intelligent plan and really applies himself he can be as that child and explode forward. This time no parent present to apply brakes. For what it matters I see financial security and success coming to a person in one of these ways. Education, this starts back with the parent as well, Homeschool or Private school will give your kid the largest advantage. College with a degree that applies in the workforce, manage your career well, your finances well and you will be wealthy. Does there seem to be some variable there? Some room for mistake, for failure? You Betcha, therein lies a potential for capitalistic inequality. The second way a person, any person can acheive financial success is just through a normal job, that guy sweeping the floors, if he so chooses can be wealthy. The common thread runnin here is Enthusiam, 40 hrs a week is not enough, you need to show you are willing to be the first one on the job and the last one home at night. You need to be miserly with your money and start investing early and continue. A person in their 20's can acheive financial independence through investment by depositing less than $100 per month. When you get in your 30's and 40's it takes considerably more. That Broom pusher if he properly aplies himself can make good as well. The third and to my way of think the route filled with the most potential and pitfall; Small business owner. Fire in the belly is required, an ability to perform a service is required, everything else is just plain hard work and long hours. This area is where most our wealthy men and women emerge. These people do not believe they are less equal than everyone else, they do not need a politician to level the field, they hit the field running and take care of that themselves. In an election year talk of Finacial equality all sounds good, it seldom plays out well.

JULY 18, 1985, 7:00 AM CDT RYAN ALEXANDER HAGLER WAS BORN AND THE WORLD HAS BEEN AND WILL BE IN THE FUTURE A MUCH BETTER PLACE FOR HIS PRESENCE. I love you Ryan, I am your biggest cheerleader and believer in your success.

Love always, Tony.