Lakecrazy's Posterous

This is a repost from facebook with my comment: I'm not sure the numbers are correct, but we need to look into the "for life" part of salaries/benefits for those that "serve" the people. Maybe after 40 years of "service" you should get health 

Discuss:

Salary of retired US Presidents .............$180,000 FOR LIFE

Salary of House/Senate .......................$174,00​0 FOR LIFE

Salary of Speaker of the House ............$223,500 FOR LIFE

Salary of Majority/Minority Leaders ...... $193,400 FOR LIFE

Average Salary of a teacher ................ $40,065

Average Salary of Soldier DEPLOYED OVER SEAS $38,000

I think we found where the cuts should be made! If you agree... RE-POST

An ancester of our family came to America, WALKED with his family, in the summer of 1736 from Delaware to North Central New Jersey. Then built a house. Now, Americans [born here] expect free medicine, homes, phones, aircondition, food..on and on. What on earth has happened to our Country?

According to the book "Kirkpatrick Memorial" published by Westcott & Thomson, 1867 in Philadelphia;

The name of the immediate ancestor of that branch of the family of which this volume is a memorial is ALEXANDER. he was born in Watties Neach , Dumfriesshire, Scotland. He removed with his family to Belfast, Ireland, after the birth of his son DAVID, in the latter part of the reign of George I. Probably about the year 1725, that he might enjoy greater liberty of conscience and additional religious advantages. In the spring of 1736 he embarked at Belfast for America, and after a stormy passage of thirteen weeks landed at New Castle, Delaware. The passengers and crew were almost starved owing to the unexpected length of the passage. David, who was then twelve years old, speaking of this to a grandson in after years said: "The first thing I got to eat after we got on shore was corn, in the state which we call roasting ears, and without roasting or boiling I ate till the milk of the corn ran down both sides of my mouth, and I have never eaten anything since that tasted sweeter." The narrative by the grandson adds: "They crossed the Delaware at Philadelphia, and wandered up through the State of New Jersey (which was partially settled) till they reached Boundbrook, and from that they went over the mountain. This incident he (the grandfather) used to tell me, and smile at -- they were all on foot -- there was no road other than the Indian path. In the path before them they saw a land tortoise, speckled, sticking up his head; and as they had heard of 'rattlesnakes', they thought that 'monster' must be 'one'; so they turned out in the woods and went a way round leaving his 'torkleship' in full possession of the path. When they came to a spring of water at the side of what has since been called "Mine Brook", there they settled down, built a log house and went to work."

The spot was well chosen, about two miles west from the present site of Baskingridge in Somerset County, New Jersey. It embraced the southern slope of Round Mountain in a well-timbered region, with unfailing spring s of pure water, the rich meadow-land through which Mine Brook runs with a sufficient fall of water for a mill-seat, and with these material advantages, a charming picturesque view of the adjacent region. The spring of water is still there, marking the site of the original log-house , and until within a few years could be seen the remains of the apple-trees planted by Alexander Kirkpatrick and his sons. This improvement many of the early proprietary leases required. In a lease of one hundred and thirty-seven acres, (which it may be remarked was a minor portion of what the family eventually obtained by title in fee simple) granted November 23, 1747, to Alexander Kirkpatrick, he agrees "to plant an orchard of at least one apple-tree for every three acres, and in case this lease shall continue beyond three years, then (to) plant one apple-tree for every six acres, all regular in one orchard, and to keep up the number planted and to keep the orchard in good fence."