Joyce Krawiec serves in the North Carolina Senate. She represents Davie County and Forsyth County, NC. Christian, wife, mother, small business owner, and conservative.
When my children were very young, we decided to try a new dinner trend one night each week. I can’t remember which night of the week we chose. It was called GYO night. It meant Get Your Own. Each family member could have whatever they wanted for dinner that night, but they had to prepare their own. The kids loved it.
My youngest, who was only about three, loved cereal. She would have eaten it three times a day if allowed. That was always her choice and pretty much the only thing she could fix on her own. The older daughter, around eight at the time, really did some experimenting. She made some of the most unusual dishes.
Quickly GYO changed to GYOCYM. Get Your Own, Clean Your Mess. It’s amazing how the creativity was stifled when the older daughter had to do her own clean up. Her dinner choices became much less elaborate and much less messy.
This also points out how easy it is to do whatever you want if someone else cleans up the mess. Wouldn’t that be the perfect life? Have anything you want and somebody else deals with the clean-up.
This is a bit like what has been happening in many inner cities today. We have seen rioters take to the streets and do whatever they want. Breaking doors and windows of businesses and looting and taking whatever they desire. In some cases, even setting up their own businesses in the ones they’ve taken over. Apparently, there’s no worry about consequences. Someone else has to deal with the clean up.
Many of our big city mayors around the country have decided to turn a blind eye to lawbreaking. They’ve ordered Police units to stand down and just watch. Lori Lightfoot, mayor of Chicago is the perfect example of what not to do.
Chicago Police Department statistics show murders are up 83%, and the number of arrests is down 55%, compared to the same 28-day period over last year. The Chicago Mayor tried to blame the rise of gun violence on a lack of strategy at the federal level. Nice try, mayor, as your city and others are pushing to defund the Police.
This is the result of not arresting people for low level crime. If there’s no price to pay for shoplifting and car jacking. Those crimes will escalate to more serious crimes and more victims.
Mayor Lightfoot has let criminals walk free after committing multiple crimes. Even liberal Democrats have had enough, and she didn’t make it through her primary election in February. Hopefully, the winner who emerges will get back to basics and make Chicago safe again. Many folks are rejecting this type of Governance and are seeking a safe haven from these liberal ideals. In all fairness, many other cities have these same outcomes. Mayor Lightfoot just happens to be paying the price by losing. I think many others will follow suit when their next election rolls around.
North Carolina has experienced tremendous growth over the past few years. Many residents, from these large inner cities, are seeking a better life and no place is better than North Carolina.
Most people ignore the craziness of their hometowns until it goes too far. Many of these big city residents, in other states, have ignored the unbelievable high taxes and the overreach of government officials. But then, there is a Line “too far.” One may have the freedom to go where they want in their community. But if you fear for your safety to exercise that freedom, you’re no longer free to do as you please.
Overall, the population of our state is growing at a rate of more than 100,000 per year. In the past year, North Carolina added more people than all other states except for Florida and Texas.
We are blessed in North Carolina with beautiful beaches and mountains. We have been ranked, for several years, as one of the best states in the country. Usually, we are one of the top three states ranked as the best business climate, best tax and regulatory climate, etc.
There’s no place like home and North Carolina is still the BEST. Come on down, all you folks looking for change. But please don’t bring those crazy ideas with you that made you want to leave your hometown in the first place.
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Joyce Krawiec serves in the North Carolina Senate. She represents Davie County and Forsyth County, NC. Christian, wife, mother, small business owner, and conservative.