by Rosalina Turnpike

Created on: June 10, 2009   Last Updated: July 02, 2009

IF YOU FIND THIS CHECK PLEASE*.


It was a Saturday night and Kadie Q. was eared to her radio station as the announcer read the numbers; "15, 27, 35, 44, 56, and the power-ball will be announced after a few words from our sponsors." Kadie Q. was trembling from head to toe. Thus far she had all the numbers. The jack-pot is up to 444 million. If she has the power-ball number, the United Communities of America may well have a small start back to recovery.

The year is 2029 and very few 21st century Americans have survived our score of deep economic depression, and no relief or recovery is in sight. Most of the major banks went under. Millions upon millions of Americans have lost their homes. Not to mention the major crash of the stock market. As far as the automotive industry, we have went back in time. The horse and buggy era is alive and thriving.
The good news is, pollution and smog are pretty near non-existing, and a good stern hand shake is the only credit score you need. Victory gardens are now a common-place. Poultry and livestock are a status symbol. If you have a sturdy built cabin or shack you are a socialite, and if you have indoor plumbing you are a V.I.P.

Oh, I forgot to mention, crime is pretty near non-existing too. Greed is no longer a major factor in our lives. The FAT CATS don't have an advantage any more. Every one is on an even playing field, and the barter system has the ball.

America has 444 million families left, and in December of 2025 we all thought we were going to be wiped off the face of the earth. Terrorists had threatened to attack what was left of our major cities, which by the way are no longer major cities, just large gatherings of different cultures living in harmony. The threats had come from the Middle East and Red China, which I might add, were rich and doing well. Anyhow, our men of the militia, which by the way is the only law enforcement or soldiers we need, put a deadly stop to their plans and we have not heard nor seen hide nor hair from them since. All the men of each family is a militia member.

The varies religions have combined to create one belief. We all pray to; The Father, The Son, and The Holy Ghost. Which means we no longer discriminate against different races, creeds, or colors. We are indeed, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, and still have the freedom so many Americans, present and past, have died for.
"And the power ball is 18."

Kadie Q. nearly passed out. She won the lottery. Her hands were clammy and her heart was racing

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