The Taking Tree

I reviewed the group blog Liberty & Power that I stumbled upon on the History New Network. The post that caught my eye was one by Amy H. Sturgis. This was a play on Shel Silverstein's "Giving Tree" she called it "The Taking Tree". It was actually a video on youtube and it can be seen here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J416tucEFMk&feature=youtu.be This is about a mighty tree that had money for leaves, strong branches and a strong trunk. Eventually, politicians came and stripped the tree of everything it had. They used the money to shore up an economy that was failing due to no income by the government. They used the branches to build expensive homes and sell them to people that could not afford them. They used the trunk to invade nations they didn't like. They even used the stump in an attempt to give their elderly a comfortable retirement. FInally, as it says in the video, the tree was "f*@$!%& destroyed." I think this fits in well with our topic this week on causality. Showing there is more than just one reason why the economy is in shambles.

Riley Crowford