By: Bob McCarty
Bob McCarty Writes

The kind of bag Americans might soon need is different than the song-inspiring bag into which they packed all their troubles nearly a century ago — and it’s not a “kit” bag.

In 1915, when George Asef and Felix Powell came up with the lyrics for the song, “Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag (click to hear lyrics),” the world was a much different place than it is today. World War I had not begun, and Americans still believed in baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and a four-year-old company that went by the name, Chevrolet.

Thanks largely to the actions President Barack Obama 94 years later, there’s been a dramatic change in the kind of bag Americans will need once after they lose their homes, their jobs and their life savings:

  • Baseball players are “juiced”;
  • Hot dogs are destined to be outlawed due to health concerns;
  • Apple pie is being redistributed regardless of an individual’s ability to pay for it; and
  • Chevrolet is running on rims after its parent company, General Motors went bankrupt.

What kind of bag will Americans soon be using? Hint: “Grandma Obama” would appreciate it, and what you deposit inside the bag might help everything in your “victory garden” grow. Click here for the answer.

Hat tip: Springwise.com