It’s Not So New
On this date in 1789, Benjamin Franklin wrote one of his classic phrases in a letter to a friend. The quote goes, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” That was 217 years ago and we have made major strides in ways to prolong life and possibly even escape the grasp of death for a little while longer. However, taxes are still a large looming beast that threatens to smother the life from our representative democracy. While science has made great strides in eliminating disease and the suffering associated with illness, our government has made major strides in its march toward fulfilling the dreams of Karl Marx, with equality for all. That would be everyone equally unemployed and broke, not the sharing of everything equally and everyone contributing to the overall good of society. But I rant again about our slide into socialism which is thinking about the problem instead of the solution.
I am reading a series called the Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind. It is 11 books with the last book in the series due out today. The premise behind the series is to expose the fallacies behind the socialist/communist doctrine and demonstrate that only through hard work and accepting responsibility for our actions, can we triumph and succeed in life. The series is based in a mystical world of wizards, dragons and swords but Goodkind uses the journey through life as the basis for showing how flawed the dependency society is and how it will eventually lead to a collapsing house of cards. I point out the failed experiment of the Soviet Union but that is only history. What about all of those in need now?
That we must help our fellow man is a central tenant of Christianity. We are driven by Christ to be there for those who are less fortunate than us. The only thing Christ says on taxes is to give Caesar his due. It does not say encourage Caesar to tax you out of existence to help the underprivileged. It is your responsibility to assist those who need your help, not the governments. Yet we have those who continue (can you say Congress) to consume more and more of our income to support those who Christ say are our responsibility. We all know that if you want something done well, let the private sector manage it. For the government to think that it can fix anything is a colossal mistake. Just ask Benjamin Franklin.
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Cobb
I am reading a series called the Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind. It is 11 books with the last book in the series due out today. The premise behind the series is to expose the fallacies behind the socialist/communist doctrine and demonstrate that only through hard work and accepting responsibility for our actions, can we triumph and succeed in life. The series is based in a mystical world of wizards, dragons and swords but Goodkind uses the journey through life as the basis for showing how flawed the dependency society is and how it will eventually lead to a collapsing house of cards. I point out the failed experiment of the Soviet Union but that is only history. What about all of those in need now?
That we must help our fellow man is a central tenant of Christianity. We are driven by Christ to be there for those who are less fortunate than us. The only thing Christ says on taxes is to give Caesar his due. It does not say encourage Caesar to tax you out of existence to help the underprivileged. It is your responsibility to assist those who need your help, not the governments. Yet we have those who continue (can you say Congress) to consume more and more of our income to support those who Christ say are our responsibility. We all know that if you want something done well, let the private sector manage it. For the government to think that it can fix anything is a colossal mistake. Just ask Benjamin Franklin.
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Cobb
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