Just a thought on all this talk about health care and redistribution of wealth. The idea behind cash for clunkers, the healthcare bill, new taxes on the ultra wealthy is really about the redistribution of wealth. The US government is the most powerful and wealthy entity on the planet, so why would we want to take money from an individual and give it back to the government? Ah but you say well the government is making everyone equal. Greed exists regardless of the society, or in other words whether the society is a Lennon Utopia (Imagine All the People), socialistic, communistic, or capitalistic we live in a fallen world. The interesting things here is that the 2 of the wealthiest people live right here in the US. Did they take money from the poor to get that wealthy? In the US we have laws against stealing, so the answer to that is now. Those men created their wealth through the innovation of their products and ideas. So why would we allow the government to steal from anyone? If anyone has any thoughts please let me know.
Hank Hanegraaf this past week has had Dr. Jay Richards on his show talking about capitalism. It has been a very intriguing and though provoking conversation. Dr. Richards has written a book called Money, Greed, and God. I plan on purchasing this book and reading it so I will post more of my thoughts later.
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