Posted on 05/20/2021 12:37:41 PM PDT by Heartlander
In his book Was Jesus a Socialist? author Lawrence W. Reed writes, “Almost everybody wants to help those in need. The crucial question is how to help. Let’s not make the mistake of arguing that to use force, plunder, and dependency is somehow ‘the Christian thing to do.’” [Emphasis his]
Today we see the party in power in Washington, D.C. spending recklessly, ostensibly to help those in need. But one suspects they’re really just trying to buy votes by giving away “free” money. They are racking up debts so high they threaten our nation’s future. As Senator Rand Paul, Republican from Kentucky, asks, Where is the “money tree” to pay for all these supposedly good programs?
We see this on the state level too. The Associated Press reports (5/14/21) on a new plan by California Governor Gavin Newsom to presumably help those in need.
They write, “Newsom’s budget proposal, announced Friday, includes $35 million over five years to pay for ‘universal basic income pilot programs.’ The idea is to give poor people money each month to help ease the stresses of poverty that can make it harder to find full-time jobs and stay healthy.”
All of this sounds compassionate. But his critics, like the National Review (5/14/21), note that this is just a ploy to try and bribe his way to remain in office and to cover-up his “epic mismanagement.” Newsom, of course, is in the throes of a massive recall effort.
Whether on the federal or the state level, is this “the Christian thing to do”? To force Citizen A to work harder, so Citizen B can receive “free” money? Government has no money of its own. So someone has to earn it — and often it is those in the middle class...
(Excerpt) Read more at stream.org ...
Next thing you are gonna be telling he free heroin is also bad.
if only the mouse knew why the cheese was free
Especially if you have money for a tattoo.
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for higher taxes, hunger and thirst shall be theirs.”
One better hope they die before the bill gets due, because there is a day of reckoning that will not be put off forever.
It will be horrible.
Have y’all bought your van to live down by the river?
Everybody has the same God Given Right to DIE in the street as a result of their poor decision making capabilities.
NO LIVES MATTER!
Cut all taxes.
Reduce all government.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.