Expect this to go over the head of some here. Politics and capitalism are there religion, and low taxes and high GDP are what they consider God's blessings.
So you're suggesting that high taxes and a low GDP are a sign of God's blessings?
**Expect this to go over the head of some here. Politics and capitalism are there religion, and low taxes and high GDP are what they consider God's blessings.**
Well said.
Unfortunately, many that are prospering don't REALLY consider those things to be blessings. They believe that they deserved their prosperity as a result of hard work, good timing, inheritance, etc. The One who controls the big water valve should always get the credit for anything good. (Most don't realize how close, last year, the cornbelt came to an enormous crop flop.)
"Expect this to go over the head of some here. Politics and capitalism are there religion, and low taxes and high GDP are what they consider God's blessings."
Over my head? Very patronizing. Very simplistic. Very annoying, as I am now forced to attempt to help you understand why you are simply not understanding what you are seeing.
To begin with, the wealth that we enjoy as a nation is the fruit of a free market economy. The poverty endured by other nations has its roots in corrupt political and economic systems.
Wealth and comfort are not necessarily "blessings". I have seen both to be a hindrance to salvation.
I am thankful to God for his provision for me and my family. I do not thank the stock market, and I do not thank my own ingenuity.
Low taxes and high productivity ARE a sign of God's blessing. Why is that so hard to understand? Do you think God condones theft and sloth?
Get over feeling guilty for enjoying the fruit of prosperity.
Job was blessed. Jesus was "homeless". John the baptist ate bugs and wore camel hair tunics - no caviar and silk to be found.