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Humm...... Let see what happens is you are dull of mind enough to listen to an environmentalist.....,Yay, increase the cost of manufacturing and chase the business out of state or country. Just keeping up with the paperwork for a small manufacture cost around $80,000.00 in time. Good thing because we don't need jobs or tax revenue.
Humm.... Ya that's make sense. Now let's see the good things they do. Yay, force everyone to do what the childish things they want to make everybody to do like.... hummm make it law to use the twisty little light bulbs full of "MERCURY" so the ground water can be polluted by millions upon millions that go to the landfill everyday that is now polluting our country at a faster rate than eve before. Why? Because government actually listens to these tantrum throwing children that want to make everyone do what they say just to be doing what they say.
Another thing comes to mind. When these children was crying about lead in gas they forced by the oil companies to replace lead ( that attaches itself to the dirt at ground level and easily cleaned ) with Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) that when it hits the ground go's straight down to the water aquifer to contaminate our drinking water. Then they sued the oil companies for polluting the ground. Wait.. they forced them to put it in and then sued them for doing it ????????...? Yep.
You see folks, environmentalist are of the childish mindset of making people respond to their wishes very much like a child trowing a tantrum. Usually without a provable good purpose but usually it's all about getting someone to respond to and obey. They only use the environment as a "Scream Fire" just as a child would use a " My Stomach Hurts" for and urgency effect for response. The "environment" has been used for this childish exercise for centuries by politicians to manipulate and control people.
Sense they usually don't have any net gain good for the environment one can easily see it's only a tactic to make others do what they (an arrogant and selfish self-absorbed person) want to make them do. You can usually confirm this by how those who throw these tantrums profit from them possible some ex- vice presidents who set up and invest in new corporation and make billions of dollars from their fictitious stomach aches.
I know the use of satan's prized tool of deceit should be expected in his world but I just want to point it out when I see it so we don't get struck broadside by it's intended affects.
Humm. maybe just a couple more...Yes. like the recycling of items that the recycling process and movement of the items pollute the environment far more than just making it new. Like pop cans.
Also, pushing the car industry to make electric cars that require lot of electricity to run on. Yep sounds real cool right ? Do you know what you use to make electricity from? COAL and GAS and other pollutants. So all they have accomplished was to force the car companies to make coal powered cars. Yep, and get this folks, they have frozen any new permits on new power-plant construction that will cause shortages in electricity in the near future and sky-rocket electricity cost. Net result from electric cars ? A dirtier environment but the tantrum worked and I bet someone is making billions from it.
Can't forget the current net outcome of throwing their current tantrum. Yep, the public will have to pay billions in fees to the "environmentalist" owned companies to dispose of any electronic item. No folks the trash man won't be the judge of what can or cannot be accepted but will error on the safe side and refuse all. So, it's possible, the dollar impact on the citizen will be high for disposal. I've found that some recycling centers charge for accepting electronic items. If the city does it they will have to charge higher fees. The cost to the environment of recycling them will be higher than just disposing of them as usual due to all the polluting movement and transportation of the items and the polluting energy used to recycle them.
Oh yeah, remember the "global warming" tantrum that made 100's of billions for some that now has to change it's tantrum name to " Climate Change" because of the scientist predicted coming ice age.
I could go on all day but I have to get some work done. I think the paper should just not give these kids a chance to throw their polluting tantrums on the public.
My advise is to stop pooping over the side of the boat when fishing and don't pee in the streams and remember the following.
Only God has the power to create and destroy the earth. For man to to think he can do it is the pinnacle of prideful arrogance that is not recognizing God as Lord but only themselves. That is the root pollutant we should worry about.
It's sad that we have to have contract state prisons for hardened criminals like the one 39 & Morgan St. that also partially serves as a local jail for Morgan County. Times as they are in this nation that rejects God there should be no surprise that they are growing and filling up fast. Or did anyone forget that people obey laws for morale reasons and not from fear of jail-time. It's of no surprise to find counties like ours using their local jail facilities to start a prison business for extra money. It's a thriving business and much easier to find locations for prisons without worrying about a public out cry over housing such dangerous criminals close to someones community. When the state seeks locations it's very publicized and the public is we informed and involved in the process. When a county like Morgan County does it they lie and keep it from the public just as this county did. I have posted before the public news releases from this paper of all the council meetings about this new big jail building and all the things they said at the meetings that they were going to do and why it was needed and what for. You can follow the decision making process and will be amazed how they so deceitfully left out of the public domain their intentions of making it a prison for the state to house hardened and dangerous state prisoner in.
Having said all that I would like to us it to make my point. It's this very evil deceit of our local elected officials that indicates why the need for larger prisons to begin with. When people turn from God and live by the standards of the world that satan is the god over they will not only govern in this manor but in doing so they become criminal in their actions. Using deceit to defraud the county's people is no different than any other criminal act to potentially harm and defraud. It's kind of amusing when we see criminal fraud used to build a prison. Humm.. I'm sure it really confuses many prisoners who sit many hours each day thinking of their crime and why they screwed up. In this process of self assessment if they stop and ask why they disrespected the communities laws ( agreements) they would have no farther to look than this to find out why they don't.
The original designed purpose for confinement in jails and prisons was for the public safety. It's a place to house those that have or will most likely cause harm to the citizens who agree to live by a community standard and laws. It was not designed as punishment. Yes, I know the vindictive types think otherwise but I can't change that because that's a pride issue of having the human elevation over others justifying then being the one to punish another. The system is NOT designed to punish, reform or change people it was JUST designed to keep the dangerous out of the communities who have made these living agreements. The ones who breaks the agreements ( laws ) and causes loss and pain of others are then removed and house somewhere in order to protect the innocent. The one who designed us understands how people can be deceived by the world and it's ruling god. He also knows what it takes to change people. He taught us this through illustration while walking the earth. He selected many types from the Good to the bad evildoers like the tax-collectors to make them His disciples. He lived and taught and spent time with them. He mentored them as a friend and leader. His disciples did the same and the early church did the same. It the act of mentoring through friendship and brotherhood. The person being discipled doesn't even have to know anything but you care and you're beliefs and ways are worth following.
Jesus commanded anyone who really follows Him ( Christians) to visit those in prison. ( Mat 25:36, Mat 25:43, ) or Heb 13:3 "Remember those in prison as though you were in prison with them............." He know the most successful way to change a criminals behavior is through discipleship and it's through the good citizens discipling time with them that brings hope and respect for them selves and a roll model for their change. The system our county has denies Jesus and prevents our Makers system for change from taking place. I guess if they are evil enough to defraud their own citizens you can't expect them to allow God into their system. They only allow a Chaplin into the jail and all others have to be scheduled by the inmate thus insuring only the same bad influences will show-up as bad influences . They need to allow those, who pass the scrutiny, who care to have access for walk through jail visits. Taking time to talk and encouragement, time to start to build relationships that can carry on outside of the facility when they will be needed most. Remember, it's NOW to our new jail systems business financial advantage to make and keep criminals. The more they house the more money they make. The prison business is the profit business for the counties who depend on those funds.
The below list of all the news articles during public meetings and funding and decision-making time that they hide if from the taxpayer. Even those neighbors that are just a stones throw from the prison.
This all go's to show that if we want peace, trust and security it will never come from the world or it's governments who themselves are criminal influences but they can only be found in Jesus Christ and by following His commands.
I suggest we follow Jesus on how to deal with those who screw up and in-up in prisons and jails.
Acts 8, 1John and Jude 1Cor and Matt 5,7,8 explains this and should be read in context to help put this post in perspective. We are called to worship in spirit and truth. So lets begin.
Mega Churches and their wealthy leaders ? Wealthy Leaders who won't preach tough stuff ? Wealthy preachers who write and sell millions of books ? or even a smaller 200 seat church wanting to attract more paying members ? or a community of completely surrendered brothers and sisters actively involved each and every day carrying out the great commission while being obedient to His Word ? Can you find your church in the Bible ? Really ?
Act 8:9-25 speaks about Simon the Sorcerer, who was a after believing seen the spiritual power of the Apostles miracles and want to acquire the knowledge so he could make profit. Simon Magus was his name and was a Baptized believer that wanted to use the faith for an income. Notice what Peter said to Him in Acts 8:18-24. Emperor Constantine was also a pagan who like Simon saw the church for his gain and it's this character the church of 312 AD was founded on and all the reformed churches of today operates by his principles.
Whenever I drive by a Big church building today I can't help but feel sad that satan has more than 80% of those believers money and resources tied up in a treasure on earth (idol) and all the non-scriptural "STAFF" wages , while 90% plus of all the active members and leaders time tied up in the operations of the building. Even paying a professional speaker to talk to them each week. You see, the church that most people think of today as Holy is little more than the one started and formed by the spirit of (Acts 8) Simon the Sorcerer. Most don't teach believers to follow Jesus commands like Jesus charged us to but they do teach us to discredit and deny ( brush off ) His words and commands. i.e. Matt 5,6,7. They teach to blindly celebrate and worship pagan holidays and idols. That's the church of Simon the Sorcerer and not the one founded on Peters confession. The Church of Simon the Sorcerer was the one that people depend on for job income and to makes a lot of money off of. The true Church was the Church Paul refused to take money from those he preached to because it would discredit the gospel. It's also the Church whose only definition of the word "church" was "followers of Christ" and not an idol ( building) to be worshiped and be prideful or and invite others to come see and worship.
It's all about unknowingly practicing pagan worship in the name of Christ. Even His birthday which God's people in all history since the creation never and would never had celebrated. Celebrating birthdays were only kept by the pagans for their evil astrology worship. God's people thought it evil enough not to ever record the date of any of His peoples birth. Look it up. It's wasn't until 312 AD when Constantine proclaimed the quasi pagan church Christian that celebrating birthdays and killing was allowed by a Christian.
The true Christian Church obeyed Christ command of non-resistance even to death. Ever wondered why not only Jesus, but all the apostles and all the early 1st and 2nd century Christians also lived and illustrated this and where martyred. They believed in the power of " heaping burning coals" that Jesus commanded and used in transforming the hearts of man. The true Church that Jesus founded on peters confession was commanded by Jesus to commit to the poor and needy and was also designed to meet as small groups in their homes. This insured unity and true discipleship. All their money and giving went to the poor, missionaries and for needy among them. All their time making disciples of people and friends and sharing the gospel.
Never once did He or His Apostles ever suggest taking money in the Name of God and spend it on their own pleasures nor paying anyone to do their work. In fact, being for their own pleasures ( padding pews) was the reason they were told they didn't get what they prayed for. James 4: 2-3 It's for this very reason most church leaders deny Christ and turn to the world to provide and put their congregation into deep debt to the world when their prayers go un-answered ( or answered ) when praying for money to build luxurious buildings to meet in. Now, do you want to check your leaders faith ? When God doesn't provide for the funds they pray for do they , 1. wait for Him to answer in His time and if not accept that as His will or 2. Pray on their way to the bank to borrow Caesars money from the worldly bank and put their congregation into the chains of sinful debt. By their pick you can tell at what alter they worship.
Remember, at the temple, when Jesus turned over the tables of those offering to sell fake sacrifices to those who were suppose to be offering something they had a heartfelt value for thus, making it truly sacrificial. Instead they were using Caesar's money to buy a nice superficial dove that meant no more than what Caesar's money did to them. A completely superficial offering. Those selling these offering are very much like those in the government churches of today. Recall when Jesus said "give to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's" ? Can we understand why Jesus became angry at those who were suckering those who were suppose to be bringing a sacrifice to offer into just using Caesar's cash instead. Folks that's all the church businesses are about today. They are asking for Caesar's money and then building large pagan idols for you to worship while providing someone to speak to you for the same Caesar's money that discredits the gospel.
A small test. Compare how much was spent on a new church building's sound system and how much that same leadership gave to a single missionary in the same year.
If the spirit so leads anyone to start meeting in their homes there is a excellent book that can offer some simple instruction. The fastest growth of the church in it's history was when they meet in their homes and disciplining. New leaders are developed among their own groups and when a house gets to full they open-up their house and so you can see the multiplication is from. All who come are encouraged to participate by sharing just like God designed it to be. 1 Corinthians 14:26
This is an excellent read for those who are interested. I have many loving friends and preachers who are involved in what we consider the church today and they are great loving people. It's hard to break through satans deceptions and illusions that so encompasses us and the world in which we live. I've been there I know and now constantly look for it just as Jesus told us to in Act 20:29, Mat 7:15, or Jude. For me on my journey it all started with wondering why we weren't obeying the words of Christ and not having church like it was designed. Why the preacher only could try to discredit the Words of Christ in the sermon on the mount and why not to follow His commands.
I backed away from everything taught by some theologian and then started to study the Bible for truth and not the words of men who are on someones payroll. I stopped reading commentary in a study bibles, you know the easy believism of those who try to tell you what the bible should have said or what they want you to believe instead of what it simply says. It's simple, REPENT ( turn from sin) and FOLLOW JESUS ( Take Him at His Word and obey His commands ). Meet with others the way God designed while discipling someone to follow Christ. That's how Jesus, His apostles and all the early Christians did it. That's why Christianity exploded and grew faster and spread father than ant time since.
Please don't let satan redefine the word church to ever reference bricks and mortar. The church is only God's people.
What Paul said in 1Cor about his right to be paid and what God had said referring to the Old testament workers and priest that the temple required as God's house.
Some have twisted Paul's few sentences he used to say that even though he had a RIGHT to take money your reward as a Christian comes from NOT. Ever since satan took over the church in 312 AD what Paul said has been used to create a massive enterprise that has required Christians to turn over their money to their enterprise instead of to what God said to collect and use it for. Used as financial profit of non-scriptural paid speakers and staff and real-estate idols and all collected under the deceitful pretense of God that they won't obey in the use of it. While they force the old and needy to beg from the world ( secular government) for money to eat and live on they even force them to beg for their health-care from the world.
I challenge all of us to be the Christians God commands us to be by taking Jesus at His Word and really Follow Christ and his commands in the Church as He designed it. That's my prayer for 2011 and always.
If you read the US Constitution you will not see the word " Creator", " God" or any other reference to God Acknowledged like some have mentioned. That's because the Constitution was written as a protection for the citizens from the government, placing limitations on it's power that belongs to the citizens of a new nation and a formulation of how this government is to operate. There is no purpose to mention God here outside of protecting our right to freely exercise our religion anywhere anytime we see fit. No separation was mentioned or established but only that congress could not make one religion a law. That's it and nothing more."Congress shall make no Law respecting the Establishment of Religion, or prohibiting the free Exercise thereof;" As you can see as long as congress doesn't pass a law that establishes a religion there are absolutely no restrictions or prohibition that congress can make by any other law of it's free exercise at any time any where. Especially on public (People) owned property . This is a protection for the people placed against the government preventing them for making any limitations against anything to do with exercising religion and it place or type of practice. That's why the same founders held church in the Capital and have established prayer there today.
Now, the reason the word Creator wasn't mentioned in the constitution was due to the fact He had already been established as the main giver of all our human rights that only He could give, in the Founding Document already written, The Declaration of Independence. As Written " We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are LIFE ( no location or age limits), LIBERTY, and the PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS; that to secure these rights governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed ".
As one can see the purpose of the US Government and it's Constitution is to secure the right above that God gives us.
Here, let read it again, " We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their ( Creator ( GOD ) with certain inalienable rights; that among these ( not limited to ) are LIFE ( no location or age limits), LIBERTY, and the PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS; that to secure these rights governments are instituted, ( US Government ) deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed ( The US Constitution).
Not my opinion folks, just the words in constructed order of our founding fathers. Now, that doesn't mean that many living in this country today don't like what the United States as created and would like it to be designed like another country of their choice. So in conclusion we can agree the argument isn't what the United States is, it's what some want it to be and that just happens to be two completely different countries. That's all.
I see the Mayor of the county seat got his windfall salary hike ( 10% in depression times) from his cronies on the council while his city employees effectively lost pay . This is a sad day for the republican party in Morgan County Indiana. It's also a telling and defining day for what that party stands for. You see folks how fast it can happen. The are a few republicans who are ashamed of this. Most city employees pay, after inflation, went down and the mayor takes a big 10% windfall and he's the last one who needs it. I wonder how the city employees feel about their leader now. How does a political party come to this point of elitism ?... just ask a democrat. Socialism infected the democrat party over 40 years ago to the dismay of many in their party and today that party has even accepted many tenants of communism. The republicans as we see even here in this county are coming right behind as well. They may be the caboose at the end of the train but will eventually get there too. Kind of like the Christian that maintains an arms length distance in comparison from the one he thinks is heading towards hell not considering that by using that type of measurement of his own spiritual success that he is heading the same direction and well end-up in hell also but only a arms length behind. Keep vigil brothers and sisters and access your positions and actions daily .
I know we have a lot of good republican party members who wouldn't have been involved in this kind of corruption but folks there isn't enough of them to reverse what's been started. The list of socialistic accepted practices such as doubling the county's poor and elderly income taxes, along with everyone else and suing private businesses to prevent them from competing against a county socialist businesses like our hospital. ( Morgan County vs ST FRANCIS ). Thank the Lord the higher courts had to step in and put a stop to the counties unconstitutional socialist scheme here. They also, instituted new taxes against a few productive businesses ( most owned by minorities) just to give the money to a handful of non-productive businesses with neat ideas. These are just highlights of the last three years and examples to prove that socialism's elitism has settled comfortably in Morgan County Indiana's political system that most still would call conservative. Hey, I haven't even mentioned the political establishment and NEA run government schools, that would take a large book with many chapters to cover. Chapters with titles like "11 year old masturbation classes named CPR" and " Keeping the Alcohol Drug convicted Superintendents as leaders of our children". That kind of book would surely draw comments from the " LETITGO's" who are the precursors of the GETALONGS" described below.
Socialism is no different that any other tool of temptation that satan employees that's based in pride, control and selfishness. That's why there are over 20,000 sect's and divisions of Christianity around the world today. People will always find a church that fit's their life style, telling them what they want to hear that makes them feel comfortable and if they can't they will just start-up a new church that will. Most seeking believers ( not Christ Followers who have surrendered to His written will ) that stumble across these hi-bred churches will just go along with anything they hear, regardless of what Jesus said in the Gospels, just as long as God is mentioned often regaurdless of the fruit they bear. Just discredit the words and commands of Christ that's the hardest to follow while keeping the ones that fits their lifestyle best. These are the "Getalongs" and are easily deceive because of it. Because of them socialism always spreads the fastest through small communities because that's where trusting your neighbor runs the highest and most will deny negatives in their pursuit of their blind un-conditional support of a friend or church or club or political party. I will coin these people who satan recruits for this purpose as " Getalongs " because they are just friendly, kind people you see at the corner store who just want to " Get Along "
Maybe that describes you and me. How many times have we realized, after years of blind support, one of our friends have changed for the worst, like a frog in slowly heating water, until one day we step back to notice their hearts are dead and we have to walk away while wondering how much our blind support played a part in their change or in the prevention of saving them. Kind of like most Christians do with their family and friends just to " Get Along. I myself don't give blind support for family or friends. I also don't have a large number of them because of it but at least the ones I do have are real and I can count on them as they do me. Maybe satans nonsensical deceptive thinking that all discrimination is something bad or all diversity is something good has screwed up the ability of a nation and it's people to be decent. I will say that the One and only One that really matters commands us to be united in Him and extremely discriminatory of who we associate ourselves with. Please take a few minutes and read the book of Matthew in His Bible and then see what He says happens with the " GETALONGS "
In a response to the recent uprising of neighbors who rejects a convicted child molesters right to live near by I offer the following in the consideration and a effort to bring truth to the matter that only emotions rule at the present.
I know there are two schools of thought and considerations when dealing with this issue. One may look at it as a crime another looks at it as an infectious incurable disease.
If dealing with it as a CRIME then once a man or woman's time is spent then their penalty for the crime has been served and they are free. Under the law. But, on the other side of the stick their are those who have read all the medical and psychological studies of it being an illness of sexual addiction. Just like homosexuality and consider it not so curable and making their concerns founded in science and their objections the same as if smallpox was close by. The law has provisions for smallpox and has the write to physically quarantine those against their will in the name of the public health. When Jesus walked the earth it was accepted to separate those with leapersy from the others in the name of public heath. Infectious disease have wiped out whole tribes and nations of people and since a higher percentage of those molested , become molesters one can understand that it can be lawful, both scripturally and publicly to separate and quarantine.
I believe the law recognizes this as a disease by providing some form of quarantine and protections for the community already. Rather it's enough has to be left up to the community at risk. The Constitution provides no guarantees protecting a right allowing the spread of communicable disease and again the voters of the community who are at risk should decide as long as it's not cruel or unusual measures.
To say it's not curable would be saying that the homosexual addiction isn't curable an I know that thousands and thousands have completely surrendered to Jesus and have over come. There are many large ministries out there that help those who come seeking it. So I agree with Nobody Important on this one that Jesus can save and cure all who Accepts Christ as their Lord, repenting and giving all of themselves over and completely surrendering to His will.
If He can do that for the homosexual then He certainly can do that for a child molester. I didn't see anywhere in this article that this man in question surrendered to Christ. If he has then praise God and if he hasn't then I Pray he will because Jesus wants him to. Unless and until he does the disease is still a disease.
P.S.
Just to keep things in perspective I offer a couple of thoughts.
First, In the Muslim world where their religion requires the conversion and control of their own governments and that so many want are jumping to constitutionally protect today marry, in the name of their religion, children at the age of 9. Not just one child but many are permissible. They are promised if martyred to receive many more children as rewards in their heaven of child sex. Yet nobody will report on this mass molestation of children all in the name of their religion. The are protected.
Secondly, another thought to consider is that at the age of 10 years old in Morgan County the GEC schools teach teach children how to have sex with other children thinking that when they grow-up some won't be confused ? Yes folk the child molesting Kinsey that the NEA and the educators modeled and designed their sex-ed programs after are just creating at an ever increasing rate many more Kinsey's . These adults usually have no Idea why they do the things they do and do it innocently without control. Just as innocent as they were the fist day a strange teacher sat down and started talking to them in front of other 10 year olds about thier penis's and vaginas and how to have sex with each other. Of course they presume it's ok to do because they are being taught to do it. By a strange adult who the worthless parents allowed to take their children into a room to do this to them. 10 years later the parent are sitting in a court room crying as their sons and daughters are being sentenced. I understand that many can't understand this so they won't. But that doesn't change any of this and so it just keeps getting worst. Where are they going to live without damnation ? Sex-ed in the GECS have to stop now. OR ?
Now before we crucify we should at least take some solace moments to reflect on the true scope of this community tragedy. What it is and why we protect and promote some in the name of religion and condemn and crucify the ones we manufacture in the name of the GECS, Kinsey and the NEA.
Submitted by Liberty ... Our nation has gone through it's up's and downs. Periods of rapid innovation and period of war and periods of stagnation and ( i never thought I would ever say this) like now under the new way of governance , a period of defeatism.
I have always thought of our nations economy like a household of smart children. Some thinkers, and some doers and workers. And yes even some Thinker-doer -workers. All with a Mom and Dad who had to budget their needs. Their are times when a couple of the children had some great inventions they would come up with and took them to market. The family would flourish and the other children would have work because of it. Mom and Dad would serve steaks & Eggs for breakfast and everyone got a new bicycle. Dads budget had lots coming in and lots going out.
There were also times when those new inventions got old and people didn't want them anymore. The money stopped coming in and Dad had to adjust the budget. Everyone eats toast for breakfast and the bicycles were sold for money for clothing and shoes. And because Dad knew if he didn't keep things real lean his family wouldn't have the incentives to think big again the family would sit around at night remembering the steak they used to eat and the nice rides they had and try to think of some new invention that would be needed by everyone, something that would take-off and be a big success because Dads slow-time budget didn't even have room for toilet paper. Bang, brother Al cam up with an idea and off to market they ran with sister Becky running behind asking " whats a telephone ? ". Dads Good-time budget replaced the slow-time and guess what, the new bikes have banana seats and stingray handle bars.
This nation since it's beginnings have gone through many ups and downs. Just thing at what happened when the car was invented or the phone or plane or " whats a PC? ". This nation was had rapid increases of revenue that expanded rapidly. The problem was when we stopped having more than just the Good-time budget.
In a nation that will spurt up and then spurt down we will always have irregular and cyclical revenue streams. The ability of everyone to adjust the spending to adapt is what defines our economic cycles. All things are judged by our GDP and when that move everything has to move with it. The private sector under the free enterprise / market system will always self adjust just like Dad did. In fact this happened in the 1946 when everyone was riding the " government must keep giving the surfs fake money or all will fall" bandwagon. It wasn't that depression that hurt us but it was that depression that saved us. It proved that a welfare state wasn't necessary and the free enterprise system was all that was needed. Unfortunately the new deal wasn't dismantled and we have had to work around it ever since. When left alone It will always provide the incentives and adjustments to bounce us out of all the downs ( depressions) we have and will always knock us of all the tops when we get to high. Eisenhower was known for just managing the economic status quo and primarily leaving well enough alone. The free enterprise / market system left alone took care of the rest. We have had what seems to be depressions off and on all through out our history. They are a standard part of how it works. The only thing that has ever made them great was when the government got involved and the system wasn't aloud to be free and use it's built-in incentives and adjust. Just how Dad's did.
Because of politics and the acceptance of popular politics we now have just the good-times budget and in the slow times they just borrow money.
I think it began with the rapid influx of European emigrants at the end of the late 1800's brought more to this nation than just are hard working ancestors who were just looking for opportunities and freedom. Along with the good came some negatives that would eventually mesh it's way into society. Our European ancestors brought with them their ideologies they were raised with. Their political and economic ideologies wasn't checked at Ellis island. In Europe they we under communism, socialism, fascism and after all since Europe was built-up of mostly monarchies the ideology many don't even consider or even heard of may have been the most damaging of all because it's the one that is a pre-requisite to the acceptance of a tyrannical form of government and that's " serfism ". The acceptance of a royal family being of a higher class or more special than ones self. We now have our politicians elevated to kings and their popularity is more important than their skills. They no longer do what is right but just what is popular. They would never have a slow-time budget and sell the children's bikes.
That's what has brought us to this moment. No longer do we have responsible citizens who will manage their government but we seem to have plenty of surfs who want the government to manage them. They are even ok with them having crowns and doing whatever they want.
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