Just watched President Obama give his first talk to Congress. Had to laugh when he tried to start his speech before he was introduced. Speaker Pelosi had to flag him down that it was not his turn yet. I guess it is OK for a new president to make inexperienced mistakes in a speech. Unfortunately he is going to make inexperienced mistakes with our government.I agree with him that we need to cut spending and our deficit. We need to find ways to reel in health care costs and should lead the way in finding alternate energy sources. But I had to laugh when he bragged that his recent 800+ Billion (that billion with a B) spending bill did not have any earmarks in it. But it had more pork than immediate stimulus money.
I like to compare what Obama is doing to what both Regan and W. Bush did when they entered office. All Presidents entered office while the country was in a economy down turn and needed a boost. Regan and Bush cut taxes, giving Americans more money to spend, which gave the economy a boost and brought us out of the recession. It even gave the government more money in tax revenue. But Obama does not want to give Americans more money to spend (Unless you count $26 a month as more money) Instead he spent the money himself on what he wanted to buy. I hope his spending bill does help our economy I really do, but even his administration has admitted that it does not guarantee success and is looking to spend more money.
I hope our country does not takes steps towards socialism. Doing so would punish those who work hard for success and reward those to purposely do less and take more. But I fear that some of the changes Obama, Pelosi and Reid are making are taking us on that path.
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have you ever considered that socialim is the closet thing to the law of consecration? what type of government do you think Christ will sit at the head of? a republican every man for himself government? a liberal everyone do what they want gov? or perhaps a socialist gov. where everyone works to help society prosper and the laws are moral as well as just... not trying to start a fight just wondering...
The main differance I see between the law of consecration and government run socialisum is choice.
People who live the law of consecration will do so by their own free will and choice. Those that live it under the hand of the government will not be able to elect to not live that way. They will be forced too, whether they want to or not.
I believe that Christ will not run a government that forces everyone to be good. If he wanted that, he would have backed a different plan in an earlier council.
i never considered the choice aspect...point to phil! thanks for sharing your insight!
A point to anonymous as well. You make a good point that the law of consecration is closer to socialism than to our current version of government.
I am not against groups or organizations helping others. My church certainly provides a tremendous amount of humanitarian and welfare assistance to others. But I feel that we should be given the choice to help others and not forced to do so.
I am not thrilled with how poorly our government has run social security, Medicare and other social programs. I don't think they will do a good job with more programs. Private companies need to perform well to survive, which usually makes them a better run program than government run ones.
Good discussion.
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