It's extraordinary to me that the United States can find $700 billion to save Wall Street and the entire G8 can't find $25 billion dollars to saved 25,000 children who die every day from preventable diseases.
- Bono, rock star and anti-poverty activist.
As someone who wrestles with greed myself, I recognize the temptation --but is there some reason superior to greed that explains why the wealthy in this country shouldn't help out the working poor in this country and well as the starving and dying abroad? As the richest country on earth --with a government that helps big corporations thrive--why shouldn't their excess also help the working poor survive?
I was stunned by these anti-middle-class words posted recently on the welcome page of BlogforJohnMcCain.com:
Chalk this up as being one of those Biden "Big Mouth" moments. Here we have Joe admitting that he's for socialism and the redistribution of wealth. Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said Thursday that paying more in taxes is the patriotic thing to do for wealthier Americans. The Republican campaign for president calls the tax increases their Democratic opponents propose "painful" instead of patriotic. Under the economic plan proposed by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, people earning more than $250,000 a year would pay more in taxes while those earning less — the vast majority of American taxpayers — would receive a tax cut. "We want to take money and put it back in the pocket of middle-class people," Biden said in an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America. "Noting that wealthier Americans would indeed pay more, Biden said: "It's time to be patriotic ... time to jump in, time to be part of the deal, time to help get America out of the rut." I agree with Biden that it is time for folks to "jump in." Yes, they need to jump in to the voting process and help us give a swift kick in the ass to socialists like Joe Biden and Barack Obama who are trying to takeover this country. Folks like them usually try to avoid letting the voters know what they actually want to do. Usually they are smart enough not to. Thankfully, Joe Biden is not.
When we come to terms with the Republicans' Trickle-Down Ecominics the above attitude is prominant. I wonder how many registered Republicans are actually recognize and admit that to themselves.
Should our Christian Faith be part of our Economics? how much should we temper the amount of control greed has over our economics? Is it wrong for us to create financial policies that help support the majority of country—especially those families struggling to provide food, healthcare and education for their children, as well as have the financial freedom to spend time with the children God’s entrusted to their care. That, in my opinion, should be considered as we weigh "family values".
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