Posted on 12/12/2013 7:04:25 AM PST by Moseley
If we have any confidence that the Constitution, Declaration of Independence etc were influenced by the faith of our forefathers, and the hand of God in the first nation based on biblical principles in this dispensation of time, then it follows that the system we have that is based on benefit to all and the rights of individuals to freedom and liberty, has to also have the imprint of the almighty and until His Son returns, it is the best we know.
That brings up another point, as well - we are RESPONSIBLE for making sure that our charitable giving is for good, as biblically defined, and not for evil.
Government doesn’t try to account for the responsible use of welfare charity at all, and to the contrary, vehemently opposes any attempt to hold the recipients accountable for using the charity for genuine needs.
Love + Force = Rape
That was why he pulled out his whip.
You see they had a nice little racket going. When you came to sacrifice, they would find something "wrong" with the animal you brought but hey, that guy over there will sell you a "perfect" animal, for a price. But you can only buy it with "holy" money so first you have to go that money changer over there and buy "temple shekels" for a mark up.
With out doing this you can not make your offering.
So what part of that was capitalism?
The temple was running the economics there.
It appears that you equate capitalism with theft.
Jesus said, "You have made [my house] a den of thieves." He did not say, "You have made it a den of capitalists."
It appears that you equate capitalism with theft.
Jesus said, “You have made [my house] a den of thieves.” He did not say, “You have made it a den of capitalists.”
Deal with it, honey child.
“honey child.”
No, it was not. What went on in the Temple was more of a scam than trade in stocks, bonds and the like.
FREE ENTERPRISE THE FAIREST SYSTEM, KEY TO ENDING POVERTY -
Arthur Brooks AEI
May 18, 2012
By Peter Samuel
Briefs poverty free enterprise aei
“The (biggest) recipients of the blessings of free enterprise are the poor themselves. How do I know it?
“Go back to 1970, and compare 1970 around the world to today. It turns out that between 1970 and 2010 the worst poverty in the world - people who live on one dollar a day or less - has decreased by 80 percent. You never hear about that.
“It is the greatest achievement in human history, and you never hear about it.
“80 percent of the world’s worst poverty has been eradicated (in 40 years.)
“That has never ever happened before.
“So what did that? What accounts for that?
“United Nations?
“US foreign aid?
“The International Monetary Fund?
“Central planning?
“...nah.
“It was globalization, free trade, the boom in international entrepreneurship. In short it was the free enterprise system, American style, which is our gift to the world.
“...I will assert and defend the statement that if you love the poor, if you are a good Samaritan you must stand for the free enterprise system, and you must defend it not just for ourselves but for people around the world.
“It is the best anti-poverty measure ever invented.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss80iuEBC6A
“THE GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT IN HUMAN HISTORY”: THE GLOBAL REDUCTION IN POVERTY.
Kevin Glass | Jan 04, 2014
American Enterprise Institute scholar Mark Perry highlights what he says “might qualify as the chart of the century because it illustrates one of the most remarkable achievements in human history.”
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Perry also points to Arthur Brooks’ commentary on why this is happening across the globe:
It was globalization, free trade, the boom in international entrepreneurship. In short, it was the free enterprise
system, American style, which is our gift to the world.
I will state, assert and defend the statement that if you love the poor, if you are a good Samaritan, you must stand for the free enterprise system, and you must defend it, not just for ourselves but for people around the world. It is the best anti-poverty measure ever invented.
That’s not to say there isn’t a long way to go in making progress on global poverty - not to mention poverty in the United States - but it’s important to recognize how far we’ve come in the last fifty years.
I spoke with Zack Beauchamp on Bloggingheads.tv on this exact topic. In our 2013 round-up video, he highlighted this trend and said that 2013 was likely the best year in human history:
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