Totally agree with your assessment of the decimation of the spending reserves of the American taxpayers. Can see all around my environs the diminishing standard of living for all income classes. Probably not the correct forum to bring this up, but I was somewhat disappointed to read our church bulletin front page this past Sunday advising parishioners to heed their 10% tithes. Then went on to quote scripture advising this be done. With so many people struggling just to afford the bare essentials, it would seem to me that the church could search for ways to trim their budget (such as so much sent to foreign charities and nations) and be thankful for the tithes they receive in light of very trying financial straits for so many people.
It’s not just our government, financial institutions which are mismanaging others’ money — this is happening everywhere.
“Probably not the correct forum to bring this up, but I was somewhat disappointed to read our church bulletin front page this past Sunday advising parishioners to heed their 10% tithes.”
This is the correct forum.
Everybody wants somebody else to pay the bill—and think they have the moral high ground to make the claim.
That is part of what the “woke” agenda is all about—essentially a new religion that demands corporate tithes.
We also see it in the green movement—demanding “carbon credits”, the new indulgences.