Get the Vaseline out!

Politics 101…Get ready for the deal of the century when the Republicans cave in and raise the debt ceiling with the Democrats!  I tried to raise my debt ceiling, but the bank would have none of it.  Yes, I will have to file bankruptcy because they won’t loan me anymore money; however, I can’t pay them back, so I really don’t want to borrow anymore.  I wonder if the same bankruptcy laws and rules apply for the USA?  If so, I think the USA should file chapter 7 bankruptcy, I get to keep my house and up to $10,000 worth of stuff…the good news is I get to dump a lot of debt.  14 trillion + dollars’ worth of debt would be erased if the government went bankrupt!  There is the issue with the government assets, when you file bankruptcy all of your assets are sold on the court house steps at a sheriff’s sale…You could get a good deal on Yosemite park, an F-14, NASA, the Washington monument, or the White House just to mention a few items.  I’m sure the new owners would do a better job running or using government assets than the present owners. 

Politicians will not let this happen for one big reason because they would have to go on a cash basis and could no longer borrow money for at least 7 years until they get their credit score up just like a regular citizen.  With exception of the military how can we lose, most of the government agencies we have would be gone (cut in spending) and politicians would quit because they weren’t getting paid (win win). 

Seriously, when will disconnect between the government and reality be addressed?  I think it will take a real Tea Party type uprising to get the point across to the blind politicians running our country into the dirt.  I guess I shouldn’t care…its easier just to ignore it.

         

Why entitlements are wrong

Food stamps, Medicaid, welfare, and section 8 are just a few the government hand-out programs that are in place from our government funded by tax payers.  How can such a noble idea be so wrong?  In theory government help is a good idea; however, those that are on the dole become so dependent on the gift they are unwilling to seek their own funds from employment or any other source.  What was designed to be help enables a person to lose their desire to make their own living and rely solely on the government for their supply.  Another issue with these programs is fraud, which is rampant in each of these programs.  A combination of corruption and poor management by the government is a recipe for failure and loss of faith in the programs by those that pay for them, the tax payers.  Many people making their own living resent those that are on the dole and view them as lazy unproductive bums.    

What I have mentioned is fairly obvious, but what is the solution?  End all entitlements that are hand-outs (not Social Security or Medicare because they are designed to payout what is paid in) including subsidies for farming, oil, and cooperate welfare.  How can this be done without staving and preventing care for the genuinely poor folks that indeed need help?  The burden of caring for the poor would be shifted to the churches and the missions located on just about every street corner throughout the entire country.  If the government is so good at caring for the poor why are there organizations like Salvation Army, Wheeler Mission, Good Will, and Gleaner’s food bank?  Funding these organizations would make more sense and cut down on fraud because a recipient would have to prove their need to receive help.  This would be a bit bumpy at first, but after the transition was made to which ever organization was chosen by the recipient they would be better off.  In addition, the above mentioned organizations have programs designed to train and assist a recipient to find their own way to contribute to society.  This idea shifts government’s role of supplying poorly run and corrupt entitlement programs to the people supplying real help to those in true need while providing hope.  God will take care of His people if we allow Him to do so through other people, government supply is not the answer!  If anyone in true need walks into my church they are taken in and given help and I am certain that people of this blessed nation would help all of those in real need of help; in addition, give them hope by assisting them in finding a pathway to provide for themselves.