You are right in that there are issues with being a beneficiary of the government largess. However, when you have indoctrinated people over generations to believe in the system, it is hard to open eyes and harder to actually not take what the government offers.
The most blatant is Socialist Security, and yes I did spell that as “Socialist” by intent. How often have you heard some form of I paid into it and only getting what is due. HOGWASH! It is intergenerational theft. It is the older generation forcing the younger to pay them.
The analogy I use is if I hire a thug to steal your car, does that give you the right to hire the same thug to steal someone else’s car? If you answer yes, you are probably on Socialist Security.
Socialist Security also breaks down the intergenerational family. You have no need to take care of grandma as the state will do it for you. If you believe the Bible is true, then read 1st Timothy 5 and shudder.
The idea is also now seeded that once you are older, you no longer have to work and are put out to pasture. Again the Bible instructs the elders, as in those who are older, to mature and then proclaim, but not impose, wise guidance.
Consider the example know as Rehoboam’s Folly in 1st Kings 12. Rehoboam sought counsel from both the young and the old. He took the advice of the young and lost most of his kingdom. Our young leadership in the US will do the same.
With Matthew 23:3 in mind, “For they preach, but do not practice”, allow me to demonstrate I practice what I preach. Consider http://Kozlowski.org/Social_Security. I am about to turn 68 and have fully qualified for Socialist Security for 3 years. I could have received over $100,000 in so called “benefits” by now. I have not applied for it and therefore received nothing. Why? Exodus 20:15 “You shall not steal.”
In her former job prior to retirement, my wife worked with clients who received Medicare / Medicaid as their only means of survival. She saw multiple cases of three generations living in the same household with no thought of becoming self-sufficient through employment. They could not conceive of a life of freedom and independence; the Gummit had become their protector and sustainer.
You are right in that there are issues with being a beneficiary of the government largess. However, when you have indoctrinated people over generations to believe in the system, it is hard to open eyes and harder to actually not take what the government offers.
The most blatant is Socialist Security, and yes I did spell that as “Socialist” by intent. How often have you heard some form of I paid into it and only getting what is due. HOGWASH! It is intergenerational theft. It is the older generation forcing the younger to pay them.
The analogy I use is if I hire a thug to steal your car, does that give you the right to hire the same thug to steal someone else’s car? If you answer yes, you are probably on Socialist Security.
Socialist Security also breaks down the intergenerational family. You have no need to take care of grandma as the state will do it for you. If you believe the Bible is true, then read 1st Timothy 5 and shudder.
The idea is also now seeded that once you are older, you no longer have to work and are put out to pasture. Again the Bible instructs the elders, as in those who are older, to mature and then proclaim, but not impose, wise guidance.
Consider the example know as Rehoboam’s Folly in 1st Kings 12. Rehoboam sought counsel from both the young and the old. He took the advice of the young and lost most of his kingdom. Our young leadership in the US will do the same.
With Matthew 23:3 in mind, “For they preach, but do not practice”, allow me to demonstrate I practice what I preach. Consider http://Kozlowski.org/Social_Security. I am about to turn 68 and have fully qualified for Socialist Security for 3 years. I could have received over $100,000 in so called “benefits” by now. I have not applied for it and therefore received nothing. Why? Exodus 20:15 “You shall not steal.”
In her former job prior to retirement, my wife worked with clients who received Medicare / Medicaid as their only means of survival. She saw multiple cases of three generations living in the same household with no thought of becoming self-sufficient through employment. They could not conceive of a life of freedom and independence; the Gummit had become their protector and sustainer.