The US Has A Spending Problem Alright

I think it has been nearly three years now that I have been saying this. 
It is always good to see someone else do a much more articulate rendering of the issue.
It is downright scarey to me to see this anti-Christian objectivism of Ayn Rand's novels of 50-70 years ago get played in real time today.

I wish there were louder voices speaking to this issue.
Folks need to know about the real "war on religion" going on in our country. 

Are we our brothers' keeper?
Ayn Rand says "NO!"
Jesus says "YES!"

Jesus' message was counter to the culture in which he lived.
Jesus' message is so counter to the culture in which we live today.

All over the country people were elected and sent to Washington for the sole purpose of obstructing, disabling and dismantling the Federal Government.
(Sure, I'll a swear a pledge to uphold the Constitution and all that, but I'll keep by fingers crossed.)

I am not an adherent to conspiracy theories.
But, this is no theory.
We are seeing this play out in reality, affecting the lives of so many real live people - folks you know, folks you are related to.

And, the thing is, we are better than this.
Until now, we have recognized certain common values.
Over time we have observed and learned that certain things can only be supplied by the federal government.
And, until now, we have been willing to pay for it.

But, now the Randites control the message.
Now, all the talk is how to restrain spending, and how to cut spending - thereby starving the beast.

But, folks, if we truly believe that all live is precious  to us -- when one hurts, we all hurt; when one cries, we all cry; when one is wronged, we all are wronged -- then we willing provide the funds collectively to enhance life to the fullest for all.


And, the fact of the matter is,
the fact totally ignored by the Republican rhetoric,
is that the United States has the lowest tax rate of any of the other developed nations in the world.

If the United States has a spending problem, as the Speaker of the House so often states, it is that we do not spend enough!!!!

Christians all over the county need to speak up.
The President needs to stop all talk of compromise.
Affirm that our prime value is that we are our brothers' keeper.

I still believe we can have the kind of world we have been working for - the kind of world where all are valued and no one is left behind.

A world based on the visions of Jesus, not the visions of Ayn Rand.