The old expression says “the means justify the ends.” But I’m here to tell you that just ain’t true. Not when it comes to stealing other people’s money. And stealing other people’s money is the means your government uses to carry out your so-called “good intentions.” I heard Milton Friedman say it like this:
“Bad means corrupt good intentions.”
Now, THAT is true. As an elderly pastor friend of mine used to say (he’s no longer on Earth), “truer words were never spoken through falser teeth.”
Anyway…
I hope you know about the means your government uses to play benefactor.
Yeah, too many people DO know and still don’t care. Because as long as they can “feel good” about themselves, helping “those less fortunate,” who cares how it’s done. The main thing is, it gets done and all those people don’t have to get their hands dirty. At least that’s what they think.
I talked about this kind of stealing a few years ago. Here’s a snippet of what I said back then. And it is still as true as ever.
~Remember where your benevolent government got the money in the first place.
They stole it from taxpayers. Because government isn’t business. Just in case you thought it was, it’s important to know and understand government makes no goods for sale. It provides no services. And at best, it merely distributes information. Or more likely misinformation.
If it sounds like I’m bitter about it, there’s a good reason. Because I am. America was once a shining example of how freedom helps people flourish. But once the people realized they could “vote” for money to be taken from some and given to others, the genie was out of the bottle.
And we’ve never been able to get the genie back in.
And the genie is a meanie.
I’ll hammer this point in place one more time. Your government isn’t giving you anything even if they put a gazillion dollars into some sort of “stimulus package.” Because the only reason they have a bunch of bucks to spend is…they took it from you in the first place. So, they’re really only giving back what they shouldn’t have taken in the first place.
By the way. I’m not anti-tax. But I AM anti tyrannical tax. And a tax rate of 10% or higher is tyrannical. Anything on those levels is stealing. And God forbids stealing, in the ten commandments. Because stealing takes lives.
And if you are OK with more taxes, than you are OK with stealing from your friends.
And here’s a little rhyme to highlight the point.
If you love your neighbor as yourself, don’t steal.
The reason for this is a pretty big deal.
Even if you don’t believe in God, it’s true.
His enduring Truth is still for me and you.
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