Does anyone really think that the people in charge of the government have people's best interests at heart? There they are...meeting and cajoling and meeting and digging in, and they can't come to any kind of agreement. Why is that?
The simple reason is that they are only interested in doing what gets them reelected. Period. They have to appeal to the most extreme end of their political base so that they get the fringe element, while hoping that those toward the center will choose them as the least harmful choice when election time arrives. In the end, though, it is Joe Lunchbox who gets the shaft.
It's funny. The Bible teaches us to pay to Caesar what is Caesar's, and that includes taxes. Yet the people that are elected to decide how the money is spent stops caring about those who are giving the money, unless of course you are talking about the top 1/2% of wage earners who give a big chunk to campaigns, or big companies that prop up this stupidity.
The model prayer in the Bible teaches us to pray for God's Kingdom to come. And yet there are those who think that humans can do the job. Take a look at the news this evening. I dare you to come back to me and believe that they can. But if you do watch the news, avoid Fox. They might be tapping your phone to see what you think about them.
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