September 2, 2008
Christianity and The ‘Pro-Life or Pro-Choice’ Choice
It’s a question that is almost as old as our legislative system: as a Christian, should you be pro-life or pro-choice? Let’s take a look at this.
The question of whether the soul occupies an embryo is debatable, but in solving the question of a Christian being pro-choice or pro-life, it is irrelevant.
For most Christian parents, having a child is the most blessed experience of a lifetime. They realize that from the moment conception took place, God has taken that seed and made it grow. The seed is constantly growing from the point of conception. Understand that God is holding that seed in his hands and nurturing it. For someone to take that away is stealing out of God’s hands, one of his own seeds.
Whether you believe there is a soul or not, God has given you something. The circumstances leading up to it are irrelevant because for you Christians, God’s will be done. We are not to play God and undo his plans.
“give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus” – 1 Thessalonians 5:18
Remember this when you vote for pro-life or pro-choice in these elections. These are the issues that define you as an American and you as a Christian.
September 1, 2008
Universal Health Care- Is it Fair?
I wasn’t going to post another one today, but in light of my balanced debate between christianliberal and myself has led me to do so.
As a student of modern economics, I feel that when we take a look at the broad picture of universal health care, we should all be able to agree that it is not economically reasonable or fair for that matter.
I’m sure most of you have heard the joke, “If America had free health care, where would the Canadians go?” As funny as this is, there is a sense of truth that comes with it. I don’t need to go out and search for articles that describe the horrors of the Canadian health care system, you can do that research for yourself. I can explain that our society is based on incentives. A doctor’s biggest incentive to be a good doctor is more patients, which comes with more money or their ability to charge more for the better services rendered. By making health care free, then we take away the doctor’s incentive to be a better doctor and make more money. Some of you might be thinking, the doctor’s incentive should be to make a difference, but I am looking at economic and real incentives.
Another point, is that if we were to offer socialized health care, then we will begin to shut down hundreds or even thousands of medical companies. This may send our economy into an economic downfall. A lot of these medical companies also are a big part of medical research. Then we would have to ask the government to take that over as well.
One more point… Free is never free. When the government pays for anything, remember, the government has no money! We are still going to pay for it one way or another. Also, if everyone gets the ‘free’ health care, then only those who pay taxes are going to be paying for it which could ultimately make it more expensive.
Don’t get me wrong. Medical reform is a must, but it starts with less control from the government; not more.
These are the steps to communism…
Tax Cuts for the Wealthy
I am going through the Obama website and reading different plans that he has for America and allow me to share this:
Obama will protect tax cuts for poor and middle class families, but he will reverse most of the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest taxpayers.
Let’s make something clear here: the tax cuts for the wealthy aren’t, by any means, making the wealthy pay a smaller percentage than what low and middle class Americans do. In the U.S. we have a progressive tax, which means that your tax rate increases as your income does. In other words, it creates more of a burden on the rich than the poor. This is discrimination based on income and punishes those for being so successful with a higher tax rate. The tax cuts which have become so infamous for giving ‘preferential treatment’ to the rich, is in fact, reducing discrimination.
So, by that definition the U.S. government discriminates against higher wage earners, stating that they must pay more for their success. When we do tax the wealthy more, and then redistribute that money, is that more or less efficient than not taxing them an additional percentage? This question primarily is aimed towards businesses. Think about this. If a company pays more to the government, that is less jobs than it will employ. A company’s best interest will usually cause it to cut jobs before it does the bottom line.
Do your research and if you can prove to me that taxing wealthy more is better for our economy, I will consider changing my stand on this issue.
Seven Houses?
This may seem a bit outdated, but last week I saw an Obama ad saying that John McCain owns seven houses. Basically, the point it is trying to make is that since he owns this many houses, he must be out of touch with society.
Since when does living the American dream such a bad thing? Maybe the advertisement would even make since if Obama was living in poverty himself. Last I checked, he was a multimillionaire himself, not to mention, these things are backed by an ivy league education.
…Just a few thoughts.
