I hear a lot of flack being given to people on food stamps and welfare. I am ashamed to say I used to be one of them giving the flack.
That changed when I had a dear friend faced with a very difficult decision. She and her husband have a family about the same size as mine. God called them years ago to leave their family size to Him and to homeschool.
But hubby hadn't had a raise in several years, and they weren't exactly living "high on the hog" before that. (And they pay the same property taxes, sales taxes, gas taxes, car taxes, etc. as everyone else)
They came to a point where they simply couldn't cut anymore and were not "making it."
Two choices:
And I had to agree with their choice.
Why do we, in America, think it's OK to take educational charity (public school) but we jump all over anyone taking food charity?
After watching politics and propaganda for so many years, I have come to the conclusion that it is the liberals ultimate goal to have everyone on food stamps, HUD, Medicaid, and any other form of governmentcontrol help they can invent. It allows them to tell people how to live.
I do believe that, unless we have a major change in this nation, we will all one day be on some form of government assistance.
In fact most of are or have been in our lives:
Public School
Social Security
Medicare
College Grants/loans
Business loans
Artificially low food rices due to government subsidies.
Fanny Mae and Freddy Mac
I don't advocate any of these Programs. Our country would be much better off if all these things were put into private hands and the government kept totally out of it.
But that is not the world we live in. We don't even have a choice.
The day will come when we all will be on food stamps and medicaid.
Let's show a little grace and compassion for those who have been forced into this life sooner than the rest of us. Let's aim our rhetorical guns at those causing the problem (liberals) not the victims.
That changed when I had a dear friend faced with a very difficult decision. She and her husband have a family about the same size as mine. God called them years ago to leave their family size to Him and to homeschool.
But hubby hadn't had a raise in several years, and they weren't exactly living "high on the hog" before that. (And they pay the same property taxes, sales taxes, gas taxes, car taxes, etc. as everyone else)
They came to a point where they simply couldn't cut anymore and were not "making it."
Two choices:
- Put the children in public school, take birthcontrol, and mom get a job. This violated the very life style that God had called them to in every way. And it would cost the tax payer some $60,000 PER YEAR to educate their children. or they could...
- Apply for Food Stamps. This would allow them to continue to homeschool and would only cost the tax payer $10,000 per year.
And I had to agree with their choice.
Why do we, in America, think it's OK to take educational charity (public school) but we jump all over anyone taking food charity?
After watching politics and propaganda for so many years, I have come to the conclusion that it is the liberals ultimate goal to have everyone on food stamps, HUD, Medicaid, and any other form of government
I do believe that, unless we have a major change in this nation, we will all one day be on some form of government assistance.
In fact most of are or have been in our lives:
Public School
Social Security
Medicare
College Grants/loans
Business loans
Artificially low food rices due to government subsidies.
Fanny Mae and Freddy Mac
I don't advocate any of these Programs. Our country would be much better off if all these things were put into private hands and the government kept totally out of it.
But that is not the world we live in. We don't even have a choice.
The day will come when we all will be on food stamps and medicaid.
Let's show a little grace and compassion for those who have been forced into this life sooner than the rest of us. Let's aim our rhetorical guns at those causing the problem (liberals) not the victims.
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