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Is It Time for a New Direction?

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If Americans are not doing some serious soul-searching in the midst of this crisis, they need to start. Where America goes from here is not some sort of esoteric debate. What we do at this point has life or death consequences. Get it wrong, and suffer more death, suffering, and impoverishment. Get it right, and America moves toward life, health, liberty, peace, prosperity, and harmony. What everyone needs to recognize is that they are facing a choice of systems, not a choice of people. Either stick with the same systems or switch over to new systems. That’s the choice now facing the American people. Let’s examine four systems under which we currently live and have lived for decades. America’s economic system This is a centrally planned and centrally managed system run by the federal government. Its central aim is to “wage war on poverty” by forcibly taking money from everyone and redistributing it ...

Be Equally Aware of Government Scams

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During this time of national crisis over the coronavirus, scammers, fraudsters, hucksters, and assorted con men have come out of the woodwork. According to the article “4 Coronavirus Scams That Could Cost You,” Because so many people are feeling vulnerable right now, it’s a prime time for scammers to strike. These fraudsters take advantage of the fear and uncertainty many Americans are experiencing, and there are four common scams that could cost you a lot of cash. These four scams are Social Security, medical, charity, and stimulus-check scams. Here is a brief summary of each one as condensed from the article. Social Security scams “You may receive an official-looking letter saying your benefits have been suspended because of COVID-19, and to continue receiving your monthly checks, you must call a phone number listed in the letter. Once you call, the scammer may tell you that you have to pay a fine or fee to get your benefits reinstated.” The article recommends ...

Faith and Freedom

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One of the downsides to socialism is that it inculcates a mindset of dependency on government largess not only within the minds of dole recipients but also among other people. This is particularly true when the generations living at that time have been born and raised under socialist programs. When libertarians propose the repeal of these socialist programs, people get scared to death that the dole recipients are going to end up dying in the streets. The best examples of this dependency mindset, of course, are Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. Since most Americans have been born and raised under these socialist programs, there is a deep-seated fear that if they were to be repealed, seniors and poor people would be thrown under the bus, just left to die of starvation and untreated illnesses in the gutters and alleys of America. That’s what socialism does. It ...