Effort And Envy

Matthew 20:15

Don't I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?

Our society today has elected a government that encourages envy. We have God-given rights, including life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness. But our government has decided to punish the achievers and give to those who have not put forth the effort. We have been denied our right to do what we want with our own money, and have instead been forced to fund many programs that reward indolence and laziness; that do nothing to better the citizens, but instead to make them poor, dependent subjects. This creates in them the belief that society owes them a living, without contributing anything useful or valuable to that society, of getting something for nothing. But there's no "free lunch" in this world, somebody has to pay. The only funds any government has are the taxes they have assessed on those citizens who have earned an income by providing some value that is worth getting paid for. So those who are responsible and provide for the needs of the people are the ones who have to pay for the ones who do not have a job, who do nothing to contribute, so "need" to have someone else pay for their food, housing, etc. The number of those who today depend on the government for their income far outnumbers those who are unable to provide for their own needs. Our government keeps these people poor, in that it would cost them their hand-out if they sought more self-respecting means, so it maintains power over them to control them. 

Even so, come, Lord Jesus!