How a Boy Scout Leader Handbook analogy explains how the lofty goals of academia and politicians raped the millennials.
Showing posts with label Goverment. Show all posts
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Saturday, August 12, 2017
Saturday, October 22, 2016
King Solomon, USA Repeat Performance of Folly? Post Two
Will unfair USA taxation help replicate the history of failed nations?
In a previous post, I stated I will compare King Solomon’s Domestic Policies to USA present policies. This second post will relate how unfair taxes contributed to the richer northern Israel provinces from the poorer southern providences.
In my opinion it is similar to the present resentment of the USA one percenters vs. the middle class and poor presently taking place in todays USA political presidential politics.
Comparison of King Solomon’s Domestic Policy to USA
Excerpt
Moreover, Solomon’s taxation of ‘all Israel’ starts to look decidedly dodgy when we note that he appeared to be taxing only the northern territory of the kingdom, whilst giving the southern area of Judah agenerous tax ‘break’ (1 Kings 4.19b). Given the huge extent of provisions each territory was supposed to supply for the royal larder, one can imagine that the exemption of Solomon’s own southern homeland from this burden would have caused a considerable amount of resentful mutterings among his northern subjects. [A rather similar scenario took place in Scotland in the 1980s.]
USA Comparison of ‘generous tax ‘break,’ and ‘resentful mutterings’
High-income Americans pay most income taxes, but enough to be fair? HERE
45% of Americans pay no federal income tax. HERE
In My Opinion
When you compare Clinton to Trump political arguments, I believe the ‘mutterings’ of both potential Presidential leadership candidates statements and questions about taxes being unjust and unfair are valid.
Is it not unjust and unfair that 45 percent of Americans do not pay any taxes while only 2.7 percent pay 51.7 percent of Federal Taxes?
However, it is also not unjust and unfair that there is such a huge division of wealth in the USA?
Is, or was unfair leadership and taxation the core issue of the present ‘mutterings’ that is now dividing Americans and other nations in a similar manner that split up ancient Israel after the death of King Solomon?
What did wise King Solomon have to say about taxation and leadership?
King Solomon
“A ruler must also remain righteous and make prudent decisions to prevent ruin of his country. Gifts or bribes will not persuade him to obtain political compromise without justice. By ruling with justice, a king will keep his country stable.” It is by justice that a king makes a country stable, but one who levies taxes makes a ruin of it. (Proverb 29:4)
In My Next Post
I will compare King Solomon’s Domestic Policy in regard to King Solomon’s use of slaves and how the issue relates to the USA slavery in the past, present and future.
Regards and goodwill blogging.
Previous Related Posts
Post One HERE
Wage Justice in USA HERE
Sinking Ship HERE
Thursday, October 6, 2016
King Solomon, Banausic Millennials Good or Bad?
Want to know why it is good that Millennials want free college?
Friday, September 23, 2016
King Solomon, Trump. Bastiat, Wisdom Proven Over Time?
Interested in some current, relatively current, and ancient political and economic statements using the phrase ‘will likely be proven over time.’'
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
King Solomon, Bill of Rights or Wrongs? Post Two
Have the SCOTUS interpretations of the Bill of Rights served to exalt or disgrace our nation?
Monday, August 29, 2016
King Solomon, Donald Trump Fair Trade Post Nine (Repost)
What is Donald Trump’s plan to balance trade?
In the previous post I stated I will explore first the Donald Trump Position on reforming the US-China trade relationship and offer my opinions and comments.
King Solomon
Without consultation, plans are frustrated. But with many counselors they succeed.. (Proverbs 15-22)
Without counsel purposes are disappointed. If a man determines and resolves upon a matter, and at once hastily and precipitately goes about it, without mature deliberation, without consulting with himself, and taking the advice of others in forming a scheme to bring about his designs, it generally comes to nothing; (Gils)
Without counsel purposes are disappointed. If a man determines and resolves upon a matter, and at once hastily and precipitately goes about it, without mature deliberation, without consulting with himself, and taking the advice of others in forming a scheme to bring about his designs, it generally comes to nothing; (Gils)
Donald Trump Positions on China Trade Reform
Read his proposals HERE
Resource Limitations
The US cannot resource at the drop of a hat. It will take years to rebuilt closed plants, replace machinery, and train workers to learn many of the lost skills and technology outsourced in the past twenty years. The result will be a spike in prices paid by US consumers for tariffed products. A black market will certainly crop up along with price gouging.
If tariffs are employed American Companies will not risk capital to invest in plants and equipment without long term guarantees that tariffs will not be lifted again. The result will be a repeat of foreign labor lower wage price competition will close them down, or bankrupt them again.
In My Opinion
There will be no quick fix with tariffs. A long term economic strategy needs to be planned and adhered to of what is in the best interests of American workers.
My Next Post
I will explore the remedy proposed by Warren Buffet.
Regards and goodwill blogging.
Previous Posts
Post One HERE
Post Two HERE
Post Three HERE
Post Four HERE
Post Five HERE
Post Six HERE
Post Seven HERE
Post Eight HERE
Saturday, August 27, 2016
King Solomon, Bill of Rights or Wrongs? Post One
Did our founding fathers cause all “Rights” problems that plague the USA?
Our USA courts are buried with lawsuits interpreting personal ‘Rights.’ Our police are intimidated and in fear of violating numerous perceived Rights as to whether actions are lawful or not. In my opinion, it is because our founding fathers should have written a Bill or Wrongs instead of a Bill of Rights. If they had done so, perhaps the USA might have been a wiser, or less foolish nation over time. Why? If interested, read on.
King Solomon
Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to a people. ( Proverb 14:34)
According to v 34, theodicy operates in respect to nations as well as individuals. Righteousness elevates the station of a nation, gives it standing in the world and makes it a power for good: sin depresses its influence and brings it into dispute. There is no difficulty in translation hesed ‘disgrace’ and the sense is weaker if heser, ‘want,’ is read as it was by the Greek translator. (Proverbs Mc Kane)
Right versus Righteousness, versus Bill of Rights
The context of these three words all stem from definition of right meaning ‘correct.’ Righteous expands to a moral or Biblical context. The philosophy of humans having Rights first originated in the 16th Century and expanded by our USA founding fathers with their statement of a presumed endowment of Rights in the Declaration of Independence.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness, -That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the …
In My Next Post
I will explore the reasons of what and how changes occurred over time to our founding father’s basis of presumptions of Rights in relation to interpretations of Rights by the USA Supreme Court.
Regards and goodwill blogging.
Related Source
Why We Don’t Care About the Protection of Our Rights HERE
Being Right v Righteousness HERE
Bill of Rights HERE
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
King Solomon, Donald Trump, Fair Trade Post Eight (Repost)
Is this the right way to decide how to pass a Trade Bill Agreement?
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