A Comment Response - Personal Responsiblity and Wealth - American Citizenry

In response to the rather large comment left below the Milton Friedman link; it's a bit too large to quote directly, but I want to give a few general thoughts about what I have read.

First off, let me say thank-you to whomever you are. You are the standard for what a concerned citizen of this country should be; active and vocal, looking to make a difference. I applaud your efforts. I would, however, like to make some points for you to consider. Feel free to contact me either through this page or by my email; kelbylovelady@gmail.com.

First off, I want to remind you directly that wealthy does not in and of itself equal evil. Wealth is a product of hard work. (Of course, there will be exceptions at every level, but I'm speaking generally now.) These people spend every waking moment working, or attempting to figure out what to do with the wealth they've acquired. It's not easy to see from a middle class perspective, but wealth creates it's own monster. Having millions, or billions, of dollars creates wealth by itself (interest); not to mention that the mechanics of that money making are probably still continuing to make money as well. Being wealthy is having a constant burden. The Reverend Frederick Gates said it best to John D. Rockefeller Sr. when he said, "Mr. Rockefeller, your fortune is rolling up like an avalanche! You must distribute it faster than it grows! If you do not, it will crush you and your children and your children's children!" Just think of that immense burden.

Secondly, greed is not inherint in all wealth. Greed is in a corrupt soul, not following in the steps of God's will. Greed is the taking over of the spirit by human corruption. If the people of this world were to follow their moral calling to perfection, we would never have issue. But, then again, we live in a broken, fallen world, corrupted by the sin we all live in every day. Wealth may breed greed, but wealth is not the creator of greed. Sin is the creator of greed. The 1% club, as you so aptly call them, are constantly burdened by there wealth, and yes, many are burdened by there greed as well. That is where my next point comes in.

I am very pleased with how you talked on personal responsibility, (though you never called it that, you went on at length about it in the second paragraph). This is the key to freedom and liberty, not just for the rich, but for all citizens of the country and the world. If people don't like something, don't partake in it; simple as that. If people have a problem with clothes that cost $100 dollars, don't buy them. The company making the clothes will have to change or fail. And that, my friend, is the whole of capitalism. If people remember their personal responsibility, they would have never signed a contract for a home loan that has payments doubling in 5 years. That's utterly ridiculous. Do they honestly believe they would make twice as much as they did when they signed the loan 5 years down the road? NO. They were looking for a government handout, which is what this administration is doing. They are giving out exactly what the irresponsible people of this country wanted. A handout. An easy way through. This is rewarding irresponsiblity. If every single American were to carefully consider purchases, this country could straighten itself out very quickly. But people don't want to think. They want the handouts this administration has promised. This is the greed in the middle class. This is greed of the impoverished. Don't work your way out, stand in line for a handout. Scary to think of how this type of thought pattern will progress in this country.

So once again, thank you for your comment and inspiring me to write this post. Lets all, each one of us, keep talking about the situation in this country, keep working for ways back to freedom, responsibility, and liberty, and take hold of ourselves through personal responsibility, so we may experience what liberty is like in this world.

The Basics of Our Government

As this is my first posting, let me start off talking about what I believe in. 

I believe that this country is the greatest country on earth. I also believe that the basis for this country's greatness lies in it's founding; in the mandates of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Without all of these in place, the country will begin to fall away from greatness and become a country just like any other. 

I believe that the pursuit of happiness is the key phrase to pay attention to. In this country we have the right to chase after our happiness for as long as we live, with as much effort as we can muster. However, we must always remember that it is our own, personal right, not the right granted to our government. Our government cannot and will never guide us to happiness. Our national government was established to protect our country from attack and to keep our country strong stable. That's it. All the rest is up to us, our local governments, and the free will and entrepreneurial spirit in us all. As time goes on, I'm sure I will expand on these thoughts more.

I believe that life and liberty are given to us by God above and therefore cannot and should not be tampered with by government control in our lives. The more government is involved directly in the everyday aspects of our lives, the less liberty we have; the less freedom we have. These freedoms we all take for granted everyday are being taken away from us slowly but surely and we must do what we can to protect them.

I do not write as a radical, looking for sweeping change; but rather as a concerned citizen who has seen enough going on in the political world for me to break my silence. I hope that you as a reader find my postings insightful and maybe eye opening. Thank you for reading, and as always, I will do my best to respond to all serious comments posted.