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The Economy is Also About “Values”

tibby2 Wrote: Aug 13, 2012 8:15 AM

I always smile when I read about people's "rights". Do rights have to be paid for? Do rights come at someone else's expense? If healthcare is a "right" then why not food? Shelter? Clothing? These are even more basic than healthcare. As an individual if I seize someone else's property for my own use it is called theft. As an individual if I vote for someone who seizes that same property on my behalf it is called fairness. Liberals don't need liberty, just a welfare check.

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ron150 Wrote: Aug 13, 2012 10:01 AM

AMEN.

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The Economy is Also About “Values”

Somehow we’ve come to accept, regarding government policy, that there are separate “economic” issues and “social” issues. The former being issues having to do with our pocketbook and the latter being issues touching religious values and behavior.

But this is a mistake. The economy is also a social “values” issue.

It’s about the extent to which we respect private property and it’s protected from politicians.

Respect for private property is disdained in socialist countries. Respecting the sanctity of private property reflects our values as much as does our respect for the sanctity of life and marriage.

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