OK- Let's just admit it: Our country is addicted to spending and living beyong our means. We must return to Biblical principles of financial management. Personally and nationally, the consequences will be severe if we do not. The repercussions of our nation's financial mismanagement and debt are predicted to impact generations of future Americans.
For weeks talks have broken down regarding the impending financial crisis in the U.S., the debate is extremely heated on how America should spend its money. With $14.3 trillion in debt, spending is spiraling out of control and the U.S. may hit a financial crisis like other countries around the globe.
So what is the answer to stop the bleeding?
The answer is simple: Stop the addiction and return to biblical principles when handling the country's finances.
There's a reason this country is having so much trouble getting out of debt. We are literally addicted to spending. For so many years now, our leaders have pushed program upon program in Americans' faces. We have now come to the point that we believe we can't live without them. These programs are like drugs and we just need more and more to get by.
Our government is dealing in what I call, 'meth lab economics.' Liberals have created an entitlement mindset and have taught people to think, 'I earned this free program; I have a right to handouts with no responsibility.' It becomes a drug that creates dependency.
Government programs keep people dependent, that is, 'financially hooked.' Welfare is essentially economic crack dealing. And until we take a more biblical approach to personal responsibility and spending, this expensive addiction will continue.
All good citizens would condemn a drug dealer in the community who hooks his victims, reels them in, and holds them in bondage awaiting the next 'fix.' But government entitlements which give people barely enough to subsist, and which breed a mindset that, 'you can't make it without my help' create a bondage similar to that experienced by the drug addict. Enslavement by entitlements is un-American and ungodly.
It is completely realistic to believe that the U.S. can financially run on biblical principles. We have before. This involves simply returning to the Bible to guide us in how we handle our money, plus the following of a few basic tenets:
-Be good stewards of God's resources. We are only caretakers on this earth; wasteful spending makes us irresponsible stewards of all that God has given us.
-Accept that saving is a tenet of God.
-Stay out of debt!
Our current financial model of confiscatory taxation, unbridled spending, and immeasurable waste must be stopped. It will take leaders of courage and conviction to accomplish this. But the biggest drug dealer of all is threatening our very existence: It is Big Government dealing a controlled substance called "federal money." For the good of people and the preservation of our country, the 'meth-lab' economics must come to an end.
For weeks talks have broken down regarding the impending financial crisis in the U.S., the debate is extremely heated on how America should spend its money. With $14.3 trillion in debt, spending is spiraling out of control and the U.S. may hit a financial crisis like other countries around the globe.
So what is the answer to stop the bleeding?
The answer is simple: Stop the addiction and return to biblical principles when handling the country's finances.
There's a reason this country is having so much trouble getting out of debt. We are literally addicted to spending. For so many years now, our leaders have pushed program upon program in Americans' faces. We have now come to the point that we believe we can't live without them. These programs are like drugs and we just need more and more to get by.
Our government is dealing in what I call, 'meth lab economics.' Liberals have created an entitlement mindset and have taught people to think, 'I earned this free program; I have a right to handouts with no responsibility.' It becomes a drug that creates dependency.
Government programs keep people dependent, that is, 'financially hooked.' Welfare is essentially economic crack dealing. And until we take a more biblical approach to personal responsibility and spending, this expensive addiction will continue.
All good citizens would condemn a drug dealer in the community who hooks his victims, reels them in, and holds them in bondage awaiting the next 'fix.' But government entitlements which give people barely enough to subsist, and which breed a mindset that, 'you can't make it without my help' create a bondage similar to that experienced by the drug addict. Enslavement by entitlements is un-American and ungodly.
It is completely realistic to believe that the U.S. can financially run on biblical principles. We have before. This involves simply returning to the Bible to guide us in how we handle our money, plus the following of a few basic tenets:
-Be good stewards of God's resources. We are only caretakers on this earth; wasteful spending makes us irresponsible stewards of all that God has given us.
-Accept that saving is a tenet of God.
-Stay out of debt!
Our current financial model of confiscatory taxation, unbridled spending, and immeasurable waste must be stopped. It will take leaders of courage and conviction to accomplish this. But the biggest drug dealer of all is threatening our very existence: It is Big Government dealing a controlled substance called "federal money." For the good of people and the preservation of our country, the 'meth-lab' economics must come to an end.
About the Author:
Alex McFarland is a highly-sought religious speaker who has spoken in all 50 U.S. states and throughout tAlex world. Alex is tAlex author of many books, and a pioneer leader in teaching apologetics content to young adults. Alex is a frequent guest on both religious and secular media.. This article, US Government Deals 'Meth Lab Economics' by Pushing Programs and Spending is released under a creative commons attribution license.