tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22267600.post2131333522587239768..comments2023-07-20T10:30:43.820-05:00Comments on Musings of a Minor Mennonite: Obama Can Levitate TooDan Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08387429717617727003noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22267600.post-13466090765689008882008-10-20T06:54:00.000-05:002008-10-20T06:54:00.000-05:00PG:I couldn't have said it better. Good one.PG:<BR/><BR/>I couldn't have said it better. Good one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22267600.post-46830356918608639882008-10-19T17:44:00.000-05:002008-10-19T17:44:00.000-05:00I thought Colin Powell spoke brilliantly this morn...I thought Colin Powell spoke brilliantly this morning when he said, of course we have to pay taxes, we have to contribute to making the country work together (among the other great things he said in support of Obama). He, too, did not understand McCain's negative emphasis on taxes.<BR/><BR/>We always said communism was a bad system because some people were greedy, greedy for more and greedy for power. We said the book Animal Farm was a metaphor for communism. <BR/><BR/>But greed is the great flaw of capitalism, too. Animal Farm fits both systems.<BR/><BR/>And both systems have collapsed under greed.<BR/><BR/>The Bible is very clear about wealth and the accumulation of money. Render unto Caesar. Consider the lilies. Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.<BR/><BR/>I'll be the first to admit money is something of a mystery. I don't understand it much. Sometimes I wish we had more of it. But I'm not going to complain. Life is a gift.PGregory Springerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406082843885356999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22267600.post-37031796851817111552008-10-19T16:11:00.000-05:002008-10-19T16:11:00.000-05:00More like your barber charges $100 per haircut, an...More like your barber charges $100 per haircut, and you pay it to him. He ends up making more than $250,000 in profit, so the government charges him an extra 3% on the amount above $250,000, some small portion of which goes to barbers who are out of work. <BR/><BR/>Why this is something to be scoffed at continues to baffle me, especially from Christians who are supposed to take compassion seriously.Dan Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08387429717617727003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22267600.post-9551893832933192912008-10-19T15:30:00.000-05:002008-10-19T15:30:00.000-05:00My eyes have been opened. I am going to try Obama...My eyes have been opened. <BR/><BR/>I am going to try Obama's logic on people to see what they think. My barber charges $10 for a haircut. I am going to give him $9, and tell him the other $1 is for an out of work barber that needs it, because I would like to spread the wealth. <BR/><BR/>Next time I have a $20 dinner at Chili's, I am going to tell the waitress I am tipping her a bit less so that I can give the rest of her normal tip to an out of work waitress I know. <BR/><BR/>I expect great results, lots of kudos for my compassionate attitude.Robert Sievershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073575336019621976noreply@blogger.com