America continues to be a place of great admiration around the world, and great attraction for people globally, because of its commitment to Christian values, according to Dr. Xiao.
File that away for a minute.
Back to the cause of the muddle. The direct cause of most economic collapses is hundreds of thousands of people trying to live beyond their means. It begins, of course, with the federal government, but it extends down to thousands of individuals who have decided it is more profitable to caste oneself as a victim than it is take personal responsibility.
It seems that a good piece of the business community has given up the discipline of adherence to good values and took the short cuts to strive for more easy money.
Look at every component of our economy, and you will see a similar story.
Education, business, government, entertainment, the news media, etc. It seems like everywhere we look, our institutions and organizations are spinning out of control, infested with people willing to do whatever it takes to gain easy money, notoriety, or power at the expense of someone else.
The problem isn’t them. It’s
us.
Well, Okay, it is them, too.
As a nation, we have slowly given up our adherence to the Christian values that have undergirded this country’s prosperity for the sake
of the pursuit of power and easy money. Why work hard for something when you can cast yourself as a victim... READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE