tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867177699028333340.post1754770604757800723..comments2024-03-10T04:01:44.407-05:00Comments on The RAsburry Patch: The Heart of the Financial MatterRandy Asburryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01545983197990430420noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867177699028333340.post-65572126767360688502008-09-30T20:34:00.000-05:002008-09-30T20:34:00.000-05:00Interesting insight. I had not heard this view be...Interesting insight. I had not heard this view before and it certainly explains the power struggles going on in this country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867177699028333340.post-24462747299462797172008-10-01T22:00:00.000-05:002008-10-01T22:00:00.000-05:00Quite a possibility. A few days ago I read a head...Quite a possibility. A few days ago I read a headline that the leader of Venezuela was calling on the US to rewrite its constitution. Then there are these headlines from a news source:<br><br>Putin lashes out at America for its economic failures... <br><br>DER SPIEGEL: USA Loses Its Dominant Economic Role... <br><br>Clinton: 'Commerce Could Stop'...<br><br>And no one is trying to swing the election . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867177699028333340.post-2527036486388572582008-10-02T07:02:00.000-05:002008-10-02T07:02:00.000-05:00Pr. Asburry, here is what looks to me like a good ...Pr. Asburry, here is what looks to me like a good non-communist fix to the current problem: http://www.daveramsey.com/etc/fed_bailout/<br>Do you concur?Rev. Dr. Benjamin T. G. Mayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05883905782147579188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867177699028333340.post-22045989732185202542008-10-02T15:04:00.000-05:002008-10-02T15:04:00.000-05:00To the second Anonymous comment:I'm sure the l...To the second Anonymous comment:<br><br>I'm sure the leader of Venezuela would love to have a more socialist/communist kind of government, in the U.S. and elsewhere!<br><br>As for the headlines, I wonder what kind of headlines those same sources ran not long ago when the U.S. economy seemed to be so strong ... and they were also benefiting from it.Randy Asburryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01545983197990430420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867177699028333340.post-52419436215079750902008-10-02T15:15:00.000-05:002008-10-02T15:15:00.000-05:00Pr. Mayes,Yes, I saw Dave Ramsey's proposal th...Pr. Mayes,<br><br>Yes, I saw Dave Ramsey's proposal the other day, and yes, I would concur: it's a great example of a non-socialist/communist plan. "That's what I'm talking about!" :-) I've also been impressed with the things I've heard him say on a certain news channel a couple of nights this week.<br><br>And here's another one I heard the other day. Since we appear to have $700 Billion burning a whole in our national pocket, why not just divvy it up among those who are actually paying mortgages, give it directly to them, and thus pump that money into the U.S. economy in the way it will do the most good? I don't pay a mortgage (one benefit of living in a parsonage), so I don't have a dog in this particular hunt. But if someone were to crunch the numbers, I'm sure a lot of mortgage-paying folks would be able to pay off their mortgages, or at least pay down a good chunk of them. A most interesting idea.<br><br>What I'm missing in this "debate" (back room deal?) is any talk of whose money it really is (socially speaking, not theologically speaking): IT'S THE TAXPAYERS' MONEY, NOT WASHINGTON'S! I know that was a campaign line in George W. Bush's initial run for the White House eight years ago, but it's been strangely absent since then.Randy Asburryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01545983197990430420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867177699028333340.post-34387405325353349302008-10-03T16:34:00.000-05:002008-10-03T16:34:00.000-05:00Today socialism won. "Socialism" here i...Today socialism won. <br><br>"Socialism" here is a euphemism for "tyranny." Because, as the quote you cited points out, you really can't have the one without the other. <br><br>I was going to vote for Obama. But he aquiesced in this, same as McCain. So I cannot in good conscience vote for either.<br><br>NOW WHAT? <br><br>At least let's turn out every single one who voted for this. We DID need some sort of a rescue plan, but tyranny we did not need.Anastasia Theodoridishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16092531121989260111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867177699028333340.post-41746338360926466832008-10-08T07:47:00.000-05:002008-10-08T07:47:00.000-05:00Anastasia,I agree with you whole-heartedly on the ...Anastasia,<br><br>I agree with you whole-heartedly on the socialism = tyranny matter. That's what's so scary about so many of our politicians.<br><br>You mention that you cannot vote for either presidential candidate and then you ask, "NOW WHAT?" I say we have to vote for someone. We can't just sit on the sidelines. Perhaps it's a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils?<br><br>I certainly don't like everything (a lot?) about McCain--his plans for government spending being one issue--but I think we do need to factor in crucial issues such as the life vs. abortion matter as well as the judgment vs. naivete in international affairs. The former is very vital for us as Christians to defend, the latter is just good common sense for the protection of our fellow Americans. <br><br>Whatever happens in the Nov. 4 Election, I am confident of two things. First, God will give us the leader we deserve (a la King Saul?). Second, even if the U.S. does begin a "fundamental change" toward Socialism, our gracious God will preserve and provide for His Church.Randy Asburryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01545983197990430420noreply@blogger.com