PARASITES DON’T DESERVE GOVERNMENT HANDOUTS

Religion teaches us that those who refuse to get off their duffs and go seek work do not deserve the fruits of our labor. That is to say, if you are able-bodied and mentally fit, and you aren’t doing something productive in society, the government is totally wrong to take away from me and give to you.

Work does not need to be a job for a company or a business for one’s self. You can work for nothing while contributing to your fellow mankind and a productive society through church, or by volunteering service to community-oriented organizations and in working together toward a national foundation of liberty, freedom and justice. But, if you sit and do nothing, you deserve nothing.

Yes, there are those who, through no fault of their own, are physically or mentally unable to work. To those people, our hearts and souls go out and to those we voluntarily and cheerfully provide sustenance, shelter, clothing, care and comfort. All religious teachings instill charity in our hearts and souls. In fact, our government in the past has encouraged such giving by allowing us tax breaks for donations to qualified charitable organizations and foundations; our President now plans to remove that tax deduction.

To add insult to injury, our President and the Congress now seek to require those of us who do work to support those who do not. They further plan to provide free health care to 12-18 million illegals at our expense while, in the same broad stroke, reducing coverage for the nation’s elderly and terminally ill citizens. These plans affront our sense of ethics and morals and strike at the very foundation of our religious upbringings. It’s as if they do not think that God can see what they are doing and that, somehow, they will get away with it. Maybe they think that their power will blow Saint Peter totally off of his perch at the Pearly Gates.

But, religion also teaches us that we have an obligation to stand up and insist that the teachings of the Bible be followed, and should we fail to do so, we are just as guilty of the sin as if we did it ourselves. So, we not only have the right in this country to get into their faces and protest their wrongdoings, we also have the fundamental obligation to do so.

That’s MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.