More than a million people lose unemployment benefits today, because Jesus, or something.

[jwirr]

14. Well many of us are NOT compelled. We do it because it supports the programs we worked to set up.

My father used to set us children down every April 15 and have a little talk. It included a discussion on what we were getting for our tax money. He would start with the school bus (which the children did not necessarily see as a blessing) and continue to the road in front of our house, the library, the schools (again a questionable blessing), the military and so on until in the end he stressed the help it gave to people who were poor. We all grew up very willing to pay taxes.

You know every time the lottery gets big someone asks what would you do if you win. The first thing I would do is call President Obama to tell him I am glad to pay the taxes on the win. It would be an honor to support my nation even with all its faults.

Deep into the Great Depression when the churches were failing in their handling of the poor. It was churches who welcomed the government help. And to this day only a handful of churches (mostly rw and dominist) are asking for the job back. Most private charity groups openly admit they do not have enough resources for the job.

I have heard some ministers say that if they had the money saved from taxes they would have the resources. First of all I doubt that members would be willing to give that much to the churches. As to that last statement I will use my own severely disabled daughter. Our church is a small congregation but we have two children (now adults) who are disabled. My daughter costs the government more than $36,000 not counting her medications to maintain. The young man cost a bit less but not much. My church would have to sell the church to maintain this cost year after year. Ministers who think they can take care of the poor are delusional. In the county were my daughter lives there are more than 70 adults and children with this disability. Most belong to a church. So how are they going to take care of the rest of the poor and needy if they have to maintain our present church activities and help these children turned adult who were born with a disability. Delusional is the word.