That Midas Vibe

A culture puts its money where its beliefs are. The American aristocracy is one founded on money.  It is our way of gauging the value of everything and everyone.  The more money we have the better we think we are, the more entitled we believe we are, the wiser we think we are, but in the end more money is only that.

There is money in this country. 

We don't need more money.

We need better distribution of the money we have.

We need to reassess what is really important to us.

We need to admit it if we just don't care that there are people working full time who can't afford to feed their families decent meals, provide homes that are sanitary and safe, and clothing that is good enough they can apply for real jobs. 

When we want to take back social security from people who paid into it all their lives and take services away from the disabled rather than skimming the fat off the top,  we can stop hiding behind the pretensions that say, "we are Christian," or "we care," because that just isn't true.

Money spent only to make more money is a scary thought . . . it has that Midas vibe.