Socialism Analogy

An economics professor at Texas Tech said he had never failed a single student before but had, once, failed an entire class. That class had insisted that socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer. The professor then said ok, we will have an experiment in this class on socialism.



All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail and no one would receive an A. After the first test the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy. But, as the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too; so they studied little.. The second test average was a D! No one was happy. When the 3rd test rolled around the average was an F.



The scores never increased as bickering, blame, name calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else. All failed, to their great surprise, and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great; but when government takes all the reward away; no one will try or want to succeed.



Could not be any simpler than that…






“The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.” – Margaret Thatcher

This came from an email I received; the author was not named.

Lower Credit Card Interest Rates

Yesterday on the news a lady said that 75% of people who ask for a lower rate on their credit cards get it. She said a part of the reason for this is that credit card companies realize you could transfer the balances and pay a lower interest. People can pay their debt and stay out of it. Take action! =)

$80,000

I read an editorial that said if the government divided the stimulus by every person that was in the US, each one of us would receive $80,000. The only reason I have not freaked out about potential inflation is because God is bigger and He takes care of me no matter what with love!
On a side note, maybe more governors will not accept the money from the feds to minimize inflation. May the leaders in the world- especially the US be submitted to Jesus and get wisdom and start using it in Jesus' name amen.

Wind Power

I heard a while ago that the big windmills people use to generate electricity kill a lot of birds because they get sliced by the blades as they turn and that people who live close to them are extra sensitive to heat. Today I sat in a chair and felt static electricity; how much more sensitivity would I have felt if I were next to bunch of electric generating windmills?
It makes me sad to think that this is a measure- one of many - that the government throws our money towards without thoroughly thinking through the consequences. If we had thought through the consequences of subsidizing corn to be used for gasoline would the world be in this crazy economic state? Would it be easier to feed the creatures around the world since food would be less and it would not cost so much to feed animals?
Hmmm...Lord have mercy! I pray for the leaders -especially in government- to be submitted to Jesus Christ and to get wisdom and use it for good and for God's will to be done and His kingdom to come in Jesus' name. Amen

How long are eggs good?

I just read an article to tell how long eggs are good. Basically if they sink to the bottom they are fresh, stand up a bit a bit old, and if they float, they are too old to eat. If you crack it and it smells bad, throw it away.
You can click here to see the article.

Neat Video

This video is really cool. I love lions.

Story Behind Cinderella

This video and the explanation is so heartfelt and real. Enjoy!