How can anyone say the rich don't pay their fair share? Some statistics for you: 1% of the wealthiest Americans pay 40% of all taxes. The richest 10% of American citizens pay 80% of ALL taxes. 40% of the population don't pay ANY taxes at all. Think of illegal immigrants, people who live on beer and cigarettes, and people who just stink at their jobs!

Look, my husband and I are small business owners and in the ministry as well. We've used our businesses to hire people in need. We LOVE helping people, but one thing we have learned is that there are many needy people out there who WILL NOT WORK! I don't say that lightly. We have tried and tried and tried with many people. Some people take the hand up, and run with it. They own it, and they move on. Some of them even move on to run their own companies. We are so proud of them and happy for them. Others do nothing but complain from the beginning, and we have learned that unless they can overcome that attitude they will end up quitting, and will remain in the state they're in. The only help they could accept was free hand outs. And we did that too. In the end it didn't really help them. It's a sad situation, but it's a truth that has hit us int he face more than once. We didn't believe it for a long time. We thought, given enough help, anyone could better their lives. It's simply not true. There is a great percentage of people out there who despite any skills they may have, don't want to earn a good living. They are lazy in their mind. And believe me, I don't like saying that. I want to believe everyone has potential. I want to believe that we can save the world. You know what though? Jesus couldn't even help some people. Some people just don't want it. They want the free lunch - the easy way out. If it looks like something will put them out, they opt for the path of least resistance, and even though poverty causes so much pain, if you get used to it, then it becomes a rut that is easier to stay in than fight your way out.

Fair is an illusion. It's an idealogy that only works to the best of our ability. God is not fair. If He was He wouldn't have had His Son pay the price we owed for sin. I don't expect fair. I expect not to have my legs tied up as I try to better my life. The rest is up to me. That's freedom.