Something else. Something alien.

The poor will always be with us. That I grant. But seems to me that as a collective society, we can do more to make living poor a little easier. One can still live a good life being poor. That is, if one is guaranteed the basics. The opportunity to work. To lift one's self. And have a shelter, a roof over one's head. And adequate medical care. And a decent education. Chances are that most people with such basics won't stay poor for long. Of course, confirmed capitalists tell us that everyone has the opportunity to pull himself/herself up by their bootstraps. But I'd like to see the opportunities enhanced. Made easier. By a collective society with a heart. Yes, that means redistributing the wealth. Taking from the relatively rich. And spreading it out over our collective society. Seems to me there are religious overtones to such a policy. The decent and right and moral thing to do. I'm not a Christian. Or a member of any organized religion. Seems that's what that fella Jesus would have us do. But many Christians are more loyal to the credos of the Republican Party than to their own religious faith. That puzzles me. They profess a belief in the teachings and preachings of Jesus. But they must be lying. Because they practice something else. Something alien. --Jim Broede