Why? Because we don’t have one and were never meant to. The tenth of the “Ten Values We Can Agree on For America” is “We are a Constituional Representative Republic”
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Who Does Wealth Belong To?
First, an admission that I came to the conclusion that the title of the current series should be “Ten Values We Can Agree On For America”. I had been saying “things” instead of “values” and I think Values is much more descriptive.
So, who does wealth belong to? My proposal is that it belongs to those who generate it. Whether it’s a five-figure income or a million-dollar inheritance, I think that it’s not up to the government to divide that money equally.
Let me know what you think.
Links for this week:
https://www.ntu.org/foundation/tax-page/who-pays-income-taxes
Bureaucrats are going to Bureaucrat…
Customer service is not a strong suit for our Government Employees. Who do they serve…or what. That’s the topic on this week’s Quiz the Diz Podcast
Who Needs a Constitution? We do!!!
This may be the most surprising thing about our current government in the US: it seems that the Constitution is only followed when convenient or expedient. Our Constitution and why we need it this week on Quiz the Diz Podcast. Part of the “The Things We Can Agree On for America”
All People are Created Equal
Equality and equity are two different things. This week on the podcast, I talk about how equality is something Americans are born with in our founding documents, but equity is an unattainable ideology that ignores human nature. This is the 6th of the “Ten Things We Can Agree On for America” series.
What Good is Being a Citizen of the United States?
One of the Ten Things We Can Agree on for America is “Citizens are the Supreme Inhabitants of this Nation”. If we are not, what good is citizenship? That’s this week’s discussion and it focuses on the massive problem our country has with illegal immigration.
10 Values We Can Agree on for America
We often allow our opposition to define us. This is not healthy for us or for them, as it tends to relegate our conversation to an “us and them” status. On this week’s podcast, I begin a multi-podcast look at some Values I think we should agree on so that we might maintain our republic. Let me know what you think as well.
Here are the 10 Things:
- We are a sovereign nation
- We are a nation of laws, not men
- Our rights are protected by, but not granted by the government
- Citizens are the supreme inhabitants of this nation
- Our government should operate within its means
- All people are created equal
- The Constitution of the United States is to be followed by and protected by our elected officials
- All government workers serve the people
- Wealth belongs to those who generate it
- We are a representative republic
Don’t Tell Me What to Do! Part Deux!
A few months ago, I did an episode about the desire for others to tell us what to do. It focused on the desire for those in authority to instruct us on what to do. In this episode, I bring specific thoughts and ideas to the problem. It’s no longer right for us to be silent when we know we are being deceived. As a matter of fact, it never was!
Teachable, Trainable and Coachable?
As my friend and former boss Steve Butler​ taught me, integrity means pushing your chair back under the desk. Being teachable, trainable and coachable on this week’s episode.
Don’t Tell Me What to Do!
Everybody thinks they know what’s best for other people. In our society today, our government is set up to run our lives. Is this what’s best for us as a people, and as a nation? This week I talk about the difficulty of attaining altruistic and bureaucratic goals.
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