[TAXMASTER]

I think money originally started as a measure of the contributions you made to your village against the usage of the contributions of others. It was a scorecard persay of what you contributed over what you consumed. Now the 2 are mutually exclusive. You can gain an increase in money without making a contribution to humanity and visa versa.

I know the christian thing to do is to give to your fellow man, but if everyone on your block did not have a job and you did, how long do you think it would take you to lose that goddy goody feeling of sharing with others if you went to work all day and came home to feed everyone on your block the food that you bought with your own sweat. To sweeten the scenerio, imagine that you also had to cook the food, clean all the dishes and take out the trash afterwards. Why, because they were to busy playing xbox or playstation. Oh lets not forget that you also got to pay their rent and utilities and buy their clothes....not the ones from wal-mart but the designer stuff at the mall. They can't wear tennis shoes that don't cost atleast $150, but what do they care because you are buying it for them.

Sounds a little far out but how long would it take for you to blow your lid in the above scenerio? This is essentually happening now with those who live off of crime and take from the government. The problem with government handouts is that there is no incentive to remove yourself from the dole. The system will take complete care of you if you are indignant, the minute you go to work for minimum wage, you lose your rent support, food stamps and free medical. You live less than you did when you lived off of good ol' uncle sam.