Greed is fueled by a desire to accumulate other people's property without paying a fair price for it. Greed is based on the premise that getting what one wants is more important than the means by which to get it. A greedy person believes that the ends justifies the means.
There is nothing wrong with a righteous desire to accumulate material wealth as long as ethical means are employed in the process. Wealth is the reward one receives from the service he renders to his fellow man.
When unethical men, women, corporations and governments use their power to extort the property and freedom of individuals they are stealing the rights that were granted to them by their Creator.
Whenever wealth is accumulated by unethical means it is an ill gotten gain. When our products and services are voluntarily exchanged for money, both the buyer and the seller are treated fairly. (see Hale V. Hinkel, 1906)
When people are forced to enter into to a contract they lose their freedom and their right to voluntarily participate.
When a merchant has a monopoly on a particular product or service and they force you to pay their price, you must engage in an unethical transaction. When ethical means are employed to accumulate wealth it is not greed, but when someone uses unethical means to accumulate what they want it is greed.
"The love of money is the root of all evil" and greed is the word best used to define it. Money is not the problem, it is the unethical means which some people use in their quest to accumulate as much of it as they can.
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Great Idea, Let's all stop contracting with our government. Tomorrow!
I agree with Morton, save for one little thing, how about back dating that a bit, say back to 1913 BEFORE CONgress which actually didn't pass the act that created the Federal Reserve. Problem solved.
Eric,
I was talking about the IRS and the SSN mostly. But yea, let's get after these laws that never were. I have said as much in my Amendment proposals. The 11-14th, the 16th, 17th, 20th, and 27th need to go. We need the original 13th back in, etc.
Check out these videos
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx9UM6XN4PQ3L0xLd9oa4WNON6tQ...
someone needs to organize a group writing the fed reps and asking where is the act that REMOVED the original 13th amendment????
Every bit of proof for FACTS is here to use. http://www.nationallibertyalliance.org/original-13th-amendment
Start a petition to the reps and FORCE them to prove it under Affidavit of Facts. Put them on NOTICE to give it up or out they go......
If they can't show the act to remove they are bye bye.....It is the one thing you could get EVERYBODY to sign.... I am sure. Now that is a PETITION.
PS i would but my plate is already overflowing. http://www.eldermurderabuseandexploitation.blogspot.com/2014/02/1-e...
One of the largest monopolies and expressions of greed we have witnessed in our current day is the common currency by which we transact business. Operating within a debasing fiat currency structure is one that will inevitably collapse under the pressure of inflation and deflation, while the issuers of the currency accumulate assets at the expense of the people. This explains why 100% of all fiat currencies have failed.
An honest money system is the only reasonable solution for sustaining an economy.
Gold and Silver are the only form of money/currency that have withstood the test of time as evidenced by their continued stability in purchasing power.
Fortunately, people are becoming more aware of the exposures and risks associated with paper or digital based currencies. Thanks to recent technology and innovation, many are accumulating gold and silver in self-directed retirement accounts. What better way to insure a retirement account than holding real assets that are real money?
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