It’s not “working for others”, it’s working for part of the community you belong to. Do you not want to contribute?

Couldn’t agree more. But what if paying your taxes was YOUR CHOICE, rather than the government’s choice? What if your taxes would be paid when you decide to buy something new or pay for a service? What if the tax rate was the same for everybody and everybody paid that same rate for anything new they bought or service they consumed? And how would you all feel if the IRS was taken out of the equation so they couldn’t be used by politicians to reward friends and punish enemies?
It’s called the Fair Tax. Go to http://www.fairtax.org and learn more. The bill is introduced in Congress every year, but gets nowhere because our politicians do not want to give up the power they hold over us by passing this bill into law. Any of you who whine about the character of politicians should study the Fair Tax and then lobby your representatives and senators to allow the bill to come to the floor for debate.

Plato’s maxim, “that states would be happy, either if philosophers ruled them, or if it should so befall that their rulers would turn philosophers.” By his mouth likewise thou didst point out this imperative reason why philosophers should enter public life, to wit, lest, if the reins of government be left to unprincipled and profligate citizens, trouble and destruction should come upon the good.

Boethius

It would be nice to have at least one or two legislators who have studied some philosophy and ethics.

Thanks for daily thinking and willingness to share.

I am

Agreed. As stated by the Apostle James, “Faith without works is dead.”

Try means no I either am or I am not doing it Thanks Larry have a great day

Everything changes but the truth Brother!

Agree?

And when You are the target of someone making a person whom you love believe a terrible lie about you…..it’s one of the worst kinds of betrayal. Thank you for reminding me of what’s important about cherished relationships both business and personal.

We are belief making and belief consuming creatures However we can change our beliefs by finding what they are and how they are working in our lives.After all a belief is something we make up and we have a choice to keep it or not Thanks Larry Great topic Have a great day

Back atcha Larry- Going through both inner game cd’s again.
Really great stuff, cant get enough of it !… Got my kids and even Sue my girlfriend listening. See you in aruba

Every chance I get!

Only one income, but until recently we were a 3 generation household. It was a great thing while it lasted, but time tends to alter those situations.

This is a concept worth promoting! How many homes were lost because 1 income could not sustain durring difficult financial times! How many elderly people have large homes where they only live in 1 or 2 rooms. The challenge is for non family members to learn to get along with each other and our differences! How many people could live a bette quality of life unified instead of separate? Thought provoking!

They call it house hacking in the real estate blogs. Privacy is the only advantage of not doing it, but privacy is over rated. Just having your own bedroom is more than enough

Larry,

Thanks for sharing this today. It hits too close to home. Most statistics show the broken home is fathers who abandon the mother and children. Rare is the opposite. I have a close friend who’s very aggressive/abusive wife left with the children and never returned. His vigilant efforts to make a resolve fell on deaf ears. This is greatly impacting the children’s social economic situation. I believe we become what we learn from our environment which puts these teens at risk of repeating the behaviors of their parents or mother. While I believe a new pattern of behavior can be formed with great effort, most don’t pursue that because of the effort it requires. I think these learned behaviors is why the statistics you shared continue downward. Sad! Family is important. I believe there is great importance in having a father and mother in a home to nurture, strengthen, teach and guide these teenagers. It really takes two to successfully do it. My heart goes out to those mothers who’s challenge and burden it is to raise the children alone.

I can personally relate to this story! I was raised by a prescription drug addicted mom alone from age 5 until she died when I was 14-15 & soon after I found myself homeless for a short time. I can look back at my life and the influencers were there! There were men who stepped out of their lives at different times and helped me to hope for more and they helped me accomplish some things to give me confidence in my abilities early on. There were men who didn’t stay long, some were drunks who taught me how to fight & defend my mom because they were abusers, some were good men & they showed me that good men don’t stay with unpredictable & unstable women. I received some wisdom from all of them along the way! The best help I ever received was from those who were not Involved in our family. Men who gave me part time work washing cars or mowing lawns. There was a guy by the name of Herb Johnson that not only gave me a job but taught me step by step how he liked things done. This guy helped me learn be a detail oriented high quality service minded person. He told me when I started that “you and me will always be friends as long as you don’t ever lie to me or steal from me!” He also held me accountable for high standards. Young men need a roll model today and honestly most of them don’t get even if mom or dad are together in the home. I Believe that by God’s grace and work in my life before & after having a relationship with Christ Jesus, helped me to overcome the statistics listed above! My deepest question in the last few months has been; Who am I helping that is in need of a mentor or friend & will I inspire greatness in them. Who are we influencing toward a different future! Your past does not determine your future!

Change your thinking Whatever you focus on you make bigger Thanks Larry Have a great day