The best form of government is The Theocracy of Christ which we must have in our own lives as Christians.
I'm voting for Ironman. I like his policies.
You know whenever I start to talk about 'society' and 'systems' it is easy for me to become philosophic and a bit political. The fact of the matter is I don't know who has the lowest infant mortatily rate or the highest cancer rate. It's not something I'm really able to thump my chest over.
The pitfall I tend to see with well intentioned discussion about 'society' and 'systems' is that pretty soon everything degenerates into a volley of statistics and op ed pieces. Meanwhile, as an individual faced with the reality of actually solving this problem for my family I am not helped at all.
For me the issue here is our individual character...and ultimately our national character. When American's start bragging about thier standard of living I am left with a nervous forboding feeling inside...a not too small fearful anticipation of God's dissaproval of our fatness. We are told in no uncertain terms that pride goes before a fall.
Yet conversely when Americans start complaining about what they have I equally feel unsettled. What is it going to take to make mankind thankful? While so many people starve, living only inches from mosquito and desease infested rivers of open sewage and refuge, many in this country sit around (on rather large seats I might wager) pointing out yet another problem with their 'system.'
Personally I think I am in that wasteland of American healthcare; the small self employed busines owner. I do not qualify for state assistance, and so my wife and I must do what we can to cover our expenses. She works just to cover this responsibility.
Healthcare takes a sizable portion of our variable income, but praise God for his provision! We realize that next year we may face different circumstances but we are thankful for this day's provision. We do not meditate on how the system is broken or envy the Cubans. Accusing someone in government of failing us, or that 'Big Pharma' is sticking it us, is not going to help our family. Blaming other people is hardly the character of a Godly man or woman.
Shame on us I say. I know of modern immigrants who come to America and live meagerly, with several families sharing housing, while they builld their carreers and fortunes. Meanwhile we native citizens feel entitled to some sort of ever rising standard of living. We drive twenty to thirty thousand dollar cars and complain about $3.00 gas. We live in two story houses and complain about the cost of living. We waltz into the grocery store and complain about the cost of oranges and milk. We just can't imagine that someone doesn't owe us a better deal then the one we have.
Forgive my small rant here. I'm not directing this at anyone in particular of course. I've certainly been guilty of the things I mentioned above. I truly thank God He is merciful and patient with his children.
MC