[CS-FSLUG] OT: bailout

[Fred A. Miller]

Ed Hurst wrote:
> Jonathan E. Brickman wrote:
>>> First, there SHOULDN'T be any bailout....PERIOD! End of story! 
>> So, do you suggest that Joseph did wrong when he performed a huge
>> bailout in Egypt?
> 
> That's comical, Jonathan :-D
> 
> God used Joseph to keep Israel alive. In the process, He used Joseph to
> force Egypt into a form of feudalism which gave the royal house far more
> authority than was previously the case. Until that point, the royal
> family was merely the first among equal noble households. This greatly
> enhanced centralized control, which was necessary to put Israel in the
> oven, the trial by fire God had prophesied for Israel. It also planted
> the seeds of destruction, since that sort of centralized power
> introduces a unique set of vulnerabilities to a nation.
> 
> Frankly, I expect the US and some other Western nations to experience
> something rather the equivalent of the Ten Plagues, at least in terms of
> destructive results, because our highly centralized governments have all
> engaged in some very oppressive acts. Right now, the bailout looks an
> awful lot like having the make bricks for the bankers.

'Sure does!!

Fred

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