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NASB | Leviticus 19:18 'You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the LORD. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Leviticus 19:18 'You shall not take revenge nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor (acquaintance, associate, companion) as yourself; I am the LORD. [Matt 5:43-46; Rom 12:17, 19] |
Subject: Wise Christian spending? |
Bible Note: justme We see economics from two different view points. I go by the old adage the price is set by the market. If the market for a product is down the price goes down if the market is high the prices goes high. There are exceptions especially in technology and non essentials. However I assure you when the tomatoes are in season the price is lower then when they have to be imported. Why? Because the market won’t pay the price when you can grow your own, but in the winter you have to pay the price. We are a nation of two income families that attempted to have more disposable income. However since the market would pay the price, the prices went up and instead of having more disposable income you now have both incomes needed to make ends meet. Yes I remember the cars back then my first new car was a 1968 Corvair for 1800 dollars and I bought a house for 125 down and 12,000 mortage. I was making about 650 a month and living hand to mouth. If I saw it I wanted it and bought it. Today I have learned I don't need most everything their selling. In fact I find my life a lot simpler and a lot less compilicated not buying 90 percent of the junk I use to. As for shoes. I like a good pair of shoes but I will say I have had 125 dollar made in the USA Florsheim's turn to junk faster than a pair of 50 dollar China made shoes. Yes a worker is worthy of his wage but I did manpower planning for a major company and I know how we staffed. We used a number that was less that half the time a person should work a month. Why? Because productivity studies showed us that was all we could expect an employee to produce. I dare say none of us would pay a gardener 8 hours pay knowing he was going to work less than 4. Yet that is how many US companies have to staff. I too know a little about foreign countries and I know in many countries they have far more disposable income than we do. Look at Japan, 30 years ago everyone said about them the same thing we now say about China, their workers are working for slave wages. However if you travel to Australia you find those slave laborers are buying the country. Let us get back to the Bible. Economics doesn't edify me much anymore. I pray you and yours a blessed and merry Christmas and a safe and wonderful New Year EdB |