Some of our representatives proposed in their multi-trillion spendathon the notion that the IRS would track all transactions of $600 or more in personal bank accounts. After a public outcry these reps raised the amount to $10,000 per year. Ask yourself, do I have over $10,000 worth of transactions in one year? Most of us do. So, how does that feel, to have the IRS snooping around in your bank account? Even a young person who works hard at a paper route would potentially be affected. This causes us much pause. We ask ourselves, "what is the government's proper reach?" Is this not overreach? Most Americans feel that we should keep most of our earnings. That's what characterizes a Constitutional Republic with a free market system. And yet, if you add up all the taxes that you are paying, it may get close to 50%, once you consider the hidden taxes on gas, phone, electric delivery, hunting licenses, etc., etc., etc. We are being taxed into poverty. Our Lord Jesus said to render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's and unto God, the things that are God's. God asks us to give to him, 10% of our earnings. So what does that say about what "Caesar" should have a claim over? If you come up with a maximum of 9% that is about right. You may say, wait a minute, we could not possible fund all our agencies on an amount that small. Exactly. Did you know that Socialism is the ruin of every nation that has embraced it? Join us for an interesting interchange today, as we talk with a writer for The Washington Times, who has seen a lot of this world, and is a committed Christian. In his article, our guest mentioned that the French legislator Frederic Bastiat in 1850, penned a pamphlet called "The Law." He foresaw the arrogance of today's "community organizers" working to fundamentally transform society when he wrote long ago: "Too many persons place themselves above mankind; they make a career of organizing it, patronizing it, and ruling it." Our guest's email address is [email protected]

Participants: Robert Knight, Dan Elmendorf