CSE Seminar Notebook - Free Bible Resources

Of Governments and CowsHow Types ofGovernments ViewProperty Rights“Every effort has beenmade by the Federal ReserveBoard to conceal its powers,but the truth is...the Fed(Federal Reserve System) hasusurped the government. Itcontrols everything here(Congress) and it controls allour foreign relations. It makesand breaks governments atwill.”—Louis T.McFadden(murdered), ex-Chairman,House Committee on Bankingand Currency“The surest way to destroyanation is to debauch itscurrency.”—Vladimir Lenin“Permit me to issue andcontrol anation’s money,andIcare not who makes itslaws”—Mayer AmschelRothschildBiblical Capitalism: You have two cows. You take care of them andselltheextramilkifyouwantto.Feudalism:Yourlordlends you twocows.Hetakesmost ofthemilkandleavesyousome.PureSocialism:Youhavetwocows.Thegovernmenttakesthemandputsthemintoabarnwitheveryoneelse’scows.Youhavetotakecareofallthecows.Thegovernmentgivesyouasmuchmilkasyouneed.Bureaucratic Socialism: Youhavetwocows.Thegovernmenttakesthem and puts them in abarn with everyone else’s cows. They arecared forbyex-chickenfarmers.You havetotakecareofthe chickensthegovernmenttookfromthechickenfarmers.Thegovernmentgivesyouasmuchmilkandeggsastheregulationssayyouneed.Fascism: Youhavetwocows.Thegovernmenttakesthemboth,hiresyoutotakecareofthem,andsellsyouthemilk.Pure Communism: You have twocows. Your neighbors help you totakecareofthem,andyouallsharethemilk.Russian Communism:Youhavetwocows.Youhavetotakecareofthem,butthegovernmenttakesallthemilk.Cambodian Communism: You have two cows. The governmenttakesthembothandshootsyou.Dictatorship: Youhavetwocows.Thegovernmenttakesthembothanddraftsyou.Pure Democracy: You have two cows. Your neighbors decide whogetsthemilk.Representative Democracy: You have two cows. Your neighborsvoteforsomeonetotellyou whogetsthemilk.American Democracy: The government promises to give you twocowsifyouvoteforit.Aftertheelection,thePresidentisimpeachedforspeculatingincowfutures.Thepressdubstheaffair“Cowgate.”BritishDemocracy: Youhavetwocows.Youfeedthemsheepbrainsandtheygomad.Thegovernmentdoesn’tdoanything.Bureaucracy: You have two cows. At first the government regulateswhatyoucanfeedthemandwhenyoucanmilkthem.Thenitpaysyounot to milk them. Then it takes both, shoots one, milks the other andpours the milk down the drain. Then it requires you to fill out formsaccountingforthemissingcows.Environmentalism: You have two cows. The government bans youfrommilkingorkillingthem.Pure Anarchy: You have two cows.Your neighbors riot and kill youfortryingtosellthemilk.Libertarian/Anarcho-Capitalism: Youhavetwocows.Youselloneandbuyabull.Clintonomics: You have two cows. The government requires you totakeharmonicalessons.Totalitarianism: You have two cows. The government takes themanddeniestheyeverexisted.Milkisbanned.Counter-Culture: Wow, dude, there’s like... These two cows, man.Yougottohavesomeofthismilk.Dr. Kent Hovind • office (850) 479-DINO (3466) •Fax 479-8562 40