the other day i went looking for a job. it was actually a worthwile experience and the guy at cousin's subs seemed very cool and excited to give me an application. of course i havent even looked at the application since i brought it home but ill fill it out eventually. looking for a job got me thinking about money. what is money? money is so many things. it is the carrot hanging just out of the donkey's reach. the donkey's name is american society. money is also a grand illusion that holds our society together. when you get a dollar bill of any value what use does it have? seriously what makes money worth what it is? it is worth what the united states government as well as the rest of the world's nation's and banks decide. the value is constantly changing based on how the world views the stability of America. if america looks stable people around the world will be more interested in having American currency and value will stay up. however if America looks like a third world nation filled with corruption, hunger, violence and instability nobody will want american dollars, causing their value to drop. however the amount of Dollars that are out there is whatever the united states wants. bassically. so why doesnt the government make everyone a millionaire? because if everyone had a million dollars all of the sudden everyone could buy whatever they wanted. seriously. and why is that so bad? because then companies wouldnt be able to make enough goods to supply this huge demand, in turn they would raise their prices until people found a balance. this would all lead to huge raises in prices by every company and we would get hyper inflation. there would be so much money available that it would be worthless. well couldnt we make the money more valuable? not really. prices can go up or down but the opposite of inflation is not deflation, its actually recession. where people dont spend their money so the lack of money being interchanged leads to products not being sold and people losing their jobs. when people lose their jobs and have no money no one can buy anything and we fall into a depression. inflation leads to the same path because as money loses its value and prices skyrocket people still cant afford goods and the end result is the same. thats why the government in the form of the Federal Reserve trys to keep a balance of the money in circulation with what is too little and what is too much. think about that next time you go to wal mart.
what else can i say about money? i read an amazing quote in a book by frank herbert called god emperor of dune: "money is the tool to freedom but the pursuit of money is slavery." if you want to be go into a restraunt and order a fifty dollar plate of clam and snail be my guest. you just have to have the money to afford it. you arent free to take whatever you want from society. you have to get a job and work. but in work you can be a slave. why do some people work 50, 60, 70 hour weeks in neglect of their family? for money i suppose but also for the status and the freedom that comes with that money. in that comes America's strength and weakness. if you work hard and do things the right way youll turn out financially ok. exceptions wil be made but those are the exceptions. however with that causes greed. people know that through work or other means than can make money and fulfill their hearts desire. they can lose sight of what they already have and put needs of other family members or friends on the backburner. finally, as the bible tells us, "the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil." money in and of itself isnt bad, it pretty much holds our society together, allowing us to be rewarded for work done and use that reward to pay for our needs. dont love money. the love of money will make you a slave more so than almost anything in this world.
God bless you all everyone and always do your work for Him.
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hey evan, i think your cool. i never thought of the silly rabbit as a bloodsucking beurocrat. thanks for your enlightening viewpoint. some comercials can be fun though. i remember loving the budweiser frogs and lizard as well as the mountain dew comericial that used bohemian raphsody. what are arby's specail deals right now?
