This year I read the book, "America the Beautiful", by a favorite author and person ...Benjamin Carson.

He grew up as one of the 'have-nots' ...as a young child in Detroit, Michigan.  But now, he has the initials, M.D., after his name.  Every chapter is filled with the substance of a person who matured to his fullest potential to become the person he is today.  I could go on to share so many points that he has shared in his book, but I want to at least share one section that I feel applies to the particular point I'm trying to make.

Ben Carson's seventh Chapter is entitled, "What is a Moral Nation?"  This is a quote from his book, " ...one can easily see how a government that is in love with the people's money could engage in the evil act of 'bleeding the people.'  A truly virtuous government would act fiscally responsible, constantly remind itself of its duties, and collect just enough money through taxes to take care of those duties.  It would never overspend its budget unless there was an emergency, in which case it would make every effort to pay back the debt as soon as possible."

And just before that, he talked about I Timothy 6:10.

Ben made it clear that without a moral basis for the way we conduct ourselves, our values will continue to deteriorate.