{"id":1227,"date":"2011-10-03T05:30:43","date_gmt":"2011-10-03T09:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/godonomics\/?p=1227"},"modified":"2011-09-29T16:06:09","modified_gmt":"2011-09-29T20:06:09","slug":"why-our-economy-is-doing-poorly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godonomics\/2011\/10\/why-our-economy-is-doing-poorly.html","title":{"rendered":"Why Our Economy is Doing Poorly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Proverbs 31 lays out how economics work for a family or a nation. \u00a0Our Proverbs 31 woman produces, profits, and has savings. \u00a0From her savings, she invests in new vineyards, hires new workers, and gives generously to the poor. These steps are simple, but fundamental.<\/p>\n<p>Produce&#8212;- Profit&#8212;-Saving&#8212;-Invest.<\/p>\n<p>The opposite of this is when the government sector consumes more. Remember government or the public sector consumes from the private sector. That means that all public sector jobs come from money from three sources: Taxation, Inflation, or Borrowing.\u00a0 The public sector is a pass through for money, not a producing and profiting venture.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">When a government spends more, it doesn&#8217;t help an economy, it drains it. \u00a0 It can throw money around, but not produce jobs, as\u00a0 <\/span>explained in this clip of Godonomics:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N5ESSDbcRaM[\/youtube]\" target=\"_blank\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why Government Spending Gives the Illusion of an Economy.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N5ESSDbcRaM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The illusion of the government&#8217;s spending is coming to an end. The truth is beginning to come out. The &#8220;solution&#8221;\u00a0 of the debt ceiling is not a success. It is just another credit card.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R_BZhaDswoA[\/youtube]\" target=\"_blank\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why More Credit is Not A Healthy Economy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R_BZhaDswoA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read more about this successful business woman in Proverbs 31<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><sup>16<\/sup>\u00a0She considers a field and buys it;\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0From her profits she plants a vineyard.\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<sup>17<\/sup>\u00a0She girds herself with strength,\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0And strengthens her arms.\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<sup>18<\/sup>\u00a0She perceives that her merchandise\u00a0is\u00a0good,\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0And her lamp does not go out by night.\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<sup>19<\/sup>\u00a0She stretches out her hands to the distaff,\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0And her hand holds the spindle.\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<sup>20<\/sup>\u00a0She extends her hand to the poor,\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Yes, she reaches out her hands to the needy.\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<sup>21<\/sup>\u00a0She is not afraid of snow for her household,\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0For all her household\u00a0is\u00a0clothed with scarlet.\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<sup>22<\/sup>\u00a0She makes tapestry for herself;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pC4QmLfILhI\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pC4QmLfILhI<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">For a free first session of Godonomics, check out:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.godonomics.com\/watch-session-1\" target=\"_blank\"> http:\/\/www.godonomics.com\/watch-session-1<\/a><\/p>\n<table width=\"342\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<col width=\"342\" \/>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"342\" height=\"20\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Proverbs 31 lays out how economics work for a family or a nation. \u00a0Our Proverbs 31 woman produces, profits, and has savings. \u00a0From her savings, she invests in new vineyards, hires new workers, and gives generously to the poor. These steps are simple, but fundamental. Produce&#8212;- Profit&#8212;-Saving&#8212;-Invest. 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