Comments on: Town Hall For Hope Review: An Evening with Dave Ramsey

By: JamesD

JamesD — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:40:35 +0000

Thanks for the useful info. It’s so interesting

By: Another Holly

Another Holly — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:32:59 +0000

Thanks, Jeff, for your summary! I think Dave Ramsey is a great gift to us! Susan – thanks for being honest. Maybe this will sound simplistic. When things get out of control, in order to get our bearings, we have to return to the basics. Self-discipline is not popular, but it has a 100% success rate. Government needs to get back to basics and let the market work. “Yeah-but… what about the Enrons, AIGs, etc.?” Their sins eventually find them out in a free market system. Government needs to excuse itself from fixing the economy, education, marriage, parenting, healthcare and many other things. If government gets back to basics, will bad things still happen? yes. Will they resolve themselves faster? YES! Countries rebounding from Communism will testify over and over that part of the slowness of their rebound is that people spent so many years being told what to do that they lost their resourcefulness and creativity and ownership of their lives. We pray that NEVER happens in the U.S. For Bible readers reading this, remember when Israel asked for a king because they wanted to be like everyone else? That was the first major lesson in the history of mankind of the dangers of thinking there’s an “ideal political system” other than self-governance by living according to Biblical (simplistic) principles.

By: Holly

Holly — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:40:34 +0000

Jeff,

You beat me to the punch. This is exactly what I wanted to do–just got caught up in blogging about National Health Care and other issues!

Thanks for the good work.

By: Norm

Norm — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:36:44 +0000

Susan said that we are a democracy. I simply have to respond after reading that. The United States was founded to be a constitutional republic, not a democracy. In fact, our founding fathers’ writings included warnings about becoming a democracy. To be a constitutional republic means to follow the rule of law. To be a democracy means to follow the majority rule (or mob rule). What if the mob is wrong? Did you know that the word “democracy” was not even used in a presidential speech until the early 1900′s? For those students who are still taught the Pledge of Allegiance, the words are “and to the Republic,” not “and to the Democracy.” The common belief that we are a democracy is a colossal failure of our education system. Sorry about my rant, we history buffs can’t help it.

By: Jeff - another71.com

Jeff - another71.com — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:29:48 +0000

That’s funny Jim…I can see now how you would run the gambit of opinions about the piece.

I have strong political opinions, but I’ve kept them out of this blog for the most part.

I just want my kids to grow up in an America where their success is determined by how hard they work and the calculated risks that they take. I don’t think that’s being political…that’s just being a good Dad and a good American, I think.

Good stuff…thanks for chiming in.

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:19:03 +0000

So funny. When I saw the title “Hope” I thought to myself “Damn another place has gone all liberal on me. I can’t believe he is going to voice his politics!” Then I started reading about Keynes and I verbally moaned. After reading a little further I verbally cheered! Funny how my mind changed about you voicing your politics, right?

Either way, it’s nice to see some fiscal conservatives on the web. This election was interesting to me in how it was OK to talk politics in the office. It still amazes me the number of accountants in my firm that are so liberal.

This article was a breath of fresh air and things I have been telling my friends for 10 months now.

By: sam

sam — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:34:21 +0000

By: J

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:58:30 +0000

Thank you for putting these together! I took notes and got home madly typing too – there was so much good to think about.

I’m using your notes to help fill in some gaps on mine….

By: Tommy

Tommy — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:24:49 +0000

??democracy is like a three-legged stool. One leg, political freedom; the second, economic freedom; the third, moral responsibility. Weaken any leg?the stool topples.? – Michael Novak

Wonderful quote and so true…. It unfortunately doesn’t speak well for the direction of our current democracy. All three of these “legs” are in jeopardy.

Ron Paul in 2012!!!!!!

By: Jeff - another71.com

Jeff - another71.com — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 05:26:18 +0000

Thank you Lindzy.

Susan – the Washington walk on water comment was from me, not Dave.

I don’t think Dave simplifies much of anything and definitely not “as always”.

I think he’s spot-on, actually.

Thanks for writing though…if you know of some areas where you think he over-simplifies, I’d like to hear some examples…maybe I’ve missed something over time…like you said, we’re all fallible.

Jeff