School districts across the state are crying once again. This can only mean one thing - the 2009 Legislature is about to meet. School districts are once again crying that they don't have enough money to operate. Guess what? Neither do most of the households who pay the taxes to keep these entities bankrolled. School districts aren't being asked to do anything more than what the average family is doing: tightening the belt and watching pennies.
School districts are whining about uncontrollable costs. Just like the average family all costs are controllable. You just have to decide how and what you are willing to sacrifice! School districts are complaining that money flowing into schools is flat, while costs are rising. That big piggy bank they used to be able to tap 'local property tax' has been tapped to the max. School districts did not make the necessary adjustments.
However, they did make the appropriate adjustment in tapping that local fund balance. The fund balance is the taxpayer money hoarded by school districts and spent on a number of things usually not needed, i.e. turf fields, new gyms, administrator trips, etc. The taxpayer has for years been screaming about those growing fund balances and wanting their money returned in the form of a property tax rate cut, but the school district's ignored the wishes of the taxpayer longer than they should have. Taxpayers became upset and went to the legislature and requested that school districts be held accountable for the misuse of taxpayer funds, and the legislature responded with a property tax rate ceiling.
School districts have one goal - educating our children. School districts should focus more time on their own spending and educating children and less time worrying about sources of funding. School districts are bloated with administration expense, and it is time to move forth with some gas relief to aid that bloated feeling. Independent School Districts in this state need to start trimming that excess fat. Start at the top like most companies going through a restructuring.
School districts started the fight with the taxpayers of this state, and I don't believe taxpayers will be silent and let their property be lost due to uncontrollable spending and tax happy school districts.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Monday, December 22, 2008
Another reason God is needed in the classroom
Tony Perkins’ Washington UpdatePublished: 12-17-08
Church attendance is good for the soul, but a new study by FRC shows that it's also good for American schools. In a special edition of Dr. Pat Fagan's Mapping America, Drs. Nicholas Zill and Philip Fletcher found a startling discrepancy between children who live with both biological parents and attend religious services weekly and those from broken homes who worship less frequently.
With data from the National Survey of Children's Health, Zill and Fletcher found that students from intact, churchgoing families are five times less likely to repeat a grade. Less than a quarter of these parents (21%) were contacted by their child's school for behavior or achievement problems, compared to 53 percent whose kids were not living with both parents and not attending church services regularly.
There was even a noticeable difference in the level of parents' stress. The more frequently a family worships together, the less anxiety moms and dads report about their kids' school performance.
Perhaps even more surprising is that these differences held even after controlling for family income and poverty, parents' education level, race, and ethnicity. As Mapping America illustrates, church and family are the perfect prescription for many social ills.
Children thrive, the family bond strengthens, school success skyrockets, and the nation reaps the reward. As Dr. Fagan says, the intact married families who worship weekly are the greatest generator of human goods in the land. We encourage policy makers to strongly consider whether their proposals support such a family structure. It is to society's advantage that they do.
Must be the reason for private church affiliated school success!
Church attendance is good for the soul, but a new study by FRC shows that it's also good for American schools. In a special edition of Dr. Pat Fagan's Mapping America, Drs. Nicholas Zill and Philip Fletcher found a startling discrepancy between children who live with both biological parents and attend religious services weekly and those from broken homes who worship less frequently.
With data from the National Survey of Children's Health, Zill and Fletcher found that students from intact, churchgoing families are five times less likely to repeat a grade. Less than a quarter of these parents (21%) were contacted by their child's school for behavior or achievement problems, compared to 53 percent whose kids were not living with both parents and not attending church services regularly.
There was even a noticeable difference in the level of parents' stress. The more frequently a family worships together, the less anxiety moms and dads report about their kids' school performance.
Perhaps even more surprising is that these differences held even after controlling for family income and poverty, parents' education level, race, and ethnicity. As Mapping America illustrates, church and family are the perfect prescription for many social ills.
Children thrive, the family bond strengthens, school success skyrockets, and the nation reaps the reward. As Dr. Fagan says, the intact married families who worship weekly are the greatest generator of human goods in the land. We encourage policy makers to strongly consider whether their proposals support such a family structure. It is to society's advantage that they do.
Must be the reason for private church affiliated school success!
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Why our children have no conscience
The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS Sunday Morning Commentary.
My confession: I am a Jew, and every single one o f my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees, Christmas trees. I don't feel threatened. I don't feel discriminated against. That's what they are: Christmas trees.
It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, 'Merry Christmas' to me. I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it It shows that we are all brothers and sisters celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn't bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key intersection near my beach house in Malibu. If people want a crïeche, it's just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away.
I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period. I have no idea where the concept came from that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution and I don't like it being shoved down my throat.
Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that we should worship celebrities and we aren't allowed to worship God as we understand Him? I guess that's a sign that I'm getting old, too. But there are a lot of us who are wondering where these celebrities came from and where the America we knew went to.
In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little different: This is not intended to be a joke; it's not funny, it's intended to get you thinking.
Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her 'How could God let something like this happen?' (regarding Katrina) Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said, 'I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives. And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?'
In light of recent events... terrorists attack, school shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found a few years ago) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school. The Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.
Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr Spock's son committed suicide). We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.
Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.
Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do with 'WE REAP WHAT WE SOW.'
Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says. Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing. Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the school and workplace.
My confession: I am a Jew, and every single one o f my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees, Christmas trees. I don't feel threatened. I don't feel discriminated against. That's what they are: Christmas trees.
It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, 'Merry Christmas' to me. I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it It shows that we are all brothers and sisters celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn't bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key intersection near my beach house in Malibu. If people want a crïeche, it's just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away.
I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period. I have no idea where the concept came from that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution and I don't like it being shoved down my throat.
Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that we should worship celebrities and we aren't allowed to worship God as we understand Him? I guess that's a sign that I'm getting old, too. But there are a lot of us who are wondering where these celebrities came from and where the America we knew went to.
In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little different: This is not intended to be a joke; it's not funny, it's intended to get you thinking.
Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her 'How could God let something like this happen?' (regarding Katrina) Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said, 'I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives. And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?'
In light of recent events... terrorists attack, school shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found a few years ago) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school. The Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.
Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr Spock's son committed suicide). We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.
Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.
Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do with 'WE REAP WHAT WE SOW.'
Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says. Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing. Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the school and workplace.
Friday, December 19, 2008
New Secretary of Education
Perhaps President elect Obama could tap PISD Twi-light Super for the post. The PISD is in the mood of giving money away, surely they have $25,000 to grease the wheels for the appointment.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Twi-light super gets her way
Twi-light Super did not get her way in regards to the reassignment of one of the principals. She gets her way by the PISD board voting to expend $100,000 plus on the buyout of the contract. Coffee table talk says she reported there will not be a need to replace the individual for the next year and a half; therefore, the school want be paying two salaries. If there is not a need then why were we paying for an extra body that was not needed in the first place?
At this point one has to question the intelligence and decision making ability of this individual. The PISD board needs to take the 'blinders' off and send this individual home for bad decision making skills. Bad decision making skills is a valid reason to terminate employment. The list of bad decisions continues to add up, i.e. $100K plus payout to an employee for a position that was not needed to begin with, a botched bid on a mowing contract that cost a bucket load in attorney fees, ask for a bond when you have demonstrated no real need, provide the public with invalid data, hiring bonus for teachers who don't stay, etc.
This is all good taxpayer money that should be used towards the education of the children. Rise up and demand better of your PISD board! The PISD is no sideshow for it has become the circus.
At this point one has to question the intelligence and decision making ability of this individual. The PISD board needs to take the 'blinders' off and send this individual home for bad decision making skills. Bad decision making skills is a valid reason to terminate employment. The list of bad decisions continues to add up, i.e. $100K plus payout to an employee for a position that was not needed to begin with, a botched bid on a mowing contract that cost a bucket load in attorney fees, ask for a bond when you have demonstrated no real need, provide the public with invalid data, hiring bonus for teachers who don't stay, etc.
This is all good taxpayer money that should be used towards the education of the children. Rise up and demand better of your PISD board! The PISD is no sideshow for it has become the circus.
Which school board member is it?
One of the coffee shop roundtables has reported that one of the local PISD school board members has been accused of sexual harassment towards one of the female high school teachers. It is the understanding of this particular coffee shop roundtable that the female teacher presented her complaint during this week's school board meeting. The female teacher did not name the school board member. Could it be the same board member that was issued a ticket for having alcohol on school grounds? If this turns out to be the case then this school board member needs to immediately resign his seat. As a role model this community should expect better.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
On the local ISD front
At one of the coffee shop round tables this AM it was discussed that Twi-light Super is wanting to reassign one of the campus principles. It appears that Twi-light Super has lost faith in this individuals leadership abilities. I want to offer Twi-light Super a word of caution that this ISD traveled this road a few years back. Some of the older school board members will and should recall the reassignment of a principal that ended up costing several hundreds of thousands of dollars in settlement agreement costs and legal fees. If you plan on taking this road you better have your books in order for this district cannot afford another costly lawsuit by another uneducated Twi-light Super on a power trip.
However, your decision making skills are minimal at best. What Twi-light Super would approve the expense of chartered buses for the purpose of a ninety minute bus ride when you have a whole fleet of yellow buses already owned by the district? The opposing team showed up in the yellow buses. They won and they rode home in those yellow buses at a lot less expense. Oh, least we forget the money you spend is not your own. You don't even live in the ISD; therefore, you don't pay no property taxes that support our ISD. The decision to expend the money for charter buses was an easy one for you - IT'S NOT YOUR MONEY. Minimal decision making skills at best should be noted in your performance evaluation! Wonder if the school board even does a performance evaluation on Twi-light Super? Guess not if the individual is still here. Then again you have to ask why is the school board still in place.
A coffee shop round table poll has concluded that the Twi-light Super and the Asst. Twi-light Super are the ones who need to be reassigned. Success on the athletic field does not equal success in the world of children learning the 3R's! Kendal Wright was an exceptional athlete and has shown exceptional success on the athletic field at the next level. However, not every student is going to have the athletic abilities of Mr. Wright. The natural athletes will have no problems unless they don't get the 3R's, and this goes for the other 99.9% of the student body that are not natural athletes.
Twi-light Super and Asst. Twi-light Super need to take their natural athletic talents elsewhere, and then just maybe this ISD can hire a real leadership team. A real leadership team will come in and clean the house at all levels and start a rebuilding program to turn this ISD into an academic success story. Twi-light Super retire and go home. You are not a leader. If you must stay in this business you could probably do well as the Super of the DISD. Asst. Twi-light Super you need to find a new mentor if you wish to stay in this business.
However, your decision making skills are minimal at best. What Twi-light Super would approve the expense of chartered buses for the purpose of a ninety minute bus ride when you have a whole fleet of yellow buses already owned by the district? The opposing team showed up in the yellow buses. They won and they rode home in those yellow buses at a lot less expense. Oh, least we forget the money you spend is not your own. You don't even live in the ISD; therefore, you don't pay no property taxes that support our ISD. The decision to expend the money for charter buses was an easy one for you - IT'S NOT YOUR MONEY. Minimal decision making skills at best should be noted in your performance evaluation! Wonder if the school board even does a performance evaluation on Twi-light Super? Guess not if the individual is still here. Then again you have to ask why is the school board still in place.
A coffee shop round table poll has concluded that the Twi-light Super and the Asst. Twi-light Super are the ones who need to be reassigned. Success on the athletic field does not equal success in the world of children learning the 3R's! Kendal Wright was an exceptional athlete and has shown exceptional success on the athletic field at the next level. However, not every student is going to have the athletic abilities of Mr. Wright. The natural athletes will have no problems unless they don't get the 3R's, and this goes for the other 99.9% of the student body that are not natural athletes.
Twi-light Super and Asst. Twi-light Super need to take their natural athletic talents elsewhere, and then just maybe this ISD can hire a real leadership team. A real leadership team will come in and clean the house at all levels and start a rebuilding program to turn this ISD into an academic success story. Twi-light Super retire and go home. You are not a leader. If you must stay in this business you could probably do well as the Super of the DISD. Asst. Twi-light Super you need to find a new mentor if you wish to stay in this business.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
ACORN an ally
It appears that the ghost name generating organization did some good for the folks of the North Forest ISD. ACORN helped to defeat a tax increase proposal by the North Forest ISD school board. No one knows how many ghost helpers were involved in the matter! Never the less we will take the victory against another spend thrift ISD in this state.
http://www.empowertexans.com/node/752
Our hats go off to the taxpayers and ACORN who worked together to protect the taxpayers and force government to live within its means.
http://www.empowertexans.com/node/752
Our hats go off to the taxpayers and ACORN who worked together to protect the taxpayers and force government to live within its means.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Prime Minister John Howard - Australia
Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on Wednesday to get out of Australia, as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks. Separately, Howard angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by saying he supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's mosques.
Quote: ' IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave It. I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali , we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians.' ? ' This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom'
'We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society Learn the language!'
'Most Australians believe in God. This is not some Christian, right wing, political push, but a fact, because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture.'
'We will accept your beliefs, and will not question why. All we ask is that you accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us.
'This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this. But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our Christian beliefs, or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great Australian freedom, ' THE RIGHT TO LEAVE'.' ' If you aren't happy here then LEAVE. We didn't force you to come here. You asked to be here. So accept the country YOU accepted.'
ENOUGH SAID - WE NEED A PERSON LIKE THIS TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Quote: ' IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave It. I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali , we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians.' ? ' This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom'
'We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society Learn the language!'
'Most Australians believe in God. This is not some Christian, right wing, political push, but a fact, because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture.'
'We will accept your beliefs, and will not question why. All we ask is that you accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us.
'This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this. But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our Christian beliefs, or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great Australian freedom, ' THE RIGHT TO LEAVE'.' ' If you aren't happy here then LEAVE. We didn't force you to come here. You asked to be here. So accept the country YOU accepted.'
ENOUGH SAID - WE NEED A PERSON LIKE THIS TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Mortgaging our kids' futures
Q: What is a guy to do about the fact that Washington is mortgaging our kids’ futures as Americans? You live frugally and then you find out that the rewards go to the people that were the speculators, spendthrifts, and unrepentant consumers, and to the corporations that were pigs at the trough of cheap money. I am not asking if it is “fair”, just, literally, what can you do?
A: I’ve always thought that you have to always live responsibly, help others when you can, and mind your own business. The problem, of course, is that our business is now held hostage to the poor decisions of others and I’m afraid that’s only going to get worse, not better. Every action we’ve seen from the government so far clearly suggest that in my view.
As for what we can all do - I think we continue to live below our means, develop multiple streams of income, invest in ourselves and our education, stay responsible and save as much as we can, appreciate the important things in life like friends and family (none of them require money), and work hard. At a minimum, this will set the example for our kids who will need it to pay the bills when they come due.
A: I’ve always thought that you have to always live responsibly, help others when you can, and mind your own business. The problem, of course, is that our business is now held hostage to the poor decisions of others and I’m afraid that’s only going to get worse, not better. Every action we’ve seen from the government so far clearly suggest that in my view.
As for what we can all do - I think we continue to live below our means, develop multiple streams of income, invest in ourselves and our education, stay responsible and save as much as we can, appreciate the important things in life like friends and family (none of them require money), and work hard. At a minimum, this will set the example for our kids who will need it to pay the bills when they come due.
Friday, December 5, 2008
Todd Staples and Texas Ag. Dept - Bonehead Award
You ever heard of schools needing to hire lunchtime monitors?
Scores on exams statewide have dropped over the last decade, but school districts are hiring "lunchtime monitors"? You got to read this to really believe such nonsense exist. Don't ask the Alvin ISD if it exist for they will inform you about the $1,800 fine issued by the Texas Dept. of Agriculture.
"Talk about misplaced priorities... Alvin ISD is getting fined $1,800 because one kid shared some pizza. It seems the sharing of non-approved pizza is a big bureaucratic no-no, and was witnessed by a Texas Department of Agriculture monitor. Since 2004, schools have had to squash such nefarious activity or face stiff penalties from the Ag department."
http://www.empowertexans.com/node/743
I know Texas has an $11 Billion state surplus; however, is this the kind of rules we really want on the books today? Could the money and resources associated with this Dept. of Agriculture employee not be better spent? What about the school district's resources? Come on Todd Staples, House of Reps. and members of the Senate is this the most efficient use of resources? Looks like wasteful spending causing additional wasteful spending. We wonder why our children have problems with their spending!
Scores on exams statewide have dropped over the last decade, but school districts are hiring "lunchtime monitors"? You got to read this to really believe such nonsense exist. Don't ask the Alvin ISD if it exist for they will inform you about the $1,800 fine issued by the Texas Dept. of Agriculture.
"Talk about misplaced priorities... Alvin ISD is getting fined $1,800 because one kid shared some pizza. It seems the sharing of non-approved pizza is a big bureaucratic no-no, and was witnessed by a Texas Department of Agriculture monitor. Since 2004, schools have had to squash such nefarious activity or face stiff penalties from the Ag department."
http://www.empowertexans.com/node/743
I know Texas has an $11 Billion state surplus; however, is this the kind of rules we really want on the books today? Could the money and resources associated with this Dept. of Agriculture employee not be better spent? What about the school district's resources? Come on Todd Staples, House of Reps. and members of the Senate is this the most efficient use of resources? Looks like wasteful spending causing additional wasteful spending. We wonder why our children have problems with their spending!
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
Breakdown in ethics and morals
TEXAS TROOPER ARRESTED WITH SUITCASES OF COCAINE
The breakdown in ethics and morals will lead to the downfall of society as we know it today. Look at the greed that took over wall street, greed took over Pilgrim's Pride and other such companies, and greed is a byproduct of the breakdown in ethics and morals.
"It cannot be said often enough that in the last resort competition has to be circumscribed and mitigated by moral forces within the market parties." More and bigger is not always the measure of success. Success is measured in many other ways; however, the pocket book became the measure of success in the US. Money is the evil that destroyed the ethical and moral upbringing of many in this country.
There can be no doubt that spiritual and moral traditions are handed down together along with the material foundation of life. Those with material foundations have an obligation to help bring up the future generation with spiritual and moral traditions. "Any privilege, be it a privilege of birth, mind, honor and respect, or of wealth, confers rights only in exactly the same measure in which it is accepted as an obligation." Material wealth brings with it an obligation of ethics and morals.
The breakdown in ethics and morals will lead to the downfall of society as we know it today. Look at the greed that took over wall street, greed took over Pilgrim's Pride and other such companies, and greed is a byproduct of the breakdown in ethics and morals.
"It cannot be said often enough that in the last resort competition has to be circumscribed and mitigated by moral forces within the market parties." More and bigger is not always the measure of success. Success is measured in many other ways; however, the pocket book became the measure of success in the US. Money is the evil that destroyed the ethical and moral upbringing of many in this country.
There can be no doubt that spiritual and moral traditions are handed down together along with the material foundation of life. Those with material foundations have an obligation to help bring up the future generation with spiritual and moral traditions. "Any privilege, be it a privilege of birth, mind, honor and respect, or of wealth, confers rights only in exactly the same measure in which it is accepted as an obligation." Material wealth brings with it an obligation of ethics and morals.
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