Policy and the Personal - NYTimes.com

Policy and the Personal - NYTimes.com I truly believe that many religious beliefs(Christianity) play a major rolls in the decline of economic systems. Belief systems were used since the beginning of time to control civilizations and the flow of the economy. I don't want to say the 1% have no belief system or moral code but they do follow the "Narrow Path." Not many travel that road and that's why it's only 1% of them(wealthy). Money can be the root of all evil if you don't know how to manage it or multiply it. In one of Jesus's parables, He referred to a servent as evil because the servent wasn't fruitful with what his master gave him stewardship over. I think it is vital that Americans do their homework on why past economic systems have failed and realize how closely we mimic every aspect of them. A great place to start is the open online history course offered at http://oyc.yale.edu, The Early Middle Ages (284-1000) with Paul Freedmann. This is an informative way to give direction and understanding to why things are the way they are. Don't hate the players, hate the game, and change it!