Unethical Business Practices

Today, honesty and ethics are declining across the broad spectrum of American society. The Disney Corporation is an example of declining ethics in business. Originally offering only family entertainment, they now produce so-called adult movies and actively support homosexuality.

Many corporations are downsizing in our nation while opening factories in third-world countries where they take advantage of poverty wages. Thousands upon thousands of Americans continue to lose their jobs because of the NAFTA and GATT treaties. The next time you shop for clothes, look at the label that tells you where they are made. I was shocked to find that most major brand-name clothes are made in third-world countries. Some are made by slaves in communist China. Some are made by enslaved children! They make as little as 10 cents a day while their products bring upwards to $50-$100 in America. Unethical business practices by US corporations fulfill George Washington’s prediction. America has lost its virtue.

Unethical Politicians

Never have we seen such a drought of ethics in our government. The very man who serves in the office established by George Washington appointed scores of homosexuals at top management levels in our government. He supported gays in our military. He may claim to be a Baptist, but he has no virtue.

Mike Barnicle, columnist for the Boston Globe writes, “There is something wrong with the way this president and his wife behave. Ironically, it has little to do with day-to-day governing and everything to do with character, arrogance, and hypocrisy.

“The FBI files seem to have been requested in order to see if there was anything in Billy Dale’s background to shut him up after the poor guy was fired from the travel office and forced to defend himself against bogus charges born out of Mrs. Clinton’s desire to purge career employees and replace them with her friends.

“Vince Foster and Webster Hubble both came to Washington because of Hillary Clinton. One is dead and the other is in jail. Zoe Baird, Mrs. Clinton’s initial nominee for attorney general…imploded after it was discovered she paid slave wages to a refugee for babysitting chores. Kimba Wood, the second designee for Justice…also went down for being cheap and stupid. Janet Reno, who got the job…proceeded to burn a batch of children…at Waco. Bernie Nussbaum, a lawyer who worked with Mrs. Clinton on the Watergate Committee 20 years ago… became White House counsel, where he apparently contracted amnesia and failed to notice anything wrong being done with documents the evening Foster committed suicide…Incompetence and insincerity are the problem.”

It is a sad commentary upon society where there is no moral leadership in the nation. During the days of Israel’s judges, anarchy ruled over the land: We are told, “In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes” (Judges 21:25). In like manner, America is presently on the brink of anarchy. No one feels safe anymore. Many have chosen to live behind locked doors, barricades and in closed compounds. Even the White House has closed off Pennsylvania Ave. Our cities are feeling the results of its drug infested areas. Drive-by shootings and gang-related crimes reveal the spiritual drought predicted by George Washington. America is ripe for foreign rule.

Freedom and Slavery

Secondly, Washington warned that America would be ripe for an international takeover when “…they shall have become totally insensible to the difference between freedom and slavery.”

Washington’s statement concerned the right of citizens to live freely – unencumbered by a dictatorial government. Our forefathers formed a government that was deliberately kept at arms-length from interfering in the lives of its citizens. There was no “federal bureaucracy” back then, only a “national government.” The states were sovereign.

There were no direct taxes of any kind – no sales tax or income tax. The national government was funded by the states. Today, however, states’ rights have eroded in favor of a power-hungry federal bureaucracy. The “Income Tax” was imposed in 1913 and has gained a stranglehold on every citizen. In the early years following the introduction of the Income Tax, the average man paid only $12.00. But today, the Income Tax is so oppressive it hinders productivity. Yet, Americans are led to believe that it’s just the way things are. We have become virtual slaves to an ever-growing bureaucracy – just as Washington predicted.

Thirdly, Washington warned that America would be ripe for a world government when “…they shall have been reduced to such poverty of spirit as to be willing to sell that pre-eminent blessing, the birthright of freeman, for a mess of pottage.”

Birthright of a Free Man

Washington knew his Bible. He quotes here from the story of Jacob and Esau. For the desire of free food, Esau threw all caution to the wind and was willing to give up the future of his posterity. He had no forethought for the generations that would come from him, he cared not for their future, he thought only for himself at the moment. George Washington drew an analogy from this story and warned that someday Americans would be willing to throw away their future for a mess of government pottage.

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When our government established Social Security, they promised a retirement plan for the elderly without thinking what it would cost future generations. They threw caution to the wind and bought votes with a promise they could not keep. At the same time, instead of planning to take care of themselves, unsuspecting citizens liked the idea of letting the government feed, clothe and house them in their old age.

I’m sure there are many who would argue that the Social Security check is a salvation and a God-send. Furthermore, the government forcibly took your hard-earned money from you, promising to give it back after 65. It’s your money. Why shouldn’t you get it back? I agree that one should be able to reap the benefits of investment – even if it be a government program. But the government has raided the Social Security fund so many times over the years, there is little money left. Present taxpayers are having to fund those monthly checks.

Instead of letting the Government buy votes with hollow promises, why didn’t you plan for your own future? Why didn’t you save a little bit each week for your retirement? Why didn’t you think ahead? Well, Esau didn’t think ahead either. I would remind you that the next generation will not be able to count on Social Security. The government is already telling us that the Social Security system will be bankrupt within the decade.

Medicare and Medicaid are other government programs that have caused more harm than good to our economy. Remember when Medicare was introduced, the average hospital bill was reasonable. Since the Government became involved, medical costs have skyrocketed more than any other segment of our economy. Medicare only pays part of a hospital stay. The remaining expense is as much as the whole bill was before Medicare. Where have we gained? We still pay as much for medical costs as before. We have allowed the Government to steal our ability to be free for a mess of socialist pottage.

Welfare is another drain upon society. Free food will never take the place of self-reliance and responsibility for one’s own freedom. Like slaves, they are fed, clothed and housed, but they are not free. They are coerced to vote for the people who promise to continue their government handouts, they are not free….they are slaves to the welfare check.

Where is our self-reliance today? Where is the man who will take care of himself? As a young man, I was given the opportunity to decline Social Security. I said no to the Social Security system and trust only in God for my old age. Should I be chided for not snuggling up to the government trough for my pottage? Who will get the last laugh? God has never run out of funds, I trust in God, not government.

Incapable of Governing

Finally, Washington warned that America would be ripe for a master (perhaps a world dictator) when “…they have been found incapable of governing themselves.”

Most are no longer capable of governing themselves. George Washington hit the nail on the head when he predicted such a time. When the voter no longer informs himself about the facts – when only a continuation of hollow government promises motivates the voter, our nation is ready for a dictator.

In recent editions of Investor’s Business Daily an editorial posed the question, “Does Character Still Count?” The article said, “a recent poll showed that most Americans distrust Bill Clinton. Gallup found 54% believe he is dishonest. 50% think he is lying about Filegate and 49% think he is lying about Whitewater. An ABC News-Washington Post poll found 56% don’t buy his ‘bureaucratic snafu’ excuse on Filegate.” But the upshot of the article is that morality will not be enough to elect Bob Dole. Clinton still leads Dole by a hefty margin. 56% told Gallup the president is doing a good job. Morality no longer counts.

Why?

George Washington said it best. Americans have lost all virtue. They reflect a poverty of spirit. They are no longer capable of ruling themselves. Not only America, but the entire world is ripe for the Antichrist.

Published in Prophecy in the News magazine – August 1996 – by J.R. Church

Source: George Washington Predicted The Fall Of U.S. ‘Not only America, but the entire world is ripe for the Antichrist’