The Three Wise Guys

 

It is reported in Scripture Jesus was greeted by three wise men from the East who saw the signs of his birth in the Heavens. We, on the other hand, are greeted by three wise guys at our births who haunt us from cradle to grave. The three wise guys are the religious teacher instructing us God has Hell prepared for the condemned, the government with a tax bill for us on our homes until we die and allowing such minimum wages one cannot support oneself or a family, and the businessman taking full advantage of government allowance with corporate greed even denying us retirement and health benefits. 

The religious teacher, be he a rabbi, preacher, cleric, or witness to a new Testament all tell us God has hell waiting for the damned. His grapes of wrath are being trodden. Rush to make your peace with the Creator or you too will perish in Hell. This they teach instead of we have an ancestral deity who gave us life and would like to welcome us to his goodness and eternal life after we die. A living invisible God that is always with us, can heal us provide for our needs, and even resurrect us. 

The government has taxes on our income, groceries, and even homes until we die. We are never free of the taxman. Then he also allows us to be given such low wages it is lucky we can afford groceries or home. Income tax is taken right out of our check before we get paid. This is instead of only taxing businesses to pay for our defense and the maintenance of the infrastructure. Taxing businesses for the right to do business in our nation and establishing a living wage as the minimum wage.

The businessman loves the government allowance to pay wages that will not support a worker let alone a family. Business swells its size with labor it pays cheap wages too allowing it to grow and profit thousands of times above its expenses. Businesses in their corporate greed do not want to pay for health care or grant retirement benefits to their employees. They would rather let the government pay for these necessities on top of supplementing employee income. This is instead of doing business in a family way. Hiring cousins from the human family. Paying wages they would give their own children for comparable work. Taking care of their employees' healthcare and retirement like family members.

How long will we let the three wise guys govern us like sheep instead of treating us like family? How long will we let the wise guys teach us to fear god, pay our taxes, accept our government-allowed wages, and do without health or retirement benefits? How long will the reign of the three wise guys last?