Gods Anger Not Just the Church

If I was God 
I'd be angry with the world
I tried to teach the Romans
Christianity

Instead, the Romans
taught the world how to build empires
The Roman taught the world
how to take over countries

and charge then a tribute
call it a tax, call it to tithe
call it what you want 
the money of the poor

Is used to pay 
for the lifestyle of the rich
In the bible
I told the church

that the tithe ten percent 
of your profit belongs to me
I created the world
the tithe was my money

Instead, Kings, Church, and state
Take money of the poor to provide 
for a wealthy lifestyle
the rich get rich 

well the poor struggle and die
If you had listened to the parable 
of talents, you would have created
companies providing jobs for the poor

Granted you had a right to a home and food
but I said blessed are the poor 
for they shall inherit the earth
As the head of your country

Your job was to look after people 
that needed help
In the good samaritan
I told you to treat each other like neighbors

You had to pay for the medical expenses
you had to pay for accommodation 
you had to feed people that needed help
your ancestors made a free health system

your ancestor made a free education system
but now you turn your back on their success
Government spouts we can't afford
we can afford to pay for your retirement 

You used the money of the  poor 
to run your country 
for their entire life, people pay tax
if you had invested it you would have money

to pay for peoples retirement
Instead, you waste it giving people handouts
to ensure you get back into power
free education is becoming a dream of the past

With the medical system,
you said Governments can't run companies
we need to have user pays, 
in other words, you going, 

to turn the medical system 
into a commercial system
you're going to charge thousands
of dollars for medical expenses

Governments now pay thousands 
of dollars for medication 
people can't afford
when economies fail

and Governments can't afford subsidies 
people will not be able to afford
medication people will have to walk away
because they can't afford to pay for health

The Rich get Richer and the Poor die
don't expect me to fix your problems
I already told you to invest my money
create the work for the poor

With profits from investment
look after my people like the good samaritan
pay for their medical expenses
with Great power, comes great responsibility
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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January 19, 2020 at 5:19 AM
You make some valid points..
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January 20, 2020 at 11:58 PM
Thanks but I'm not sure anybody's listening
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