#185 Perfection is Found only in Heaven

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#164 The Redistribution Scheme

#164 The Redistribution Scheme

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#162 Voting for Socialism

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#149 Growing or Dying

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http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/149-Growing-or-Dying.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreNegative growth via socialism is being forced to live with less.  Growth via free market capitalism is choosing to do more with less.    It’s all about power.  The serpent told Eve that if she ate the apple, SHE would…

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#133 South America Turns Socialist

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#116 The Resurgence of Socialism

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#112 The Great Reset

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#106 Karl Marx and the Devil

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http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/106-Karl-Marx-and-the-Devil.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreThere is no biblical basis whatsoever for socialism, either in the Old Testament or in the New Testament. because socialism is totally at the opposite end of the spectrum from what it means to be a God-fearing person. You’ve probably…

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#18 Love Your Neighbor

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http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Love-Your-Neighbor.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreIf you love your neighbor, you will provide consumer surplus, which makes them richer.  If you love yourself, you will make a profit, which makes you richer.

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#17 Don’t Covet

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http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Dont-Covet.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreEconomic inequality – like all inequalities – should be praised as a part of God’s creational intent.

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