If you doubt, just look to the government reigning at the time when Christ and Saint Paul taught Christians to pay taxes. Let it have as much as it demands, regardless of how it spends it, and take comfort in the fact that "you cannot serve God and mammon" (Mt 6:24 DRV). The currency is the property of the US government corporation to do with as it sees fit. It is clearly not "your" money, nor "my" money, nor can "we the people" claim it. It bears government images (political figures, government buildings, seals, symbols), and in all caps appears the name of the issuer: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. I may eventually relocate, but never back West.Īs to taxes, the moral condition of any government is irrelevant to the issue of "rendering unto Caesar," as fiscal currency is always the property of the issuer. I decided against it, for a lot of reasons mentioned in this thread. I too loved it out West and contemplated returning as recently as just before the Covid pandemic struck. I was born on the East Coast but graduated high school in California. This is a stimulating question and thread. Nobody ever thinks about the fact that liberals are leaving CA and what are they leaving behind? Conservatives.Īlso the liberal government thinks the steady flow of illegal immigrants into CA from Mexico and elsewhere is only going to benefit them, but they fail to recognize that Hispanic migrant families have deeply conservative values - all it takes is for one hefty targeted campaign to connect the ideological dots for them and it'll be like the scales falling off their eyes, and I think they'd vote red. They talk all the time about liberals leaving CA for greener taxation pastures but that conversation always focuses on the places they're going to. As evil as the CA political culture is right now, the winds could change. I'm sad about AB2223 too, but you never know. What I did find out is that the tax burden for married couples is much lower in CA than in VA (effective income tax rate of 1.81% in CA vs 4.43% in Virginia). I really want to be a part of the drive to inspire Catholics to revisit and reclaim some of the most beautiful Catholic heritage in our country.Ĭlick to expand.Interestingly enough, I'm paying more now in taxes here in Virginia than I was in California. It's the only state founded by a Saint, many/most of it's cities are named after Our Lady, the Saints, or relics, the California Mission System is a beautiful legacy of the Franciscan missionaries and Saint Serra. Now if they had it their way I think they would rather be back in New York but that's less of a possibility or likelihood since neither I nor my wife want to be there.Īs far as the Lord calling me/us, well I have felt compelled for several months now to join the effort (which seems like a lost cause to some) to reclaim California's Catholic heritage. My step kids are particularly unhappy living here, and since we have a tenuous relationship at best being that I'm so new to the family, I want to be sensitive to them. We all can't stand living in Virginia and don't want to abide doing so much longer. I would say my motives now are my family and their wellbeing. So if we chose to move there, knowing that, would be then be culpable because our tax money would ultimately be funding this despite our vehement opposition to it?Ĭlick to expand.Interesting way to put it. That's just heinous, and unequivocally infanticide. But it really came to the forefront of my mind when I learned about this new abortion bill in the state legislature that wouldn't just make abortion legal until birth, but even up to 28 days after birth. This has been on my mind because I want to move back to California, and my wife has wanted to live there for a while now. I always thought it's one thing if you're incidentally in a place and pay taxes because you can't really go anywhere else. If you choose to move there, and thus willingly pay taxes to that government, do you become culpability in the sins of that government? Suppose that place (be it a city, state or country) is known to have a government that is highly supportive of immoral things like abortion, the LGBT agenda, and soft on crime, etc. Note: When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your site's styles (CSS).Let's say you're looking to relocate somewhere-either looking to find a job in a particular place or maybe you're retired and have a particular place to settle in mind. Kristian Stanfill) 2.One Thing Remains (feat. Kristian Stanfill - Passion: White Flag (Deluxe Edition Live) Album Lyrics1.Not Ashamed (feat. (Passion crowd) Your love never fails, it never gives up In death! In life! I'm confident and covered And its higher than the mountains that I faceĪnd Its stronger than the power of the graveĬuz Your love never fails, it never gives up
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