All the big bucks of Wall Street and Washington aren’t scary
to me, well maybe a little. The short
answer is that this doesn’t scare me because I believe in Hashem, and in Gd’s
providence.
The longer answer is that money is more than just symbolic. I do think there is some sort of “invisible
hand” guiding the world of finances, as Adam Smith thought. I don’t wish to say that without money, there
is death. That is not true at all. However, I argue that in politics we should
consider money, not just big money, but the money of the simplest poor person
to the corporate giants as a symbol for both beliefs and that that money we may
donate produces a representative response based on how hard we have worked to
own money as our property.
This puts the rich folk and the street pauper on the same
plain. Each has certainly come across a
dollar in their time. Some have worked
harder than others for their green backs than others have and thus it is such
that when we give money to a campaign it is as if the campaign is soup, and
money is as the campaign soup’s spice. Thus, if
we are interested in change, we should make our voice known. Through campaign contributions, we may make
our voice known proportionately to our way that we acquired our money, spicing
the soup according to our flavor. Thus,
Adam Smith’s hand is also according to both justice and mercy, because not all
have had the same start in life. If all you have to give is $1 or $3, don't fret. Have faith that parting ways with something important to your livelihood may bring great change, and make an investment in your favorite politician's campaign.
It is also true of many other ways to spice a
campaign. Don't got a quarter? There are other ways to make our voice
known are many such as through things like campaign rallies, holding signs,
knocking on doors, peaceful demonstrations, and other grassroots movements. However, this is a blog about money, and
those ways to make our voice known on this blog primarily center on finances.
Personally, I haven’t given much money to campaigns – it is
more important to give to charity, but I want to see my will done in
government. Already I have donated to
former Secretary Hillary Clinton because she closely stands for my most
important political beliefs, especially in environmentalism, and renewable
energy. However, I also like Senator
Bernie Sanders. Senator Sanders also
represents many, but not all my beliefs.
Therefore, as I tried to spice Hillary’s campaign with a few bucks, I
will also try to spice Sander’s campaign via a donation.
My donation won’t be a lot of money, but I don’t have a lot
of money, and thus it is such that I believe that proportionately, my spice is
more powerful than the spice of those on Wall Street of whom we can barely
consider that they have done hardly anything to gain their wealth or
riches. Not all spices are equal!
USA politics is currently the story of David and Goliath: that of a very young
man and a horrible giant. I hope that my
small campaign contributions I can barely afford will help slay the corporate
Goliath.
